Belaga weather in October

In October, Belaga sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 306 mm of rain across 28.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Belaga's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belaga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
306 mm
28.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:12 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
89%
9th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Belaga reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Belaga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Belaga weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°33726.811.93.0
Feb30° / 22°28023.311.93.0
Mar30° / 22°26826.8122.8
Apr31° / 23°28527.512.12.6
May31° / 23°24126.112.12.8
Jun31° / 22°20822.412.23.2
Jul31° / 22°19421.512.13.3
Aug31° / 22°22323.412.13.1
Sep31° / 22°24725.3122.8
Oct30° / 22°30628.511.92.7
Nov30° / 22°33428.811.92.6
Dec30° / 22°35728.411.82.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Belaga gets around 306 mm of rain over 28.5 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 92% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1964
2964
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Wind in October

Winds average 3 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:156:13
212.06:146:13
312.06:146:12
412.06:146:12
512.06:146:12
612.06:136:11
712.06:136:11
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 4.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Belaga?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Belaga.

What to pack for Belaga in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Belaga sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Belaga in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Belaga peaks around March 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 16Jul 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Belaga?

Belaga sits at 2.7°N, 113.8°E, 75 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Sebauh, 74 km away.

KapitNiahBeluruSelangauMarudi

Topography around Belaga

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Belaga.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belaga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m around an average of 108 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 867 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,973 m.

The land around Belaga is covered by trees (92%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
254 m
16 km
867 m
80 km
1,973 m
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October weather nearby: Sebauh 74 km · Bintulu 98 km · Tatau 106 km · Kapit 123 km · Niah 129 km · Beluru 147 km · Selangau 163 km · Marudi 175 km

Malaysia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,125
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 581
Religion
Muslim 64%Buddhist 19%Christian 9%Hindu 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Belaga (2.7°, 113.7833°, elevation 75 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).