Gerik weather in October

In October, Gerik sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 168 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 0% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Gerik's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gerik's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 168 mm; 22.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 7:04 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover: 90%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Gerik is mukim in Hulu Perak, Perak, Malaysia.

Founded: 1979

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Gerik 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 about 1°C cooler than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

How October really feels in Gerik

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Gerik weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 21°	60	8.1	11.7	4.8
Feb	32° / 21°	30	5.4	11.8	4.2
Mar	33° / 22°	77	10.2	12	3.3
Apr	33° / 22°	106	14.6	12.1	3.1
May	32° / 23°	112	16.3	12.2	3.2
Jun	32° / 22°	70	10.4	12.3	3.6
Jul	32° / 22°	54	10.2	12.3	3.5
Aug	32° / 22°	65	11.9	12.2	3.5
Sep	31° / 22°	104	15.7	12	3.5
Oct	30° / 22°	168	22.4	11.9	3.4
Nov	29° / 22°	183	21.3	11.8	3.7
Dec	29° / 21°	151	14.5	11.7	4.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Cloudier (%)	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gerik gets around 168 mm of rain over 22.4 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 72% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	64	64	65	66	67	67	68	69	69	70	70	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	64
2	64
3	65
4	66
5	67
6	67
7	68
8	69
9	69
10	70
11	70
12	71
13	71
14	72
15	72
16	73
17	73
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	75
22	75
23	75
24	75
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76
29	76
30	76
31	76

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	46	45	43	42	41	40	38	37	35	34	32	31	29	28	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18
Oppressive (%)	54	55	57	58	59	60	62	63	65	66	68	69	71	72	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	46	54
2	45	55
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	40	60
7	38	62
8	37	63
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	32	68
12	31	69
13	29	71
14	28	72
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	23	77
19	22	78
20	21	79
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:53 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05
Sunset (PM)	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	7:06	7:03
2	11.9	7:06	7:03
3	11.9	7:06	7:02
4	11.9	7:05	7:02
5	11.9	7:05	7:01
6	11.9	7:05	7:01
7	11.9	7:05	7:00
8	11.9	7:05	7:00
9	11.9	7:05	6:59
10	11.9	7:05	6:59
11	11.9	7:04	6:59
12	11.9	7:04	6:58
13	11.9	7:04	6:58
14	11.9	7:04	6:58
15	11.9	7:04	6:57
16	11.9	7:04	6:57
17	11.9	7:04	6:57
18	11.9	7:04	6:56
19	11.9	7:04	6:56
20	11.9	7:04	6:56
21	11.9	7:04	6:55
22	11.9	7:04	6:55
23	11.8	7:04	6:55
24	11.8	7:04	6:55
25	11.8	7:04	6:54
26	11.8	7:04	6:54
27	11.8	7:04	6:54
28	11.8	7:04	6:54
29	11.8	7:04	6:54
30	11.8	7:05	6:53
31	11.8	7:05	6:53

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Gerik

In seasonPeak

In October, Gerik sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Gerik's rainy season runs September–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Gerik?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gerik.

What to pack for Gerik in October

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

In October, Gerik sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Gerik in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gerik peaks around February 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	14	14	13	12	11	13	14	12	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Gerik in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Gerik is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	16	16	19	20	19	21	23	21	23	21	15	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Gerik?

Gerik sits at 5.4°N, 101.1°E, 116 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Pulai, 37 km away.

Topography around Gerik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gerik has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 147 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,065 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,144 m.

The land around Gerik is covered by trees (83%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km

147 m

trees 83%

16 km

1,065 m

trees 92%

80 km

2,144 m

trees 94%

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← September Gerik year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Pulai 37 km · Kampung Kupang 40 km · Betong 40 km · Selama 53 km · Kuala Ketil 57 km · Batu Kurau 62 km · Teloi Kanan 62 km · Sik 63 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

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 Gerik (5.4167°, 101.1333°, elevation 116 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	64
2	64
3	65
4	66
5	67
6	67
7	68
8	69
9	69
10	70
11	70
12	71
13	71
14	72
15	72
16	73
17	73
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	75
22	75
23	75
24	75
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76
29	76
30	76
31	76

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	46	54
2	45	55
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	40	60
7	38	62
8	37	63
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	32	68
12	31	69
13	29	71
14	28	72
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	23	77
19	22	78
20	21	79
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	64
2	64
3	65
4	66
5	67
6	67
7	68
8	69
9	69
10	70
11	70
12	71
13	71
14	72
15	72
16	73
17	73
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	75
22	75
23	75
24	75
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76
29	76
30	76
31	76

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	46	54
2	45	55
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	40	60
7	38	62
8	37	63
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	32	68
12	31	69
13	29	71
14	28	72
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	23	77
19	22	78
20	21	79
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	64
2	64
3	65
4	66
5	67
6	67
7	68
8	69
9	69
10	70
11	70
12	71
13	71
14	72
15	72
16	73
17	73
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	75
22	75
23	75
24	75
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76
29	76
30	76
31	76

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	46	54
2	45	55
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	41	59
6	40	60
7	38	62
8	37	63
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	32	68
12	31	69
13	29	71
14	28	72
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	23	77
19	22	78
20	21	79
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82