Jerantut weather in October

In October, Jerantut sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 220 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°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 Jerantut's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jerantut's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
220 mm
28.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:58 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
89%
10th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Jerantut is town in Pahang, Malaysia.

Founded
1982

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Jerantut reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Jerantut

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.

Jerantut weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°14019.511.83.8
Feb31° / 23°8314.711.93.5
Mar32° / 23°15120.8122.7
Apr33° / 24°16224.412.12.3
May32° / 24°18226.612.22.3
Jun32° / 23°13923.112.22.6
Jul32° / 23°13924.212.22.7
Aug32° / 23°16425.212.12.5
Sep32° / 23°17425.8122.4
Oct31° / 23°22028.111.92.4
Nov30° / 23°24828.211.82.7
Dec29° / 23°22924.611.83.3

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 5% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9694
10694
11694
12793
13793
14793
15694
16694
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19694
20694
21595
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29595
30595
31496

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Jerantut gets around 220 mm of rain over 28.1 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 90% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
187
288
388
488
589
689
789
889
989
1089
1189
1289
1389
1489
1589
1689
1790
1890
1990
2091
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2894
2994
3095
3195

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11981
21981
31981
41981
51981
61981
71981
81981
91981
101972
111972
122962
132962
142962
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192962
202962
212962
222962
232962
241972
251972
261972
271981
281981
291981
301981
311981

Wind in October

Winds average 3 km/h in October, the calmest month.

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
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

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 7:01 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:016:59
212.07:006:58
312.07:006:58
412.07:006:57
512.07:006:57
611.97:006:56
711.96:596:56
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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 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
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184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Jerantut?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jerantut.

What to pack for Jerantut in October

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

In October, Jerantut sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Jerantut 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 Jerantut peaks around February 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 14Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Jerantut 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 Jerantut is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1633 µg/m³Dec 1919 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jerantut?

Jerantut sits at 3.9°N, 102.4°E, 73 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kampung Perak, 26 km away.

Topography around Jerantut

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jerantut has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 888 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,256 m.

The land around Jerantut is covered by trees (76%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
888 m
80 km
2,256 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Kampung Perak 26 km · Kuala Lipis 45 km · Mentakab 50 km · Temerluh 54 km · Raub 58 km · Maran 60 km · Bentung 68 km · Bentong Town 68 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 Jerantut (3.936°, 102.3626°, elevation 73 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).