Julau weather in October

In October, Julau sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 258 mm of rain across 27.8 wet days and about 12 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 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Julau's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Julau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
258 mm
27.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:19 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
89%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Julau is town in Malaysia.

Density
9/km²
people per km²

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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Julau reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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

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.

Julau 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° / 23°30227.311.92.9
Feb30° / 23°23523.111.93.0
Mar31° / 23°22126.4122.8
Apr31° / 24°23026.7122.6
May31° / 24°20425.412.12.8
Jun31° / 24°16721.512.13.1
Jul31° / 23°1642012.13.3
Aug31° / 23°18421.512.13.1
Sep31° / 23°23724.7122.8
Oct30° / 23°25827.8122.7
Nov30° / 23°28128.311.92.6
Dec30° / 23°30728.711.92.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
14694
15694
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18595
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29496
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31496

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Julau gets around 258 mm of rain over 27.8 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 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
388
488
588
688
788
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988
1088
1188
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1489
1589
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2090
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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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15644
25743
35842
45941
56040
66040
76139
86238
96337
106337
116436
126436
136436
146535
156535
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176535
186535
196535
206535
216436
226436
236337
246238
256238
266139
276040
285941
295842
305743
315644

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
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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 6:22 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:226:21
212.06:226:20
312.06:216:20
412.06:216:20
512.06:216:19
612.06:216:19
712.06:206:19
812.06:206:18
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1012.06:206:18
1112.06:206:17
1212.06:196:17
1312.06:196:17
1412.06:196:17
1512.06:196:16
1612.06:196:16
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1812.06:186:16
1911.96:186:15
2011.96:186:15
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2211.96:186:15
2311.96:186:15
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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 4.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 4.99 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 4.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
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254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Julau?

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
10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Julau.

What to pack for Julau in October

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

In October, Julau sees daytime highs around 30°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 Julau 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 Julau peaks around March 15 at about 15 (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 15UV 15Jul 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Julau 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 Julau is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodSep 1325 µg/m³Dec 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Julau?

Julau sits at 2.0°N, 111.9°E, 27 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Sibu Jaya, 26 km away.

Topography around Julau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Julau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,241 m.

The land around Julau is covered by trees (98%) within 3 km, trees (99%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
249 m
80 km
1,241 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Sibu Jaya 26 km · Kanowit 28 km · Pakan 30 km · Sibu 33 km · Maradong 34 km · Sarikei 46 km · Saratok 72 km · Selangau 72 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 Julau (2.0167°, 111.9167°, elevation 27 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).