Kapit weather in October

In October, Kapit sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 312 mm of rain across 29 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-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 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 Kapit's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kapit's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
312 mm
29 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:15 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
89%
8th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Kapit is town in Malaysia.

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 Kapit 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 28°C and 33°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 Kapit

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.

Kapit weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°32627.411.92.8
Feb31° / 23°30624.111.92.8
Mar31° / 23°31127.2122.6
Apr31° / 23°29027.9122.5
May31° / 23°23927.212.12.6
Jun31° / 23°2052312.13.0
Jul31° / 23°19021.812.13.2
Aug31° / 23°22523.812.13.0
Sep31° / 23°26225.1122.8
Oct31° / 23°31229122.5
Nov31° / 23°33629.111.92.4
Dec30° / 23°33528.611.92.6

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 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4694
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kapit gets around 312 mm of rain over 29 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 93% and peaks near 96% 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
3973
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Wind in October

Winds average 3 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.

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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 6:18 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:186:17
212.06:186:16
312.06:176:16
412.06:176:16
512.06:176:15
612.06:176:15
712.06:166:15
812.06:166:14
912.06:166:14
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1112.06:156:13
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1812.06:146:12
1912.06:146:11
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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 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.16 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 4.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is October a good time to visit Kapit?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kapit.

What to pack for Kapit in October

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

In October, Kapit sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kapit 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 Kapit peaks around March 15 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 15UV 16Jul 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kapit 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 Kapit is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1516 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug12Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kapit?

Kapit sits at 2.0°N, 112.9°E, 43 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kanowit, 88 km away.

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Topography around Kapit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kapit has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 917 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,725 m.

The land around Kapit is covered by trees (86%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
283 m
16 km
917 m
80 km
1,725 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Kanowit 88 km · Selangau 90 km · Tatau 99 km · Sibu Jaya 110 km · Julau 113 km · Dalat 120 km · Belaga 123 km · Sibu 129 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 Kapit (1.9955°, 112.9325°, elevation 43 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).