Lahad Datu weather in October

In October, Lahad Datu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 194 mm of rain across 27.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 7% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Lahad Datu's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lahad Datu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
194 mm
27.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:55 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Lahad Datu is city in Sabah, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Lahad Datu reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°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 Lahad Datu

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.

Lahad Datu weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°1602411.73.7
Feb29° / 24°11918.911.84.0
Mar30° / 24°12321123.8
Apr30° / 25°1212212.13.4
May30° / 25°17727.212.22.9
Jun30° / 25°16826.112.33.0
Jul30° / 25°16426.412.33.1
Aug30° / 25°15426.112.23.1
Sep30° / 25°16826123.0
Oct30° / 25°19427.611.92.9
Nov30° / 25°15327.211.83.0
Dec29° / 24°16427.311.73.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Lahad Datu gets around 194 mm of rain over 27.6 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 89% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in October

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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 5:57 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:45 PM.

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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 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Lahad Datu

In seasonPeak

In October, Lahad Datu sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Lahad Datu sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
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Dec

Is October a good time to visit Lahad Datu?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lahad Datu.

What to pack for Lahad Datu in October

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

In October, Lahad Datu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lahad Datu in October

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
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Dec29Tropical

UV index in Lahad Datu 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 Lahad Datu peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
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Air quality in Lahad Datu 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 Lahad Datu is worst in September — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1515 µg/m³Dec 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul12Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lahad Datu?

Lahad Datu sits at 5.0°N, 118.3°E, 7 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Semporna, 68 km away.

NunukanSitangkaiBongaoTarakanBandar Nabawan

Topography around Lahad Datu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lahad Datu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,262 m.

The land around Lahad Datu is covered by trees (32%) and water (32%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and water (34%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

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October weather nearby: Semporna 68 km · Sandakan 94 km · Tawau 99 km · Nunukan 124 km · Sitangkai 125 km · Bongao 160 km · Tarakan 207 km · Bandar Nabawan 211 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 Lahad Datu (5.023°, 118.329°, elevation 7 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).