Limbang weather in October

In October, Limbang sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 241 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-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 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 Limbang's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Limbang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
241 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:08 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Limbang 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 Limbang 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 30°C and 33°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)
13223
23223
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43223
53223
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73223
83123
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103123
113123
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How October really feels in Limbang

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.

Limbang weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°19322.411.83.2
Feb31° / 23°14318.211.83.3
Mar32° / 24°13720.7122.9
Apr33° / 24°16823.312.12.5
May32° / 24°17723.412.22.5
Jun32° / 24°17520.512.32.8
Jul32° / 23°16820.712.22.8
Aug32° / 24°16921.312.22.7
Sep32° / 24°18023.2122.6
Oct31° / 23°24126.911.92.5
Nov31° / 23°24027.211.82.5
Dec31° / 23°23325.711.72.7

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 (%)
1991
2991
3892
4892
5892
6793
7793
8793
9694
10694
11694
12694
13595
14595
15595
16595
17595
18595
19694
20694
21694
22694
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24694
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26793
27793
28793
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30793
31793

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Limbang gets around 241 mm of rain over 26.9 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 87% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
385
485
585
685
785
885
985
1085
1185
1285
1385
1486
1586
1686
1787
1887
1987
2088
2188
2288
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2489
2589
2689
2790
2890
2990
3090
3190

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14753
24852
34852
44951
54951
64951
74951
84951
94951
104951
114852
124852
134753
144654
154654
164555
174456
184357
194357
204258
214159
224060
234060
243961
253961
263862
273862
283763
293763
303664
313664

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:10 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:106:08
212.06:106:07
311.96:106:07
411.96:106:06
511.96:096:06
611.96:096:06
711.96:096:05
811.96:096:05
911.96:096:04
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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 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Limbang

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Limbang?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Limbang.

What to pack for Limbang in October

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

In October, Limbang sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Limbang in October

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 18 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
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Limbang in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Limbang peaks around February 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 14Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Limbang 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 Limbang is worst in September — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1525 µg/m³Dec 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Limbang?

Limbang sits at 4.8°N, 115.0°E, 5 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Bangar, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Limbang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Limbang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,326 m.

The land around Limbang is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
205 m
16 km
425 m
80 km
2,326 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
October weather nearby: Bangar 9.0 km · Bandar Seri Begawan 17 km · Mentiri 24 km · Sengkurong 24 km · Serasa 30 km · Muara 31 km · Tutong 40 km · Lawas 46 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 Limbang (4.7548°, 115.0101°, elevation 5 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).