Maran weather in October

In October, Maran sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 248 mm of rain across 26.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Maran's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maran's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
248 mm
26.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:56 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
87%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Maran is town in Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia.

Founded
2022

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 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Maran reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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 about 1°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in Maran

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.

Maran weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°15918.211.83.8
Feb31° / 23°9313.211.93.6
Mar33° / 24°17519.7122.8
Apr33° / 24°20425.112.12.3
May33° / 25°19625.812.22.3
Jun32° / 24°14522.812.22.6
Jul32° / 24°14822.912.22.8
Aug32° / 24°1652412.12.6
Sep32° / 24°18124.9122.5
Oct32° / 24°24826.611.92.4
Nov31° / 24°31228.111.82.5
Dec30° / 23°27324.711.83.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41189
51189
61189
71189
81189
91090
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Maran gets around 248 mm of rain over 26.6 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 86% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
184
284
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484
584
684
784
884
984
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2187
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2990
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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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15446
25347
35347
45347
55248
65248
75248
85149
95149
105050
114951
124951
134951
144852
154852
164852
174852
184852
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224852
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285050
295050
304951
314951

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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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 6:59 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:596:57
212.06:596:57
312.06:586:56
412.06:586:56
512.06:586:55
612.06:586:55
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811.96:576:54
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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 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.2Bright
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204.9Bright
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264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Maran?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maran.

What to pack for Maran in October

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

In October, Maran sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Maran 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 67 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Maran 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 Maran peaks around February 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 14Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Maran 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 Maran is worst in September — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1628 µg/m³Dec 2315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maran?

Maran sits at 3.6°N, 102.8°E, 29 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is FELDA Chini, 30 km away.

Topography around Maran

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maran has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 807 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,066 m.

The land around Maran is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
253 m
16 km
807 m
80 km
2,066 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: FELDA Chini 30 km · Kampung Perak 38 km · Temerluh 42 km · Mentakab 48 km · Jerantut 60 km · Kuantan 66 km · Pekan 70 km · Bandar Tun Razak 77 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 Maran (3.586°, 102.773°, elevation 29 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. 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).