Marudi weather in October

In October, Marudi sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 291 mm of rain across 28.1 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 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Marudi's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marudi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
291 mm
28.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:11 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
90%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Marudi 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 Marudi reaches about 31°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 29°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)
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How October really feels in Marudi

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.

Marudi 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
Jan31° / 24°26326.311.82.7
Feb31° / 24°20423.111.92.8
Mar32° / 24°20626122.6
Apr32° / 24°24427.212.12.3
May32° / 24°23825.112.22.5
Jun32° / 24°21821.712.22.8
Jul32° / 24°20521.712.22.9
Aug32° / 24°2212312.12.8
Sep32° / 24°22224.4122.6
Oct31° / 24°29128.111.92.4
Nov31° / 24°31328.711.82.3
Dec31° / 24°31228.711.82.5

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 3% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2694
3694
4694
5595
6595
7595
8595
9496
10496
11496
12496
13496
14496
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Marudi gets around 291 mm of rain over 28.1 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 91% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
388
488
588
689
789
889
989
1089
1189
1289
1390
1490
1590
1690
1790
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3094
3195

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12971
22971
33070
43169
53169
63268
73367
83367
93367
103466
113466
123466
133466
143367
153367
163367
173268
183268
193169
203169
213070
223070
232971
242971
252872
262872
272773
282674
292674
302575
312575

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 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 6:13 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:136:11
212.06:136:10
312.06:126:10
412.06:126:09
511.96:126:09
611.96:126:09
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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 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
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265.0Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Marudi

In seasonPeak

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

Marudi 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 Marudi?

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
3.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Marudi.

What to pack for Marudi in October

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

In October, Marudi sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Marudi 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 49 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 27°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
Feb27Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Marudi 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 Marudi peaks around April 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 15UV 15Jul 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Marudi 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 Marudi is worst in May — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (October, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1764 µg/m³Oct 1815 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb48Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr34Moderate
May68Unhealthy
Jun35Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Marudi?

Marudi sits at 4.2°N, 114.3°E, 15 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Beluru, 33 km away.

Topography around Marudi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marudi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,326 m.

The land around Marudi is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
288 m
80 km
2,326 m
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October weather nearby: Beluru 33 km · Miri 43 km · Kuala Belait 46 km · Seria 47 km · Liang 58 km · Niah 76 km · Tutong 78 km · Sengkurong 97 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 Marudi (4.1833°, 114.3167°, elevation 15 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).