Mukah weather in October

In October, Mukah sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 268 mm of rain across 27.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Mukah's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mukah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
5th coldest
Rainfall
268 mm
27.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:19 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
87%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Mukah is human settlement in Malaysia.

Density
4/km²
people per km²
Founded
~700 CE

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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Mukah reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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 Mukah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 16 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
16
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.

Mukah weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°34927.511.93.6
Feb27° / 25°20822.611.94.0
Mar28° / 25°15223.6124.1
Apr29° / 26°1562412.13.7
May29° / 26°16422.512.13.8
Jun29° / 26°1742012.24.0
Jul29° / 26°17119.412.24.1
Aug29° / 26°17320.812.14.0
Sep29° / 26°21123.6123.7
Oct28° / 25°26827.611.93.3
Nov28° / 25°29528.611.93.3
Dec28° / 25°39729.111.83.4

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 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
4991
51090
61090
71090
81090
91090
101090
111090
121090
131090
141090
151090
161090
17991
18991
19892
20892
21892
22892
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24892
25793
26793
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28793
29793
30694
31694

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mukah gets around 268 mm of rain over 27.6 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 89% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
384
484
585
685
786
886
987
1087
1188
1288
1389
1489
1590
1690
1790
1891
1991
2091
2191
2291
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2492
2592
2693
2793
2893
2993
3094
3194

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15644
25743
35842
45941
56040
66139
76238
86238
96238
106337
116337
126337
136337
146337
156337
166337
176337
186337
196337
206337
216337
226337
236337
246337
256337
266436
276436
286436
296436
306535
316535

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 6:21 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:216:20
212.06:216:19
312.06:216:19
412.06:216:19
512.06:206:18
612.06:206:18
712.06:206:18
812.06:206:17
912.06:206:17
1012.06:196:17
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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 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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214.9Bright
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314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mukah

In seasonPeak

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

Mukah 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 Mukah?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mukah.

What to pack for Mukah in October

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

In October, Mukah sees daytime highs around 28°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 Mukah 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 offshore 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
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Mukah 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 Mukah peaks around February 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jul 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mukah 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 Mukah is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1321 µg/m³Nov 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun11Good
Jul12Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mukah?

Mukah sits at 2.9°N, 112.1°E, 6 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Dalat, 25 km away.

Topography around Mukah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mukah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m.

The land around Mukah is covered by trees (60%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
29 m
80 km
598 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Dalat 25 km · Selangau 49 km · Sibu 73 km · Sibu Jaya 74 km · Tatau 84 km · Daro 85 km · Kanowit 89 km · Julau 100 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 Mukah (2.8944°, 112.0914°, elevation 6 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).