Pasir Gudang weather in October

In October, Pasir Gudang sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 241 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 3% 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 Pasir Gudang's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pasir Gudang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
241 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:50 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
83%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Pasir Gudang is city in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.

Density
1,487/km²
people per km²
Founded
1985

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 Pasir Gudang 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 Pasir Gudang

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.

Pasir Gudang weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°22021.211.93.9
Feb30° / 25°12216.2124.0
Mar30° / 25°19823123.3
Apr31° / 25°23327.3122.7
May31° / 26°22028.312.12.7
Jun30° / 26°18324.612.13.1
Jul30° / 25°16823.712.13.4
Aug30° / 25°17024.5123.3
Sep30° / 25°17723.7123.3
Oct30° / 25°24126.7123.0
Nov30° / 25°33828.311.92.7
Dec29° / 25°32727.411.93.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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21585
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Pasir Gudang gets around 241 mm of rain over 26.7 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 90% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 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 6:54 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:546:53
212.06:536:53
312.06:536:52
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612.06:526:51
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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 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Pasir Gudang?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pasir Gudang.

What to pack for Pasir Gudang in October

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

In October, Pasir Gudang sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pasir Gudang 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 26 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 Pasir Gudang 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 Pasir Gudang peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jul 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Pasir Gudang 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 Pasir Gudang is worst in October — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 933 µg/m³Jan 2214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pasir Gudang?

Pasir Gudang sits at 1.5°N, 103.9°E, 29 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Pasir Gudang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pasir Gudang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,020 m.

The land around Pasir Gudang is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (34%), artificial surfaces (29%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
182 m
80 km
1,020 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
October weather nearby: Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru 3.0 km · Masai 4.0 km · Punggol 5.0 km · Taman Scientex 6.0 km · Bandar Seri Alam 6.0 km · Matilda Estate 7.0 km · Sengkang New Town 8.0 km · Sembawang Estate 9.0 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 Pasir Gudang (1.462°, 103.9053°, 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).