Raub weather in October

In October, Raub sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 302 mm of rain across 27.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 Raub's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Raub's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
302 mm
27.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:00 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
91%
11th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Raub is town in Pahang, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Raub reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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 Raub

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 27 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
27
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.

Raub weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 21°14719.311.84.3
Feb30° / 21°11316.111.94.0
Mar30° / 22°19923123.2
Apr30° / 22°25126.812.12.8
May30° / 22°24326.812.22.9
Jun30° / 22°17922.812.23.3
Jul29° / 21°18724.612.23.5
Aug29° / 21°22825.312.13.3
Sep29° / 21°24326123.2
Oct29° / 21°30227.411.93.1
Nov29° / 21°29628.211.83.1
Dec28° / 21°22724.611.83.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8496
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31298

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Raub gets around 302 mm of rain over 27.4 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 88% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
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488
588
688
788
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1088
1187
1287
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1487
1587
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1787
1887
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3093
3193

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
51090
61189
71189
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131090
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29793
30793
31793

Wind in October

Winds average 3 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
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163calm
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183calm
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213calm
223calm
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303calm
313calm

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 7:03 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:037:01
212.07:027:00
312.07:027:00
412.07:026:59
512.07:026:59
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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 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Raub?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Raub.

What to pack for Raub in October

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

In October, Raub sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Raub 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 Raub 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 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jul 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Raub 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 Raub is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1633 µg/m³Dec 1919 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Raub?

Raub sits at 3.8°N, 101.9°E, 149 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Fraser's Hill, 15 km away.

Topography around Raub

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Raub has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m around an average of 202 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,294 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,197 m.

The land around Raub is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
415 m
16 km
1,294 m
80 km
2,197 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Fraser's Hill 15 km · Bentung 29 km · Bentong Town 30 km · Kuala Kubu Baharu 33 km · Tanjong Malim 39 km · Hulu Yam Lama 44 km · Kuala Lipis 49 km · Bukit Beruntung 53 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 Raub (3.7899°, 101.857°, elevation 149 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. 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).