Sebauh weather in October

In October, Sebauh sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 312 mm of rain across 28.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 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 Sebauh's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sebauh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
312 mm
28.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:14 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
90%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

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 Sebauh reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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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How October really feels in Sebauh

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.

Sebauh weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°30727.211.82.8
Feb30° / 23°23823.511.92.8
Mar31° / 23°24026.8122.6
Apr31° / 24°27327.412.12.4
May32° / 24°2452612.12.5
Jun31° / 23°21122.912.22.8
Jul31° / 23°20422.112.22.9
Aug32° / 23°22823.912.12.8
Sep31° / 23°25425122.6
Oct31° / 23°31228.811.92.4
Nov31° / 23°3292911.92.4
Dec30° / 23°3552911.82.5

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 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7694
8694
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sebauh gets around 312 mm of rain over 28.8 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 93% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
189
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390
490
591
691
791
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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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55446
65446
75446
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95347
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225149
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255149
265050
275050
284951
294852
304852
314753

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
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104calm
114calm
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134calm
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314calm

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 6:17 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:176:15
212.06:166:15
312.06:166:14
412.06:166:14
512.06:166:14
612.06:166:13
712.06:156:13
812.06:156:12
911.96:156:12
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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 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.13 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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44.9Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Sebauh

In seasonPeak

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

Sebauh 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 Sebauh?

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
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sebauh.

What to pack for Sebauh in October

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

In October, Sebauh sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sebauh 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 at the nearest coast (about 33 km away) 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
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Sebauh 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 Sebauh peaks around March 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 24UV 15Nov 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Sebauh 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 Sebauh is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodSep 1518 µg/m³Dec 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May11Good
Jun12Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sebauh?

Sebauh sits at 3.1°N, 113.3°E, 10 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Bintulu, 27 km away.

SelangauKapitMukahBeluru

Topography around Sebauh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sebauh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,218 m.

The land around Sebauh is covered by trees (91%) within 3 km, trees (97%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
349 m
80 km
1,218 m
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October weather nearby: Bintulu 27 km · Tatau 53 km · Belaga 74 km · Niah 97 km · Selangau 124 km · Kapit 130 km · Mukah 133 km · Beluru 134 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 Sebauh (3.1167°, 113.2667°, elevation 10 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).