Sepang weather in October

In October, Sepang sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 235 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 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 Sepang's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sepang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
235 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:00 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
87%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

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 Sepang reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°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 Sepang

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.

Sepang weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°17618.911.93.7
Feb31° / 24°12816.611.93.5
Mar31° / 25°18923.2123.0
Apr31° / 25°22426.412.12.7
May31° / 25°19726.112.12.8
Jun31° / 25°14521.612.23.2
Jul30° / 25°15522.912.13.3
Aug30° / 25°17024.512.13.1
Sep30° / 24°18925123.0
Oct30° / 24°23526.711.92.9
Nov30° / 24°33428.211.92.7
Dec30° / 24°26225.611.83.1

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 6% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2991
3991
4991
5991
61090
71090
81090
91090
101189
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121189
131189
14991
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28595
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31496

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sepang gets around 235 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 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
186
286
387
487
586
686
786
886
986
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1384
1484
1584
1684
1784
1884
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2085
2185
2286
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2789
2890
2991
3091
3192

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16535
26535
36535
46535
56535
66535
76535
86535
96535
106436
116436
126436
136337
146238
156139
166139
176040
185941
195842
205743
215644
225545
235545
245446
255347
265248
275149
285149
295050
304951
314951

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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107calm
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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 7:03 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:037:01
212.07:027:01
312.07:027:00
412.07:027:00
512.07:027:00
612.07:026:59
712.07:016:59
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912.07:016:58
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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 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Sepang

In seasonPeak

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

Sepang 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 Sepang?

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

2.9
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 Sepang.

What to pack for Sepang in October

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

In October, Sepang sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sepang 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 16 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Sepang 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 Sepang peaks around February 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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 13Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Sepang 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 Sepang is worst in September — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorSep 1965 µg/m³Feb 1349 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr59Unhealthy
May55Unhealthy
Jun55Unhealthy
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep66Unhealthy
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov55Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Sepang?

Sepang sits at 2.7°N, 101.7°E, 12 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kampung Baharu Nilai, 13 km away.

Topography around Sepang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sepang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 632 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,745 m.

The land around Sepang is covered by trees (85%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
632 m
80 km
1,745 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
October weather nearby: Kampung Baharu Nilai 13 km · Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi 13 km · Bandar Sri Sendayan 14 km · Lukut 16 km · Seremban 2 18 km · Port Dickson 19 km · Tanjung Sepat 21 km · Seremban 21 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 Sepang (2.6931°, 101.7498°, elevation 12 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).