Sibu Jaya weather in October

In October, Sibu Jaya sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 263 mm of rain across 27.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 0% 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 Sibu Jaya's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sibu Jaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 263 mm; 27.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:19 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover: 90%; 8th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.6; out of 10

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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 Sibu Jaya reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
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22	31	23
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24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

How October really feels in Sibu Jaya

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sibu Jaya weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 23°	299	27.5	11.9	2.8
Feb	30° / 23°	229	23.4	11.9	2.9
Mar	31° / 24°	218	25.9	12	2.7
Apr	31° / 24°	226	26.6	12	2.5
May	31° / 24°	211	25.6	12.1	2.7
Jun	31° / 24°	170	21.1	12.1	3.1
Jul	31° / 24°	172	20.7	12.1	3.2
Aug	31° / 24°	185	21.5	12.1	3.0
Sep	31° / 23°	234	24.4	12	2.8
Oct	31° / 23°	263	27.7	12	2.6
Nov	30° / 23°	288	28.5	11.9	2.5
Dec	30° / 23°	317	28.7	11.9	2.6

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 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Cloudier (%)	94	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sibu Jaya gets around 263 mm of rain over 27.7 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 89% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	93
30	93
31	93

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	39
Miserable (%)	64	63	62	61	60	59	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	60	61

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	36	64
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	40	60
31	39	61

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
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11	4	calm
12	4	calm
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29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 6:22 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:13 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18
Sunset (PM)	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:22	6:21
2	12.0	6:21	6:20
3	12.0	6:21	6:20
4	12.0	6:21	6:19
5	12.0	6:21	6:19
6	12.0	6:20	6:19
7	12.0	6:20	6:18
8	12.0	6:20	6:18
9	12.0	6:20	6:18
10	12.0	6:20	6:17
11	12.0	6:19	6:17
12	12.0	6:19	6:17
13	12.0	6:19	6:16
14	12.0	6:19	6:16
15	12.0	6:19	6:16
16	11.9	6:19	6:16
17	11.9	6:19	6:15
18	11.9	6:18	6:15
19	11.9	6:18	6:15
20	11.9	6:18	6:15
21	11.9	6:18	6:15
22	11.9	6:18	6:14
23	11.9	6:18	6:14
24	11.9	6:18	6:14
25	11.9	6:18	6:14
26	11.9	6:18	6:14
27	11.9	6:18	6:14
28	11.9	6:18	6:14
29	11.9	6:18	6:13
30	11.9	6:18	6:13
31	11.9	6:18	6:13

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in August across the year — October's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
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17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Sibu Jaya?

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

2.6

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sibu Jaya.

What to pack for Sibu Jaya in October

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

In October, Sibu Jaya sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Sibu Jaya 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 Sibu Jaya peaks around March 14 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	15	15	14	12	11	13	13	14	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Sibu Jaya 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 Sibu Jaya is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	12	13	14	13	14	16	22	26	17	11	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Sibu Jaya?

Sibu Jaya sits at 2.2°N, 112.0°E, 68 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Sibu, 18 km away.

Topography around Sibu Jaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sibu Jaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 971 m.

The land around Sibu Jaya is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km

47 m

trees 75%

16 km

223 m

trees 90%

80 km

971 m

trees 90%

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← September Sibu Jaya year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Sibu 18 km · Kanowit 25 km · Julau 26 km · Maradong 43 km · Dalat 49 km · Selangau 50 km · Pakan 51 km · Sarikei 52 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

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 Sibu Jaya (2.2403°, 111.9714°, elevation 68 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	36	64
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	40	60
31	39	61

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	36	64
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	40	60
31	39	61

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	36	64
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	40	60
31	39	61