Buthidaung Town weather in October

In October, Buthidaung Town sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 206 mm of rain across 20.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-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 34% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Buthidaung Town's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buthidaung Town's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
206 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:20 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Buthidaung Town is town in Rakhine State, Myanmar.

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 Buthidaung Town reaches about 30°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 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Buthidaung Town

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.

Buthidaung Town weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 14°60.610.98.9
Feb30° / 16°6111.36.9
Mar32° / 20°172.111.94.9
Apr33° / 23°346.412.53.8
May32° / 24°23620.2133.0
Jun30° / 25°62828.913.22.7
Jul29° / 25°74830.813.12.7
Aug29° / 25°56630.512.72.7
Sep30° / 24°37128.612.12.7
Oct30° / 23°20620.211.53.8
Nov29° / 20°405.2116.4
Dec27° / 16°111.210.88.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32377
42575
52674
62872
73070
83169
93367
103565
113763
123961
134357
144555
154753
165050
175248
185446
195644
205743
215941
226040
236238
246238
256337
266436
276535
286535
296634
306634
316832

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Buthidaung Town gets around 206 mm of rain over 20.2 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 65% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
287
386
485
584
683
782
881
979
1078
1176
1274
1372
1470
1567
1665
1762
1860
1957
2055
2153
2252
2350
2449
2548
2646
2745
2844
2943
3042
3140

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10991
201090
301189
401288
501387
601486
701585
801783
911881
1012079
1112277
1212475
1312673
1422870
1523068
1623266
1723563
1833760
1933958
2034156
2144353
2244551
2344848
2455046
2555243
2655441
2765539
2865836
2975934
3086131
31106129

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
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95calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
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265calm
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285calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:156:03
211.86:156:02
311.86:156:01
411.76:156:00
511.76:166:00
611.76:165:59
711.76:165:58
811.76:175:57
911.66:175:56
1011.66:175:55
1111.66:185:54
1211.66:185:53
1311.66:185:53
1411.66:195:52
1511.56:195:51
1611.56:205:50
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1911.56:215:48
2011.46:215:47
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2811.36:255:42
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3011.36:265:41
3111.26:265:41

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
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134.5Bright
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274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Buthidaung Town

In seasonPeak

In October, Buthidaung Town sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Buthidaung Town sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Buthidaung Town's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Buthidaung Town?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Buthidaung Town.

What to pack for Buthidaung Town in October

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

In October, Buthidaung Town sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Buthidaung Town 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 32 km away) is warmest in October at about 30°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Buthidaung Town in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Buthidaung Town peaks around August 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 9UV 13Dec 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May12Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Buthidaung Town 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 Buthidaung Town is worst in April — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (September, 17 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModeratePoorApr 1263 µg/m³Sep 1717 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb50Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr65Unhealthy
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Buthidaung Town?

Buthidaung Town sits at 20.9°N, 92.5°E, 8 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Kyauktaw, 46 km away.

ChittagongKyaukpyuAnnHakha

Topography around Buthidaung Town

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buthidaung Town has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 583 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,301 m.

The land around Buthidaung Town is covered by cropland (51%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
583 m
80 km
1,301 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Kyauktaw 46 km · Mrauk U 76 km · Cox's Bazar 83 km · Sittwe 90 km · Chittagong 178 km · Kyaukpyu 193 km · Ann 199 km · Hakha 226 km

Myanmar travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / C / D / F / G / I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,489
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
60%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 444
Religion
Buddhist 88%Christian 6%Muslim 4%Animist 1%

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 Buthidaung Town (20.8754°, 92.53°, elevation 8 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).