Kutkai weather in October

In October, Kutkai sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 156 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kutkai's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kutkai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
156 mm
21.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:00 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
65%
8th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kutkai reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12618
22618
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102517
112517
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Kutkai weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 23310.78.3
Feb23° / 19311.28.7
Mar26° / 12°254.811.87.9
Apr28° / 16°6511.712.56.2
May27° / 18°20422.213.14.8
Jun26° / 20°31028.813.43.5
Jul25° / 20°39830.813.33.3
Aug26° / 20°36030.512.83.4
Sep26° / 19°23927.212.13.8
Oct25° / 17°15621.311.45.1
Nov23° / 12°577.410.97.5
Dec21° / 152.810.68.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22674
32674
42773
52971
63070
73070
83169
93367
103466
113565
123763
133763
143961
154258
164258
174456
184555
194654
204852
214852
224951
235050
245149
255248
265248
275347
285446
295446
305644
315743

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kutkai gets around 156 mm of rain over 21.3 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 68% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
185
284
384
483
582
682
781
880
978
1077
1175
1274
1372
1470
1568
1666
1765
1864
1962
2061
2160
2259
2358
2458
2557
2656
2756
2855
2954
3053
3151

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1022177
2022375
3022573
4132670
5132868
6133066
7143164
8153361
9153559
10163756
11173953
12184150
13194447
141104643
151114940
161125136
171135333
181145530
192155627
202165824
212185921
223195919
233216016
244226014
254246012
265255911
27627589
28728578
29830548
30932527
311133506

Wind in October

Winds average 3 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 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
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:545:41
211.85:545:40
311.75:545:39
411.75:555:38
511.75:555:37
611.75:565:36
711.65:565:35
811.65:565:34
911.65:575:33
1011.65:575:32
1111.65:585:31
1211.55:585:30
1311.55:595:29
1411.55:595:28
1511.55:595:27
1611.46:005:27
1711.46:005:26
1811.46:015:25
1911.46:015:24
2011.46:025:23
2111.36:025:23
2211.36:035:22
2311.36:035:21
2411.36:045:20
2511.36:045:20
2611.26:055:19
2711.26:065:18
2811.26:065:18
2911.26:075:17
3011.26:075:16
3111.16:085:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 3.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Moderate
114.0Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kutkai

In seasonPeak

None of Kutkai's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kutkai's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Kutkai?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Kutkai for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kutkai in October

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

In October, Kutkai sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Kutkai in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kutkai peaks around July 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 highHighJul 14UV 13Dec 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul14Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Kutkai 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 Kutkai is worst in March — around 159 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 18.0× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateMar 20149 µg/m³Jul 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar159Very unhealthy
Apr104Unhealthy
May23Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul9Good
Aug9Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kutkai?

Kutkai sits at 23.5°N, 97.9°E, 1,341 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Namhkam, 49 km away.

BhamoTangyanKyaukme

Topography around Kutkai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kutkai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 1,369 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,328 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,147 m.

The land around Kutkai is covered by grassland (35%), cropland (30%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
1,328 m
80 km
2,147 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Namhkam 49 km · Mu-se 60 km · Lashio 61 km · Panglong 81 km · Laukkai 88 km · Bhamo 114 km · Tangyan 117 km · Kyaukme 138 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 Kutkai (23.4579°, 97.938°, elevation 1,341 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).