Malaybalay weather in October

In October, Malaybalay sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 283 mm of rain across 28.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Malaybalay's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malaybalay's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 283 mm; 28.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:30 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 8th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; 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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Malaybalay reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

Malaybalay weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 19°	242	24.3	11.6	4.3
Feb	26° / 19°	185	20.7	11.7	4.5
Mar	27° / 19°	163	21.2	11.9	4.7
Apr	28° / 19°	139	20.5	12.2	4.3
May	28° / 20°	255	27.7	12.4	3.3
Jun	28° / 20°	302	28.4	12.5	3.3
Jul	28° / 19°	318	29	12.4	3.4
Aug	28° / 19°	317	27.8	12.3	3.6
Sep	28° / 19°	320	27.8	12	3.5
Oct	28° / 19°	283	28.4	11.8	3.5
Nov	27° / 19°	202	25.4	11.6	3.9
Dec	27° / 19°	202	25.1	11.5	4.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

	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 (%)	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	11
Cloudier (%)	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	90	90	90	90	89	88	88	88	88	88	89

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

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Malaybalay gets around 283 mm of rain over 28.4 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 92% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91

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

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 72% 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
Muggy (%)	78	77	76	76	75	75	74	74	73	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	71
Oppressive (%)	22	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	78	22
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	71	29

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
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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29	4	calm
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31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:14 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)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32
Sunset (PM)	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:31	5:26
2	11.9	5:31	5:26
3	11.9	5:30	5:25
4	11.9	5:30	5:25
5	11.9	5:30	5:24
6	11.9	5:30	5:24
7	11.9	5:30	5:23
8	11.9	5:30	5:23
9	11.9	5:30	5:22
10	11.9	5:30	5:22
11	11.9	5:30	5:21
12	11.8	5:30	5:21
13	11.8	5:30	5:20
14	11.8	5:30	5:20
15	11.8	5:30	5:19
16	11.8	5:30	5:19
17	11.8	5:30	5:19
18	11.8	5:30	5:18
19	11.8	5:30	5:18
20	11.8	5:30	5:17
21	11.8	5:30	5:17
22	11.8	5:30	5:17
23	11.8	5:30	5:16
24	11.8	5:31	5:16
25	11.8	5:31	5:16
26	11.7	5:31	5:16
27	11.7	5:31	5:15
28	11.7	5:31	5:15
29	11.7	5:31	5:15
30	11.7	5:31	5:15
31	11.7	5:32	5:14

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.95 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)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Malaybalay?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Malaybalay.

What to pack for Malaybalay in October

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

In October, Malaybalay sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Malaybalay 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 Malaybalay peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 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	14	15	15	13	12	13	13	14	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Malaybalay 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 Malaybalay is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	13	14	14	14	13	14	15	16	15	13	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Malaybalay?

Malaybalay sits at 8.2°N, 125.1°E, 629 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Impasugong, 22 km away.

Topography around Malaybalay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malaybalay has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m around an average of 665 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,700 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,883 m.

The land around Malaybalay is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km

368 m

trees 74%

16 km

1,700 m

trees 69%

80 km

2,883 m

trees 84%

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

October weather nearby: Impasugong 22 km · NIA Valencia 28 km · Dologon 36 km · Manolo Fortich 37 km · Maramag 46 km · Quezon 48 km · Don Carlos 55 km · Bugo 56 km

Philippines travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B / C; 230 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 33% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $4,171; 2025
Happiness: 6.2 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 48%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 4.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 569
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 Malaybalay (8.1575°, 125.1278°, elevation 629 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	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

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

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	78	22
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	71	29

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

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

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	78	22
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	71	29

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

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

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	78	22
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	71	29