Buôn Ma Thuột weather in October

In October, Buôn Ma Thuột sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 169 mm of rain across 18.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 12% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Buôn Ma Thuột's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buôn Ma Thuột's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:42 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
76%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Buôn Ma Thuột is capital of Đắk Lắk province, Vietnam.

Density
1,151/km²
people per km²

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 Buôn Ma Thuột 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 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13023
23023
33023
43023
53023
63023
73023
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How October really feels in Buôn Ma Thuột

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 26 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
26
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.

Buôn Ma Thuột weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°81.211.36.8
Feb31° / 21°40.811.65.6
Mar33° / 23°162.811.94.0
Apr34° / 24°538.512.33.0
May33° / 25°12721.212.62.6
Jun31° / 24°1252112.73.0
Jul30° / 24°14523.212.73.3
Aug30° / 24°17123.412.43.3
Sep30° / 23°19524.612.13.1
Oct30° / 23°16918.511.74.0
Nov29° / 22°886.911.45.7
Dec28° / 21°374.111.36.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21981
31981
42080
52179
62278
72377
82476
92476
102575
112674
122773
132773
142773
152872
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202971
212971
223070
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243070
253169
263268
273367
283367
293466
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Buôn Ma Thuột gets around 169 mm of rain over 18.5 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 60% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
179
279
378
478
577
676
775
873
972
1071
1169
1268
1366
1464
1562
1661
1759
1857
1955
2053
2151
2249
2348
2446
2545
2643
2742
2841
2939
3038
3137

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
100694
200793
300793
400892
501990
6011089
7011188
8011287
9011386
10021484
11021583
12021682
13021781
14121879
15121978
16132076
17132274
18132373
19142471
20142669
21142768
22152965
23153064
24163162
25163360
26173458
27083557
28093655
29093754
300103852
310103951

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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
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66calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:405:33
211.95:405:33
311.95:405:32
411.95:405:31
511.85:405:31
611.85:405:30
711.85:415:30
811.85:415:29
911.85:415:28
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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 4.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.41 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
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164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
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204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Buôn Ma Thuột

In seasonPeak

In October, Buôn Ma Thuột sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Buôn Ma Thuột's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Buôn Ma Thuột?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Buôn Ma Thuột for sightseeing.

What to pack for Buôn Ma Thuột in October

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

In October, Buôn Ma Thuột sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Buôn Ma Thuột in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Buôn Ma Thuột peaks around August 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 15UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Buôn Ma Thuột 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 Buôn Ma Thuột is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2235 µg/m³Dec 1515 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Buôn Ma Thuột?

Buôn Ma Thuột sits at 12.7°N, 108.0°E, 459 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Quảng Phú, 17 km away.

Topography around Buôn Ma Thuột

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buôn Ma Thuột has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,292 m.

The land around Buôn Ma Thuột is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
372 m
80 km
2,292 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Quảng Phú 17 km · Ea T’ling 18 km · Buôn Trấp 20 km · Phước An 29 km · Buôn Hồ 42 km · Ea Drăng 63 km · Gia Nghĩa 83 km · Da Lat 91 km

Vietnam travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,066
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
59%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
30.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 500
Religion
none 86%Catholic 6%Buddhist 6%Protestant 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 Buôn Ma Thuột (12.6675°, 108.0378°, elevation 459 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).