Kon Tum weather in October

In October, Kon Tum sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 169 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-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 15% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kon Tum's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kon Tum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:43 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
72%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Kon Tum is city of Vietnam; capital of Kon Tum Province.

Density
475/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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Kon Tum reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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)
12820
22820
32820
42820
52820
62820
72820
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How October really feels in Kon Tum

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kon Tum weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°60.711.27.8
Feb30° / 17°61.111.56.4
Mar31° / 19°355.311.95.0
Apr31° / 21°8412.312.34.1
May30° / 21°17222.812.73.4
Jun28° / 21°18326.612.83.5
Jul27° / 21°22828.512.83.6
Aug27° / 21°2472912.53.5
Sep27° / 21°26726.912.13.7
Oct28° / 20°16916.611.75.2
Nov27° / 19°786.811.36.9
Dec27° / 18°273.311.27.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22278
32278
42476
52575
62773
72773
82773
92971
102971
113169
123169
133268
143268
153367
163466
173367
183565
193565
203565
213664
223763
233763
243961
254060
264060
274159
284258
294258
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kon Tum gets around 169 mm of rain over 16.6 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 54% 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
278
377
475
573
672
770
868
966
1065
1163
1261
1359
1457
1555
1653
1751
1849
1947
2045
2144
2242
2341
2439
2538
2637
2737
2836
2935
3035
3134

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1024850
2024949
3025147
4035146
5035344
6045343
7045541
8055540
9065638
10065737
11075835
12085834
13185932
14195931
151106029
161116028
171116226
182126224
192136322
202146420
212166319
223176317
233186415
244196314
254206412
265226211
275236210
28624619
29626608
30627607
31728596

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
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45calm
55calm
65calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
167calm
177calm
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269calm
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309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:415:33
211.95:415:32
311.85:415:32
411.85:415:31
511.85:415:30
611.85:415:30
711.85:415:29
811.85:425:28
911.85:425:28
1011.85:425:27
1111.75:425:26
1211.75:425:26
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1911.65:435:22
2011.65:445:21
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2611.55:455:18
2711.55:465:18
2811.55:465:17
2911.55:465:17
3011.55:475:17
3111.55:475:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
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204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kon Tum

In seasonPeak

In October, Kon Tum sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kon Tum's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Kon Tum?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Kon Tum for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kon Tum in October

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

In October, Kon Tum sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kon Tum in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kon Tum peaks around August 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 14UV 14Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul14Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kon Tum 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 Kon Tum is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1952 µg/m³Aug 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar55Unhealthy
Apr37Poor
May18Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug11Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kon Tum?

Kon Tum sits at 14.4°N, 108.0°E, 543 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Pleiku, 41 km away.

Đức PhổA Yun PaQuảng NgãiBanlungAn NhơnEa Drăng

Topography around Kon Tum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kon Tum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 533 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 794 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,496 m.

The land around Kon Tum is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
794 m
80 km
2,496 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Pleiku 41 km · An Khê 83 km · Đức Phổ 114 km · A Yun Pa 116 km · Quảng Ngãi 120 km · Banlung 130 km · An Nhơn 130 km · Ea Drăng 130 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 Kon Tum (14.3545°, 108.0076°, elevation 543 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).