East Kalimantan · Indonesia
Balikpapan in October
In October, Balikpapan averages a daytime high of 32 °C and a night-time low of 24 °C, with about 123 mm of rain over the month. Balikpapan has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 32 °C
- Average low
- 24 °C
- Rain in the month
- 123 mm
- Daylight on 15 Oct
- 12 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 93
When to go
How October compares with the rest of the year in Balikpapan
October is tied for the warmest month in Balikpapan by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 31 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 23 °C to 24 °C. By day, October is about the same as September, and November is about the same as October.
October brings 123 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 198 mm (2376 mm a year); it is the 10th wettest month.
On 15 October the sun is up for about 12 h 10 min, against 12 h at the shortest and 12 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 °C | 24 °C | 265 mm | |
| February | 31 °C | 23 °C | 279 mm | |
| March | 31 °C | 24 °C | 251 mm | |
| April | 32 °C | 24 °C | 225 mm | |
| May | 32 °C | 24 °C | 222 mm | |
| June | 32 °C | 24 °C | 198 mm | |
| July | 32 °C | 24 °C | 141 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 24 °C | 106 mm | |
| September | 32 °C | 24 °C | 117 mm | |
| October | 32 °C | 24 °C | 123 mm | |
| November | 32 °C | 24 °C | 207 mm | |
| December | 32 °C | 24 °C | 243 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is October a good time to visit Balikpapan?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 32 °C is above 29 °C and about 123 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Balikpapan meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Balikpapan
This guide lists 93 places to stay in Balikpapan, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 3; 1–3 km, 25; 3–10 km, 64; 10 km or more, 1.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.