October Weather in Lae Marshall Islands

Daily high temperatures are around 86°F, rarely falling below 84°F or exceeding 87°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 80°F, rarely falling below 78°F or exceeding 82°F.

For reference, on September 5, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Lae typically range from 80°F to 86°F, while on February 11, the coldest day of the year, they range from 79°F to 85°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on October. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

San Andrés, Colombia (7,549 miles away) and Fuvahmulah, Maldives (6,422 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Lae (view comparison).

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The month of October in Lae experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 84% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 85% on October 26.

The clearest day of the month is October 11, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 16% of the time.

For reference, on October 26, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 85%, while on March 11, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 26%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Lae, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is very rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 69% and ending it at 59%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 69% on September 30, and its lowest chance is 15% on January 31.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during October in Lae is essentially constant, remaining about 7.4 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 11.0 inches or falling below 3.5 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 7.5 inches on October 8.

Over the course of October in Lae, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is October 31, with 11 hours, 49 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 1, with 12 hours, 3 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Lae is 6:42 AM on October 14 and the latest sunrise is 1 minute, 22 seconds later at 6:44 AM on October 31.

The latest sunset is 6:45 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 13 minutes earlier at 6:32 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Lae during 2025.

For reference, on June 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:37 AM and sets 12 hours, 39 minutes later, at 7:16 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:04 AM and sets 11 hours, 36 minutes later, at 6:41 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for October 2025. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Lae is essentially constant during October, remaining around 100% throughout.

For reference, on March 1, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on January 28, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Lae is increasing during October, increasing from 9.8 miles per hour to 11.7 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 20, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 18.8 miles per hour, while on September 10, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.5 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Lae throughout October is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 75% on October 31.

Lae is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Lae is essentially constant during October, remaining around 84°F throughout.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Lae are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Lae are very rapidly increasing during October, increasing by 979°F, from 8,827°F to 9,806°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Lae is essentially constant during October, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 4.1 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during October is 4.0 kWh on October 23.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Lae are 8.922 deg latitude, 166.263 deg longitude, and 26 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Lae is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 59 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (59 feet). Within 50 miles is also essentially flat (72 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Lae is covered by water (100%), within 10 miles by water (100%), and within 50 miles by water (100%).