Climate averages 1991–2020
Atlantis weather
in October.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Atlantis: daytime highs average 21.0°C and nights cool to about 11.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 23 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 54 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cape Town (40 km away). In October its highs average 20.4°C, 0.7°C cooler than Atlantis, with 33 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Atlantis ranks 91st of 95 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 95 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 95 cities is 25.4°C; Atlantis is 4.4°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 2.0°C to 23.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 23 mm to 21 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Atlantis climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.9°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 9.8 | 2.2 | 14.114 h |
| February | 27.1°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 9.8 | 1.9 | 13.313 h |
| March | 25.6°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 11 | 2.2 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.6°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 31 | 4.2 | 11.311 h |
| May | 19.4°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 47 | 6.5 | 10.410 h |
| June | 16.5°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 76 | 9.4 | 10.010 h |
| July | 16.1°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 69 | 8.2 | 10.210 h |
| August | 16.2°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 59 | 8.4 | 10.911 h |
| September | 17.9°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 36 | 6.3 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 21.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 23 | 4.1 | 12.913 h |
| November | 23.0°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 21 | 4.0 | 13.814 h |
| December | 25.4°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 12 | 2.9 | 14.314 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Cape Town in OctoberSouth Africa · 40 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 12.8°C · 33 mm rain
- Paarl in OctoberSouth Africa · 49 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 11.6°C · 47 mm rain
- Stellenbosch in OctoberSouth Africa · 54 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 11.7°C · 45 mm rain
- Somerset West in OctoberSouth Africa · 65 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 13.4°C · 45 mm rain
- Worcester, South Africa in OctoberSouth Africa · 90 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 11.9°C · 36 mm rain
- Oudtshoorn in OctoberSouth Africa · 344 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 10.6°C · 41 mm rain
- Mossel Bay in OctoberSouth Africa · 345 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 13.2°C · 43 mm rain
- George in OctoberSouth Africa · 370 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 12.0°C · 62 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Atlantis) is explained once on the Atlantis year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.