Climate averages 1991–2020
Bethlehem, South Africa weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Bethlehem, South Africa: daytime highs average 24.0°C and nights cool to about 10.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 87 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 45 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Phuthaditjhaba (60 km away). In October its highs average 22.5°C, 1.5°C cooler than Bethlehem, South Africa, with 106 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Bethlehem, South Africa ranks joint 69th of 95 for the warmest October highs and joint 78th of 95 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 95 cities is 25.4°C; Bethlehem, South Africa is 1.4°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 24.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 87 mm to 111 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
Bethlehem, South Africa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.5°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 143 | 16.5 | 13.714 h |
| February | 25.0°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 97 | 13.4 | 13.113 h |
| March | 23.6°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 89 | 12.2 | 12.312 h |
| April | 20.9°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 53 | 7.6 | 11.411 h |
| May | 18.2°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 25 | 3.4 | 10.711 h |
| June | 15.5°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 13 | 2.1 | 10.410 h |
| July | 15.6°C1.4°C | 1.4°C | 7.6 | 1.3 | 10.511 h |
| August | 18.7°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 21 | 3.3 | 11.111 h |
| September | 22.8°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 22 | 3.7 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 24.0°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 87 | 9.7 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.5°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 111 | 12.2 | 13.513 h |
| December | 25.3°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 147 | 16.7 | 13.914 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
- Phuthaditjhaba in OctoberSouth Africa · 60 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 9.4°C · 106 mm rain
- Kroonstad in OctoberSouth Africa · 124 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 12.5°C · 59 mm rain
- Virginia in OctoberSouth Africa · 142 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 12.7°C · 51 mm rain
- Maseru in OctoberLesotho · 145 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 9.6°C · 84 mm rain
- Ladysmith in OctoberSouth Africa · 149 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 12.4°C · 100 mm rain
- Welkom in OctoberSouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 12.3°C · 51 mm rain
- Kutloanong in OctoberSouth Africa · 159 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 12.6°C · 53 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in OctoberSouth Africa · 164 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 12.6°C · 53 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 Bethlehem) is explained once on the Bethlehem, South Africa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.