Climate averages 1991–2020
Bloemfontein weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 5th 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 warm month in Bloemfontein: daytime highs average 27.0°C and nights cool to about 11.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 43 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 46 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Botshabelo (52 km away). In October its highs average 26.1°C, 0.9°C cooler than Bloemfontein, with 53 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Bloemfontein ranks joint 27th of 95 for the warmest October highs and joint 11th of 95 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 95 cities is 25.4°C; Bloemfontein is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 28.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 43 mm to 66 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
Bloemfontein climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 82 | 12.5 | 13.814 h |
| February | 29.0°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 73 | 11.3 | 13.113 h |
| March | 26.9°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 72 | 10.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.9°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 47 | 7.3 | 11.411 h |
| May | 19.7°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 20 | 3.2 | 10.711 h |
| June | 16.5°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 11 | 1.8 | 10.310 h |
| July | 16.8°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 8.0 | 1.3 | 10.510 h |
| August | 19.9°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 15 | 2.2 | 11.111 h |
| September | 24.6°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 16 | 2.7 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 27.0°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 43 | 6.7 | 12.813 h |
| November | 28.2°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 66 | 8.3 | 13.514 h |
| December | 29.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 76 | 10.3 | 14.014 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
- Botshabelo in OctoberSouth Africa · 52 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 10.9°C · 53 mm rain
- Thaba Nchu in OctoberSouth Africa · 61 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 10.6°C · 53 mm rain
- Maseru in OctoberLesotho · 125 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 9.6°C · 84 mm rain
- Virginia in OctoberSouth Africa · 130 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 12.7°C · 51 mm rain
- Welkom in OctoberSouth Africa · 137 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 12.3°C · 51 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in OctoberSouth Africa · 146 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 12.6°C · 53 mm rain
- Kimberley in OctoberSouth Africa · 148 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 12.9°C · 33 mm rain
- Kutloanong in OctoberSouth Africa · 152 kmHigh 27.7°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 Bloemfontein) is explained once on the Bloemfontein year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.