Climate averages 1991–2020
George weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in George: daytime highs average 19.4°C and nights cool to about 12.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 62 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 55 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mossel Bay (38 km away). In October its highs average 20.5°C, 1.1°C warmer than George, with 43 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, George ranks 95th of 95 for the warmest October highs and 44th of 95 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 95 cities is 25.4°C; George is 6.0°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 20.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 62 mm to 70 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
George climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.4°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 51 | 9.1 | 14.114 h |
| February | 23.7°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 42 | 8.2 | 13.313 h |
| March | 22.7°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 54 | 8.7 | 12.312 h |
| April | 20.9°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 53 | 7.5 | 11.311 h |
| May | 19.5°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 45 | 6.5 | 10.410 h |
| June | 17.5°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 39 | 6.9 | 9.910 h |
| July | 17.1°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 40 | 7.4 | 10.110 h |
| August | 17.2°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 53 | 8.1 | 10.911 h |
| September | 18.1°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 44 | 8.0 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 19.4°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 62 | 8.7 | 12.913 h |
| November | 20.5°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 70 | 9.3 | 13.914 h |
| December | 22.3°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 47 | 9.1 | 14.414 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
- Mossel Bay in OctoberSouth Africa · 38 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 13.2°C · 43 mm rain
- Oudtshoorn in OctoberSouth Africa · 47 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 10.6°C · 41 mm rain
- Kariega in OctoberSouth Africa · 272 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 13.1°C · 48 mm rain
- Worcester, South Africa in OctoberSouth Africa · 281 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 11.9°C · 36 mm rain
- Motherwell in OctoberSouth Africa · 289 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 13.6°C · 48 mm rain
- Gqeberha in OctoberSouth Africa · 291 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 15.1°C · 48 mm rain
- Paarl in OctoberSouth Africa · 323 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 11.6°C · 47 mm rain
- Stellenbosch in OctoberSouth Africa · 332 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 11.7°C · 45 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 George) is explained once on the George year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.