Climate averages 1991–2020
Kimberley weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 6th 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 hot month in Kimberley: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 12.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 33 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a fairly dry 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 Bloemfontein (148 km away). In October its highs average 27.0°C, 1.9°C cooler than Kimberley, with 43 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Kimberley ranks joint 7th of 95 for the warmest October highs and joint 5th of 95 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 95 cities is 25.4°C; Kimberley is 3.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 30.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 33 mm to 55 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
Kimberley climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 79 | 11.3 | 13.714 h |
| February | 31.0°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 63 | 10.5 | 13.113 h |
| March | 29.0°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 63 | 10.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 24.9°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 41 | 6.4 | 11.411 h |
| May | 21.6°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 18 | 3.0 | 10.711 h |
| June | 18.2°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 12 | 1.9 | 10.310 h |
| July | 18.5°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 5.4 | 1.0 | 10.510 h |
| August | 21.6°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 10 | 1.7 | 11.111 h |
| September | 26.2°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 13 | 2.5 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 28.9°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 33 | 5.8 | 12.813 h |
| November | 30.3°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 55 | 7.8 | 13.514 h |
| December | 32.2°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 61 | 9.5 | 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
- Bloemfontein in OctoberSouth Africa · 148 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 11.4°C · 43 mm rain
- Schweizer-Reneke in OctoberSouth Africa · 180 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 13.6°C · 40 mm rain
- Botshabelo in OctoberSouth Africa · 200 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 10.9°C · 53 mm rain
- Thaba Nchu in OctoberSouth Africa · 209 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 10.6°C · 53 mm rain
- Welkom in OctoberSouth Africa · 210 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 12.3°C · 51 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in OctoberSouth Africa · 212 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 12.6°C · 53 mm rain
- Virginia in OctoberSouth Africa · 217 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 12.7°C · 51 mm rain
- Kutloanong in OctoberSouth Africa · 219 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 Kimberley) is explained once on the Kimberley year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.