Climate averages 1991–2020
Louis Trichardt weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the joint 3rd warmest and the 7th 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 Louis Trichardt: daytime highs average 28.1°C and nights cool to about 15.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 37 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Thohoyandou (61 km away). In October its highs average 27.3°C, 0.9°C cooler than Louis Trichardt, with 55 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Louis Trichardt ranks 16th of 95 for the warmest October highs and 2nd of 95 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 95 cities is 25.4°C; Louis Trichardt is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 28.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 22 mm to 76 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
Louis Trichardt climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 102 | 13.2 | 13.413 h |
| February | 27.9°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 87 | 10.6 | 12.913 h |
| March | 27.1°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 50 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.3°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 21 | 5.1 | 11.612 h |
| May | 23.7°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 10 | 1.9 | 11.011 h |
| June | 21.4°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 5.3 | 1.1 | 10.711 h |
| July | 21.0°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 5.1 | 0.9 | 10.911 h |
| August | 24.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 3.3 | 0.9 | 11.311 h |
| September | 27.2°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 9.7 | 2.1 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 28.1°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 22 | 4.6 | 12.613 h |
| November | 28.3°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 76 | 10.3 | 13.213 h |
| December | 28.2°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 103 | 13.4 | 13.514 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
- Thohoyandou in OctoberSouth Africa · 61 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 15.6°C · 55 mm rain
- Polokwane in OctoberSouth Africa · 105 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 13.5°C · 46 mm rain
- Mokopane in OctoberSouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 15.0°C · 38 mm rain
- Phalaborwa in OctoberSouth Africa · 161 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 17.5°C · 24 mm rain
- Bela Bela in OctoberSouth Africa · 263 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 15.4°C · 49 mm rain
- Somaroboro in OctoberSouth Africa · 278 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 13.7°C · 49 mm rain
- Mbombela in OctoberSouth Africa · 291 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 14.8°C · 71 mm rain
- Middelburg in OctoberSouth Africa · 307 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 12.3°C · 68 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 Louis Trichardt) is explained once on the Louis Trichardt year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.