Climate averages 1991–2020
Mafikeng weather
in October.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 4th 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 Mafikeng: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 14.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 45 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 41 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gaborone (137 km away). In October its highs average 31.1°C, 2.4°C warmer than Mafikeng, with 33 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Mafikeng ranks 9th of 95 for the warmest October highs and joint 13th of 95 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 95 cities is 25.4°C; Mafikeng is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 29.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 45 mm to 69 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
Mafikeng climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.2°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 90 | 14.7 | 13.614 h |
| February | 28.7°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 90 | 12.3 | 13.013 h |
| March | 27.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 71 | 10.6 | 12.312 h |
| April | 24.3°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 40 | 5.7 | 11.511 h |
| May | 21.9°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 18 | 2.3 | 10.911 h |
| June | 19.2°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 8.8 | 1.4 | 10.511 h |
| July | 19.2°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 2.4 | 0.5 | 10.711 h |
| August | 22.5°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 7.2 | 1.4 | 11.211 h |
| September | 26.9°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 13 | 1.8 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 28.8°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 45 | 7.1 | 12.713 h |
| November | 29.0°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 69 | 11.4 | 13.413 h |
| December | 29.4°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 87 | 14.3 | 13.714 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
- Gaborone in OctoberBotswana · 137 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 16.7°C · 33 mm rain
- Mogoditshane in OctoberBotswana · 139 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 16.6°C · 30 mm rain
- Klerksdorp in OctoberSouth Africa · 150 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 13.4°C · 59 mm rain
- Schweizer-Reneke in OctoberSouth Africa · 150 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 13.6°C · 40 mm rain
- Stilfontein in OctoberSouth Africa · 156 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 13.2°C · 59 mm rain
- Orkney in OctoberSouth Africa · 161 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 13.2°C · 60 mm rain
- Rustenburg in OctoberSouth Africa · 162 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 15.1°C · 48 mm rain
- Molepolole in OctoberBotswana · 163 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 16.2°C · 30 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 Mafikeng) is explained once on the Mafikeng year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.