Climate averages 1991–2020
Middelburg weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: one of the warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Middelburg: daytime highs average 25.6°C and nights cool to about 12.3°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the warmest months of the year.
Expect about 68 mm of rain on roughly 10 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 Emalahleni (26 km away). In October its highs average 24.9°C, 0.7°C cooler than Middelburg, with 73 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Middelburg ranks joint 43rd of 95 for the warmest October highs and joint 52nd of 95 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 95 cities is 25.4°C; Middelburg is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 24.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 68 mm to 102 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
Middelburg climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.5°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 122 | 15.6 | 13.514 h |
| February | 25.6°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 91 | 12.1 | 13.013 h |
| March | 24.5°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 86 | 11.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 40 | 6.1 | 11.512 h |
| May | 20.3°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 15 | 2.4 | 10.911 h |
| June | 18.0°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 5.3 | 1.1 | 10.611 h |
| July | 18.1°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 5.9 | 0.8 | 10.711 h |
| August | 21.2°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 8.5 | 1.5 | 11.211 h |
| September | 25.0°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 18 | 3.4 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 25.6°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 68 | 10.4 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.9°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 102 | 14.3 | 13.413 h |
| December | 25.3°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 114 | 16.5 | 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
- Emalahleni in OctoberSouth Africa · 26 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 11.5°C · 73 mm rain
- Bethal in OctoberSouth Africa · 76 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 11.0°C · 91 mm rain
- Somaroboro in OctoberSouth Africa · 79 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 13.7°C · 49 mm rain
- Delmas in OctoberSouth Africa · 88 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 11.8°C · 83 mm rain
- eMbalenhle in OctoberSouth Africa · 93 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 11.7°C · 88 mm rain
- Ermelo in OctoberSouth Africa · 99 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 10.7°C · 96 mm rain
- Etwatwa in OctoberSouth Africa · 108 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 12.0°C · 83 mm rain
- Brakpan in OctoberSouth Africa · 121 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 11.6°C · 76 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 Middelburg) is explained once on the Middelburg year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.