Climate averages 1991–2020
Mossel Bay weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the joint 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Mossel Bay: daytime highs average 20.5°C and nights cool to about 13.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 43 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the joint 9th 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 George (38 km away). In October its highs average 19.4°C, 1.1°C cooler than Mossel Bay, with 62 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Mossel Bay ranks 92nd of 95 for the warmest October highs and joint 11th of 95 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 95 cities is 25.4°C; Mossel Bay is 4.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 21.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 43 mm to 52 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
Mossel Bay climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.4°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 38 | 7.5 | 14.114 h |
| February | 24.6°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 30 | 6.8 | 13.313 h |
| March | 23.7°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 41 | 7.4 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.1°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 43 | 6.7 | 11.311 h |
| May | 20.8°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 40 | 6.2 | 10.410 h |
| June | 19.0°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 37 | 6.9 | 9.910 h |
| July | 18.4°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 38 | 7.2 | 10.110 h |
| August | 18.5°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 47 | 7.6 | 10.911 h |
| September | 19.3°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 33 | 6.5 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 20.5°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 43 | 7.4 | 12.913 h |
| November | 21.5°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 52 | 7.7 | 13.914 h |
| December | 23.4°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 35 | 6.8 | 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
- George in OctoberSouth Africa · 38 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 12.0°C · 62 mm rain
- Oudtshoorn in OctoberSouth Africa · 65 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 10.6°C · 41 mm rain
- Worcester, South Africa in OctoberSouth Africa · 256 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 11.9°C · 36 mm rain
- Paarl in OctoberSouth Africa · 297 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 11.6°C · 47 mm rain
- Stellenbosch in OctoberSouth Africa · 303 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 11.7°C · 45 mm rain
- Kariega in OctoberSouth Africa · 304 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 13.1°C · 48 mm rain
- Somerset West in OctoberSouth Africa · 306 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 13.4°C · 45 mm rain
- Motherwell in OctoberSouth Africa · 320 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 13.6°C · 48 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 Mossel Bay) is explained once on the Mossel Bay year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.