Climate averages 1991–2020
Phuthaditjhaba weather
in October.
A warm, wet month: the 5th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Phuthaditjhaba: daytime highs average 22.5°C and nights cool to about 9.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 106 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes October a wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 45 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bethlehem, South Africa (60 km away). In October its highs average 24.0°C, 1.5°C warmer than Phuthaditjhaba, with 87 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Phuthaditjhaba ranks joint 81st of 95 for the warmest October highs and 95th of 95 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 95 cities is 25.4°C; Phuthaditjhaba is 2.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 23.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 106 mm to 135 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
Phuthaditjhaba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.9°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 177 | 19.0 | 13.714 h |
| February | 23.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 135 | 15.3 | 13.113 h |
| March | 22.4°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 100 | 13.8 | 12.312 h |
| April | 19.9°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 53 | 7.8 | 11.411 h |
| May | 17.6°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 25 | 3.4 | 10.711 h |
| June | 15.1°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 13 | 1.9 | 10.410 h |
| July | 15.1°C0.6°C | 0.6°C | 11 | 1.9 | 10.511 h |
| August | 17.9°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 29 | 4.2 | 11.111 h |
| September | 21.6°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 32 | 4.5 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 22.5°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 106 | 12.5 | 12.813 h |
| November | 23.1°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 135 | 14.3 | 13.514 h |
| December | 23.9°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 168 | 18.9 | 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
- Bethlehem, South Africa in OctoberSouth Africa · 60 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 10.2°C · 87 mm rain
- Ladysmith in OctoberSouth Africa · 94 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 12.4°C · 100 mm rain
- Newcastle, South Africa in OctoberSouth Africa · 139 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 11.8°C · 94 mm rain
- Dundee, South Africa in OctoberSouth Africa · 144 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.0°C · 92 mm rain
- Maseru in OctoberLesotho · 157 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 9.6°C · 84 mm rain
- Standerton in OctoberSouth Africa · 182 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 11.2°C · 91 mm rain
- Kroonstad in OctoberSouth Africa · 183 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 12.5°C · 59 mm rain
- Pietermaritzburg in OctoberSouth Africa · 196 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 13.0°C · 92 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 Phuthaditjhaba) is explained once on the Phuthaditjhaba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.