Climate averages 1991–2020
Schweizer-Reneke weather
in October.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the joint 6th 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 Schweizer-Reneke: daytime highs average 28.6°C and nights cool to about 13.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 40 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the joint 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 43 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bothaville (129 km away). In October its highs average 28.3°C, about as warm as Schweizer-Reneke, with 51 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Schweizer-Reneke ranks 11th of 95 for the warmest October highs and 9th of 95 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 95 cities is 25.4°C; Schweizer-Reneke is 3.2°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 29.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 40 mm to 57 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
Schweizer-Reneke climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 101 | 14.1 | 13.614 h |
| February | 29.2°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 74 | 12.7 | 13.013 h |
| March | 27.6°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 67 | 11.6 | 12.312 h |
| April | 24.3°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 40 | 6.6 | 11.511 h |
| May | 21.5°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 15 | 2.6 | 10.811 h |
| June | 18.4°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 10 | 1.5 | 10.510 h |
| July | 18.6°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 4.4 | 0.7 | 10.611 h |
| August | 21.8°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 11 | 1.4 | 11.211 h |
| September | 26.4°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 12 | 2.1 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 28.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 40 | 7.3 | 12.713 h |
| November | 29.5°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 57 | 9.2 | 13.413 h |
| December | 30.4°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 77 | 12.9 | 13.814 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
- Bothaville in OctoberSouth Africa · 129 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 13.1°C · 51 mm rain
- Orkney in OctoberSouth Africa · 135 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 13.2°C · 60 mm rain
- Klerksdorp in OctoberSouth Africa · 138 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 13.4°C · 59 mm rain
- Stilfontein in OctoberSouth Africa · 148 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 13.2°C · 59 mm rain
- Mafikeng in OctoberSouth Africa · 150 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 14.1°C · 45 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in OctoberSouth Africa · 154 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 12.6°C · 53 mm rain
- Kutloanong in OctoberSouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 12.6°C · 53 mm rain
- Welkom in OctoberSouth Africa · 164 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 12.3°C · 51 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 Schweizer-Reneke) is explained once on the Schweizer-Reneke year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.