Climate averages 1991–2020
Worcester, South Africa weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Worcester, South Africa: daytime highs average 23.5°C and nights cool to about 11.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 36 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 54 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Paarl (45 km away). In October its highs average 23.3°C, about as warm as Worcester, South Africa, with 47 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Worcester, South Africa ranks 73rd of 95 for the warmest October highs and 7th of 95 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 95 cities is 25.4°C; Worcester, South Africa is 1.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 2.5°C to 26.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 36 mm to 35 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
Worcester, South Africa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.9°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 24 | 5.2 | 14.114 h |
| February | 31.0°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 21 | 5.1 | 13.313 h |
| March | 29.0°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 28 | 6.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 25.1°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 33 | 5.6 | 11.311 h |
| May | 21.3°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 39 | 6.2 | 10.410 h |
| June | 17.5°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 60 | 8.2 | 10.010 h |
| July | 17.0°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 59 | 8.1 | 10.110 h |
| August | 17.5°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 51 | 8.5 | 10.911 h |
| September | 19.9°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 35 | 6.5 | 11.912 h |
| October, selected | 23.5°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 36 | 6.0 | 12.913 h |
| November | 26.0°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 35 | 6.1 | 13.814 h |
| December | 29.0°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 24 | 5.0 | 14.314 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
- Paarl in OctoberSouth Africa · 45 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 11.6°C · 47 mm rain
- Stellenbosch in OctoberSouth Africa · 63 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 11.7°C · 45 mm rain
- Somerset West in OctoberSouth Africa · 76 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 13.4°C · 45 mm rain
- Atlantis in OctoberSouth Africa · 90 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 11.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Cape Town in OctoberSouth Africa · 100 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 12.8°C · 33 mm rain
- Oudtshoorn in OctoberSouth Africa · 255 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 10.6°C · 41 mm rain
- Mossel Bay in OctoberSouth Africa · 256 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 13.2°C · 43 mm rain
- George in OctoberSouth Africa · 281 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 12.0°C · 62 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 Worcester) is explained once on the Worcester, South Africa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.