Mochudi weather in October

In October, Mochudi sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 26 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Mochudi's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mochudi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:43 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
32%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Mochudi is village in central Botswana.

Founded
1871

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Mochudi reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Mochudi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 5 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
5
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mochudi weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°8311.413.34.1
Feb31° / 21°728.812.94.5
Mar30° / 19°527.312.25.6
Apr28° / 16°25411.47.6
May25° / 11°111.510.89.0
Jun23° / 70.910.59.1
Jul22° / 20.510.69.1
Aug26° / 10°20.611.29.2
Sep30° / 15°81.311.86.8
Oct32° / 18°265.112.65.0
Nov32° / 20°588.713.24.3
Dec32° / 21°711113.54.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48614
58614
68614
78515
88515
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mochudi gets around 26 mm of rain over 5.1 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
110
210
311
412
512
613
713
814
914
1014
1115
1215
1315
1416
1516
1616
1716
1816
1917
2017
2118
2218
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2720
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3121

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188102
287112
386122
485132
585132
684142
783152
883152
982162
1081163
1180173
1280173
1380173
1479183
1579183
1679183
1778193
1878193
1976204
2076204
2175214
2273225
2372235
2471245
2570255
2668266
2768266
2867276
2966277
3066277
3165278

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:586:11
212.25:576:12
312.35:566:12
412.35:556:12
512.35:536:13
612.35:526:13
712.45:516:14
812.45:506:14
912.45:506:15
1012.45:496:15
1112.55:486:15
1212.55:476:16
1312.55:466:16
1412.55:456:17
1512.65:446:17
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2012.75:406:20
2112.75:396:20
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.86 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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36.6Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Mochudi?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Mochudi for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mochudi in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Mochudi sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mochudi in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mochudi peaks around January 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 14Jun 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mochudi in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mochudi is worst in June — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1917 µg/m³Dec 135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr13Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mochudi?

Mochudi sits at 24.4°S, 26.1°E, 952 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Mmopone, 33 km away.

RamotswaMolepololeThamaga

Topography around Mochudi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mochudi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mochudi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 944 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 258 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 633 m.

The land around Mochudi is covered by shrubs (38%), artificial surfaces (32%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (59%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
258 m
80 km
633 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Mmopone 33 km · Tlokweng 33 km · Gaborone 36 km · Mogoditshane 37 km · Gabane 46 km · Ramotswa 58 km · Molepolole 66 km · Thamaga 68 km

Botswana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,778
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
63%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
11.4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
26.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Christian 79%none 15%Badimo 4%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Mochudi (-24.4167°, 26.15°, elevation 952 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).