Rehoboth weather in October

In October, Rehoboth sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 Rehoboth's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rehoboth's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:20 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
23%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Rehoboth is town in Namibia.

Density
53/km²
people per km²

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 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Rehoboth reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Rehoboth weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°688.913.34.7
Feb30° / 19°769.712.85.0
Mar29° / 17°578.512.26.0
Apr27° / 14°243.911.58.0
May25° / 10°30.510.99.3
Jun22° / 10.210.69.3
Jul22° / 00.210.79.3
Aug25° / 00.211.29.5
Sep28° / 12°40.811.97.9
Oct31° / 16°102.112.56.1
Nov31° / 17°173.313.15.4
Dec32° / 19°314.713.44.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3928
4928
5928
6928
7928
8928
9928
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Rehoboth gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
95
105
115
126
136
146
157
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177
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2710
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3010
3110

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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31973

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light 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 6:34 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:346:47
212.26:336:47
312.36:326:48
412.36:316:48
512.36:306:49
612.36:296:49
712.46:286:49
812.46:276:50
912.46:266:50
1012.46:256:51
1112.46:256:51
1212.56:246:51
1312.56:236:52
1412.56:226:52
1512.56:216:53
1612.66:206:53
1712.66:196:54
1812.66:186:54
1912.66:186:55
2012.66:176:55
2112.76:166:56
2212.76:156:56
2312.76:156:57
2412.76:146:57
2512.76:136:58
2612.86:126:58
2712.86:126:59
2812.86:116:59
2912.86:117:00
3012.86:107:01
3112.96:097:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 7.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Rehoboth?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rehoboth in October

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

In October, Rehoboth sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Rehoboth in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rehoboth peaks around January 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 16Jun 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Rehoboth 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 Rehoboth is worst in August — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1329 µg/m³Jan 2212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rehoboth?

Rehoboth sits at 23.3°S, 17.1°E, 1,391 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Windhoek, 84 km away.

WindhoekKatuturaOkahandjaMarientalGobabisWalvis BaySwakopmundOtjiwarongo

Topography around Rehoboth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rehoboth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 1,395 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,311 m.

The land around Rehoboth is covered by grassland (38%), shrubs (32%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and shrubs (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and shrubs (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
371 m
80 km
1,311 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Windhoek 84 km · Katutura 88 km · Okahandja 150 km · Mariental 171 km · Gobabis 215 km · Walvis Bay 267 km · Swakopmund 272 km · Otjiwarongo 321 km

Namibia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,876
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
34.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Christian 98%unaffiliated 2%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 Rehoboth (-23.317°, 17.09°, elevation 1,391 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).