Centurion weather in October

In October, Centurion sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 63 mm of rain across 8.4 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 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Centurion's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Centurion's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:34 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
40%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Centurion is town in Gauteng, South Africa.

Density
599/km²
people per km²
Founded
1902

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 27°C through the month.

A typical October day in Centurion reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Centurion 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
Jan28° / 18°10314.713.45.8
Feb28° / 18°9311.912.96.0
Mar26° / 16°8310.412.26.8
Apr24° / 13°386.211.47.9
May22° / 152.610.88.6
Jun20° / 71.110.48.5
Jul20° / 30.810.58.6
Aug23° / 71.411.19.0
Sep26° / 13°172.511.88.4
Oct27° / 15°638.412.67.0
Nov27° / 16°9012.413.36.2
Dec27° / 17°11315.213.65.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
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47822
57822
67822
77723
87723
97624
107525
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147327
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316634

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Centurion gets around 63 mm of rain over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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218
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520
621
722
822
923
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1124
1224
1325
1425
1525
1626
1727
1827
1928
2029
2130
2231
2331
2432
2533
2633
2734
2834
2935
3035
3135

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29460
39370
49370
59280
69280
79280
89190
99190
109190
1190100
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1489110
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2972271
3071281
3171281

Wind in October

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

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:496:03
212.35:486:04
312.35:476:04
412.35:466:05
512.35:456:05
612.45:446:06
712.45:436:06
812.45:426:07
912.45:416:07
1012.55:396:08
1112.55:386:08
1212.55:386:09
1312.55:376:09
1412.65:366:10
1512.65:356:10
1612.65:346:11
1712.65:336:11
1812.75:326:12
1912.75:316:13
2012.75:306:13
2112.75:296:14
2212.85:286:14
2312.85:286:15
2412.85:276:16
2512.85:266:16
2612.95:256:17
2712.95:246:17
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2912.95:236:19
3012.95:226:19
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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 6.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Centurion

In seasonPeak

In October, Centurion sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Centurion's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Centurion?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Centurion for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Centurion in October

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

In October, Centurion sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Centurion in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Centurion peaks around January 1 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 1UV 14Jun 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Centurion 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 Centurion is worst in July — around 188 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (January, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorJul 10187 µg/m³Jan 1229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb43Poor
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr114Unhealthy
May169Very unhealthy
Jun185Very unhealthy
Jul188Very unhealthy
Aug142Unhealthy
Sep108Unhealthy
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov43Poor
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Centurion?

Centurion sits at 25.9°S, 28.2°E, 1,432 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Midstream, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Centurion

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Centurion has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 1,449 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 925 m.

The land around Centurion is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
374 m
80 km
925 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Midstream 7.0 km · Pretoria 13 km · Midrand 15 km · Ivory Park 15 km · Thembisa 16 km · Diepsloot 19 km · Alexandra 29 km · Edenvale 32 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / M / N
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,598
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
68%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
43.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
22.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 602
Religion
Christian 86%or other traditional African religions 5%nothing in particular 5%Muslim 2%

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 Centurion (-25.8589°, 28.1858°, elevation 1,432 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).