Clydesdale weather in October

In October, Clydesdale sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 92 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Clydesdale's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Clydesdale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
8th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:23 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
68%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical October day in Clydesdale reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12311
22311
32311
42311
52311
62311
72312
82312
92312
102312
112312
122312
132312
142312
152312
162312
172312
182312
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202312
212312
222312
232412
242412
252412
262413
272413
282413
292413
302413
312413

Clydesdale weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°13518.113.75.3
Feb26° / 17°11515.313.15.5
Mar26° / 15°10215.112.26.0
Apr24° / 13°619.411.37.2
May23° / 10°265.210.58.1
Jun21° / 233.310.18.2
Jul21° / 293.610.28.1
Aug22° / 386.410.97.8
Sep23° / 11°56911.87.2
Oct23° / 12°9215.612.76.0
Nov24° / 13°11016.713.55.6
Dec25° / 15°13019.413.95.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34258
44060
54060
63961
73862
83763
93763
103763
113664
123565
133565
143565
153565
163565
173466
183466
193466
203466
213466
223367
233466
243466
253367
263367
273367
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Clydesdale gets around 92 mm of rain over 15.6 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 49% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
244
345
446
546
647
748
849
949
1050
1150
1250
1350
1450
1550
1650
1750
1850
1950
2050
2150
2250
2350
2451
2551
2651
2751
2851
2951
3051
3151

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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1801910
2782020
3772120
4772120
5762220
6752320
7732430
8722530
9712540
10702640
11692650
12692650
13672760
14672760
15662860
16652870
17642970
18623080
19613180
20603280
21593290
22583390
23573490
24563590
255436100
265237101
275138101
285039101
295039101
304940111
314840111

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:415:58
212.35:395:59
312.45:385:59
412.45:376:00
512.45:366:00
612.45:346:01
712.55:336:02
812.55:326:02
912.55:316:03
1012.65:306:04
1112.65:286:04
1212.65:276:05
1312.75:266:06
1412.75:256:06
1512.75:246:07
1612.75:236:08
1712.85:226:08
1812.85:216:09
1912.85:206:10
2012.95:196:11
2112.95:186:11
2212.95:176:12
2313.05:166:13
2413.05:156:14
2513.05:146:14
2613.05:136:15
2713.15:126:16
2813.15:116:17
2913.15:106:17
3013.15:096:18
3113.25:096:19

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Clydesdale

In seasonPeak

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

Clydesdale's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Clydesdale?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Clydesdale for sightseeing.

What to pack for Clydesdale in October

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

In October, Clydesdale sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Clydesdale 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 Clydesdale peaks around January 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighExtremeJan 15UV 14Jun 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep6High
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Clydesdale 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 Clydesdale is worst in July — around 92 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 23 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1690 µg/m³Dec 2324 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr52Poor
May74Unhealthy
Jun77Unhealthy
Jul92Unhealthy
Aug75Unhealthy
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct39Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Clydesdale?

Clydesdale sits at 30.3°S, 29.9°E, 796 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Kokstad, 56 km away.

Topography around Clydesdale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Clydesdale has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m around an average of 822 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,100 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,307 m.

The land around Clydesdale is covered by grassland (78%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
328 m
16 km
1,100 m
80 km
2,307 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Kokstad 56 km · Richmond 57 km · Ga-Malakhe 68 km · eMuziwezinto 70 km · Port Shepstone 70 km · Margate 75 km · Scottburgh 78 km · eMkhomazi 83 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 Clydesdale (-30.2983°, 29.9377°, elevation 796 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).