Cullinan weather in October

In October, Cullinan sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 70 mm of rain across 9.5 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 51% 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 Cullinan's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cullinan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:32 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
42%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Cullinan is town in South Africa.

Founded
1903

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 Cullinan reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Cullinan 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
Jan27° / 17°11214.713.45.9
Feb27° / 17°9711.912.96.2
Mar26° / 16°8910.912.26.8
Apr24° / 12°406.411.47.8
May22° / 152.410.88.6
Jun20° / 71.110.48.4
Jul19° / 40.810.68.5
Aug22° / 81.711.18.9
Sep26° / 12°18311.88.5
Oct27° / 14°709.512.67.0
Nov27° / 15°9712.913.36.2
Dec27° / 16°12116.213.65.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
27921
37921
47921
57822
67723
77723
87624
97624
107525
117525
127426
137327
147327
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316634

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Cullinan gets around 70 mm of rain over 9.5 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 30% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
120
221
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423
523
624
724
825
925
1026
1127
1227
1328
1429
1529
1630
1731
1831
1932
2033
2134
2235
2336
2436
2537
2637
2738
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29460
39460
49370
59370
69280
79280
89280
99190
109190
119190
1290100
1390100
1489110
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2776231
2875241
2974251
3073261
3172271

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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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 5:48 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:486:02
212.35:476:02
312.35:466:03
412.35:446:03
512.35:436:04
612.45:426:04
712.45:416:05
812.45:406:05
912.45:396:06
1012.55:386:06
1112.55:376:07
1212.55:366:07
1312.55:356:08
1412.65:346:08
1512.65:336:09
1612.65:326:09
1712.65:326:10
1812.75:316:10
1912.75:306:11
2012.75:296:12
2112.75:286:12
2212.85:276:13
2312.85:266:13
2412.85:266:14
2512.85:256:15
2612.95:246:15
2712.95:236:16
2812.95:236:16
2912.95:226:17
3012.95:216:18
3113.05:216:18

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.5Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Cullinan

In seasonPeak

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

Cullinan'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 Cullinan?

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
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cullinan in October

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

In October, Cullinan sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Cullinan 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 Cullinan peaks around January 1 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Cullinan 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 Cullinan 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 Cullinan?

Cullinan sits at 25.7°S, 28.5°E, 1,449 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Ekangala, 21 km away.

Topography around Cullinan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cullinan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 1,438 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 909 m.

The land around Cullinan is covered by grassland (46%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
418 m
80 km
909 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Ekangala 21 km · Moloto South 26 km · Bronkhorstspruit 27 km · Pretoria 35 km · Hammanskraal 38 km · Centurion 40 km · Midstream 43 km · Thembisa 47 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 Cullinan (-25.6709°, 28.5236°, elevation 1,449 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).