Ekangala weather in October

In October, Ekangala sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 67 mm of rain across 9.4 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 26°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 Ekangala's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ekangala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
9.4 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
7.1
out of 10

Ekangala is human settlement in South Africa.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical October day in Ekangala reaches about 26°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 31°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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Ekangala 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°11014.413.46.0
Feb27° / 17°9411.912.96.2
Mar26° / 15°8811.112.26.9
Apr24° / 12°386.211.47.9
May22° / 142.410.88.5
Jun19° / 71.110.48.4
Jul19° / 40.810.68.4
Aug22° / 71.411.18.9
Sep26° / 12°192.811.88.5
Oct26° / 14°679.412.67.1
Nov26° / 15°921313.36.2
Dec27° / 16°11815.813.65.8

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 20% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27723
37723
47723
57624
67525
77525
87426
97426
107426
117327
127327
137327
147129
157129
167129
177129
187129
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206931
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226832
236832
246634
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276535
286535
296436
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ekangala gets around 67 mm of rain over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
119
220
321
422
522
623
723
824
924
1025
1125
1226
1327
1427
1528
1629
1730
1831
1932
2033
2134
2235
2336
2436
2537
2638
2738
2838
2938
3039
3139

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39550
49550
59550
69460
79460
89460
99370
109370
119370
129280
139280
149190
1590100
1690100
1789110
1888120
1987130
2086140
2185150
2284160
2383170
2482180
2581190
2680200
2778211
2877221
2976231
3075241
3174251

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
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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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 5:47 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:476:01
212.35:466:02
312.35:456:02
412.35:446:03
512.35:436:03
612.45:426:04
712.45:416:04
812.45:396:04
912.45:386:05
1012.55:376:05
1112.55:366:06
1212.55:356:06
1312.55:346:07
1412.65:346:08
1512.65:336:08
1612.65:326:09
1712.65:316:09
1812.75:306:10
1912.75:296:10
2012.75:286:11
2112.75:276:11
2212.85:266:12
2312.85:266:13
2412.85:256:13
2512.85:246:14
2612.95:236:14
2712.95:236:15
2812.95:226:16
2912.95:216:16
3012.95:206:17
3113.05:206:18

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 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ekangala

In seasonPeak

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

Ekangala'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 Ekangala?

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

7.1
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 Ekangala for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ekangala in October

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

In October, Ekangala sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Ekangala 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 Ekangala peaks around January 11 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 11UV 14Jun 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ekangala 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 Ekangala 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 Ekangala?

Ekangala sits at 25.7°S, 28.7°E, 1,472 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Bronkhorstspruit, 16 km away.

Topography around Ekangala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ekangala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 1,470 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 892 m.

The land around Ekangala is covered by grassland (58%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
234 m
80 km
892 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Bronkhorstspruit 16 km · Cullinan 21 km · Moloto South 24 km · Verena 36 km · Somaroboro 37 km · Kwaggafontein 43 km · Phola 48 km · Hammanskraal 53 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 Ekangala (-25.668°, 28.73°, elevation 1,472 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).