eMuziwezinto weather in October

In October, eMuziwezinto sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 111 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

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 eMuziwezinto's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see eMuziwezinto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
6th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:20 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
65%
10th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

eMuziwezinto is South Africa town.

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 22°C through the month.

A typical October day in eMuziwezinto reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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eMuziwezinto weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 22°9813.913.76.1
Feb26° / 22°8911.713.16.2
Mar26° / 21°981212.26.6
Apr24° / 19°909.811.37.2
May23° / 17°46610.58.1
Jun22° / 15°364.810.18.2
Jul22° / 15°455.510.28.0
Aug22° / 15°426.410.97.6
Sep22° / 17°729.511.86.8
Oct22° / 18°11113.612.76.1
Nov23° / 19°1121413.56.0
Dec25° / 20°10213.913.96.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34654
44456
54357
64258
74258
84258
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

eMuziwezinto gets around 111 mm of rain over 13.6 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3141

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
119363960
218364070
318354070
418354070
517354070
617354180
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9153540100
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23103141180
24103041190
25102942190
2692842200
2792742210
2892642220
2992542230
3092442241
3192342251

Wind in October

Winds average 19 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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519light breeze
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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 5:38 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:385:55
212.35:365:56
312.45:355:56
412.45:345:57
512.45:335:58
612.45:315:58
712.55:305:59
812.55:295:59
912.55:286:00
1012.65:276:01
1112.65:266:01
1212.65:246:02
1312.75:236:03
1412.75:226:03
1512.75:216:04
1612.75:206:05
1712.85:196:06
1812.85:186:06
1912.85:176:07
2012.95:166:08
2112.95:156:08
2212.95:146:09
2313.05:136:10
2413.05:126:11
2513.05:116:11
2613.05:106:12
2713.15:096:13
2813.15:086:14
2913.15:076:15
3013.15:076:15
3113.25:066:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for eMuziwezinto

In seasonPeak

None of eMuziwezinto's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

eMuziwezinto sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
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Mar
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May
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Is October a good time to visit eMuziwezinto?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit eMuziwezinto for sightseeing.

What to pack for eMuziwezinto in October

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

In October, eMuziwezinto sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near eMuziwezinto in October

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in August near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr25Warm
May24Warm
Jun23Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec24Warm

UV index in eMuziwezinto in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in eMuziwezinto peaks around January 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighExtremeExtremeJan 16UV 13Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr5High
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep5High
Oct10Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in eMuziwezinto 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 eMuziwezinto is worst in July — around 148 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.1× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 11147 µg/m³Jan 1625 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar50Poor
Apr77Unhealthy
May126Unhealthy
Jun144Unhealthy
Jul148Unhealthy
Aug116Unhealthy
Sep88Unhealthy
Oct57Unhealthy
Nov41Poor
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is eMuziwezinto?

eMuziwezinto sits at 30.3°S, 30.7°E, 179 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Scottburgh, 9.0 km away.

Topography around eMuziwezinto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around eMuziwezinto has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m around an average of 157 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 618 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,630 m.

The land around eMuziwezinto is covered by trees (44%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, trees (39%), grassland (24%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and trees (35%), water (30%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
266 m
16 km
618 m
80 km
1,630 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Scottburgh 9.0 km · eMkhomazi 17 km · Folweni 38 km · Port Shepstone 52 km · Mpumalanga 55 km · Pinetown 59 km · Durban 61 km · Richmond 62 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 eMuziwezinto (-30.31°, 30.6627°, elevation 179 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).