Ermelo weather in October

In October, Ermelo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 96 mm of precipitation across 12.6 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-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 40% 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 Ermelo's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ermelo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Precipitation
96 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:26 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
51%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Ermelo is town in South Africa.

Founded
1880

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 23°C through the month.

A typical October day in Ermelo reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°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)
12411
22411
32411
42411
52411
62411
72411
82411
92411
102411
112411
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132311
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292312
302312
312312

How October really feels in Ermelo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ermelo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°14416.913.56.0
Feb24° / 14°10212.212.96.5
Mar23° / 13°9011.312.26.9
Apr21° / 10°45711.47.3
May19° / 152.710.77.9
Jun17° / 71.310.47.5
Jul17° / 70.810.57.6
Aug20° / 142.511.18.2
Sep23° / 264.511.88.3
Oct23° / 11°9612.612.66.8
Nov23° / 12°12815.613.35.9
Dec24° / 14°16318.113.65.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
36832
46832
56733
66634
76535
86535
96337
106337
116238
126139
136139
146040
156040
166040
175941
185842
195842
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215743
225743
235743
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315743

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ermelo gets around 96 mm of rain and snow over 12.6 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
229
330
431
532
633
733
834
935
1035
1136
1236
1337
1438
1538
1639
1740
1840
1941
2042
2143
2244
2345
2446
2546
2647
2747
2848
2948
3048
3148

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8973
9973
10973
11973
12964
13964
14964
15955
16955
17955
18946
19946
20937
21928
22928
23919
249010
258911
268911
278812
288713
298614
308515
318416

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

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 5:42 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:425:56
212.35:405:57
312.35:395:57
412.35:385:58
512.45:375:58
612.45:365:59
712.45:355:59
812.45:346:00
912.55:336:00
1012.55:326:01
1112.55:316:02
1212.55:306:02
1312.65:296:03
1412.65:286:03
1512.65:276:04
1612.65:266:04
1712.75:256:05
1812.75:246:05
1912.75:236:06
2012.75:226:07
2112.85:216:07
2212.85:216:08
2312.85:206:08
2412.85:196:09
2512.95:186:10
2612.95:176:10
2712.95:166:11
2812.95:166:12
2913.05:156:12
3013.05:146:13
3113.05:146:14

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ermelo

In seasonPeak

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

Ermelo'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 Ermelo?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Ermelo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ermelo in October

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

In October, Ermelo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Ermelo 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 Ermelo peaks around January 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 15UV 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ermelo 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 Ermelo is worst in July — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 2331 µg/m³Dec 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ermelo?

Ermelo sits at 26.5°S, 30.0°E, 1,700 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Breyten, 26 km away.

Topography around Ermelo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ermelo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 1,714 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 953 m.

The land around Ermelo is covered by grassland (49%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
953 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Breyten 26 km · Hendrina 49 km · Bethal 52 km · Carolina 53 km · Driefontein 66 km · Daggakraal 67 km · Trichardt 75 km · Thubelihle 77 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 Ermelo (-26.5333°, 29.9833°, elevation 1,700 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).