Frankfort weather in October

In October, Frankfort sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 81 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 49% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Frankfort's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Frankfort's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
7th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:31 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
43%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Frankfort is municipality seat of Fezile Dabi District Municipality, 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 Frankfort reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°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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62612
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How October really feels in Frankfort

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.

Frankfort weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 16°12114.913.56.0
Feb26° / 15°8912.3136.2
Mar25° / 14°8011.212.26.9
Apr23° / 10°406.511.47.7
May21° / 162.810.78.2
Jun18° / 81.510.37.9
Jul18° / 6110.58.0
Aug21° / 142.4118.4
Sep25° / 10°223.311.88.6
Oct26° / 12°819.712.77.1
Nov26° / 14°9912.913.36.3
Dec26° / 15°14016.413.75.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27525
37426
47426
57327
67228
77228
87228
97030
107030
116931
126931
136832
146832
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Frankfort gets around 81 mm of rain over 9.7 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 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
120
221
322
422
523
624
725
826
926
1027
1128
1228
1329
1430
1531
1631
1732
1833
1933
2034
2135
2235
2336
2436
2536
2636
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
3991
4991
5991
6991
7982
8982
9973
10973
11964
12964
13955
14946
15937
16928
17919
189010
198911
208911
218812
228713
238713
248614
258614
268614
278515
288515
298416
308416
318317

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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413light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light 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 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:476:03
212.35:466:03
312.35:456:04
412.35:446:04
512.45:436:05
612.45:426:05
712.45:416:06
812.45:396:06
912.55:386:07
1012.55:376:07
1112.55:366:08
1212.65:356:09
1312.65:346:09
1412.65:336:10
1512.65:326:10
1612.75:316:11
1712.75:306:11
1812.75:296:12
1912.75:286:13
2012.85:276:13
2112.85:276:14
2212.85:266:15
2312.85:256:15
2412.95:246:16
2512.95:236:16
2612.95:226:17
2712.95:226:18
2813.05:216:19
2913.05:206:19
3013.05:196:20
3113.05:196:21

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Frankfort

In seasonPeak

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

Frankfort'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 Frankfort?

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
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Frankfort in October

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

In October, Frankfort sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Frankfort 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 Frankfort peaks around January 14 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 14UV 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Frankfort 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 Frankfort is worst in July — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (January, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1468 µg/m³Jan 1418 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr44Poor
May56Unhealthy
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep50Poor
Oct33Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Frankfort?

Frankfort sits at 27.3°S, 28.5°E, 1,545 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Villiers, 29 km away.

Topography around Frankfort

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Frankfort has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 1,535 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 676 m.

The land around Frankfort is covered by grassland (62%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
676 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Villiers 29 km · Heilbron 52 km · Mamafubedu 56 km · Reitz 59 km · Deneysville 59 km · Vrede 68 km · Balfour 69 km · Standerton 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 Frankfort (-27.2789°, 28.497°, elevation 1,545 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).