Hendrina weather in October

In October, Hendrina sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 86 mm of rain across 12 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 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Hendrina's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hendrina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12°
7th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:27 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
48%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Hendrina is human settlement in South Africa.

Founded
1914

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 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in Hendrina reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°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)
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How October really feels in Hendrina

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.

Hendrina 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
Jan25° / 15°13016.313.56.0
Feb25° / 14°9412.312.96.4
Mar24° / 13°8810.912.27.0
Apr22° / 10°436.711.47.5
May20° / 152.410.78.1
Jun18° / 6110.47.9
Jul18° / 60.710.57.9
Aug21° / 112.211.18.4
Sep24° / 10°213.811.88.5
Oct24° / 12°861212.66.9
Nov24° / 13°11415.213.36.1
Dec24° / 14°1401813.65.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27327
37228
47228
57030
67030
76931
86832
96733
106634
116535
126535
136436
146337
156337
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196139
206139
216139
226040
236040
246139
256139
266139
276139
286040
296139
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Hendrina gets around 86 mm of rain over 12 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 38% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
227
328
429
530
631
731
832
933
1033
1134
1235
1335
1436
1536
1637
1738
1839
1939
2040
2142
2243
2344
2444
2545
2646
2746
2846
2947
3047
3147

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5982
6982
7982
8982
9973
10973
11973
12973
13964
14964
15955
16955
17946
18946
19937
20928
21919
22919
239010
248911
258812
268713
278614
288515
298416
308317
318218

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
213light breeze
313light breeze
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 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 5:43 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:435:57
212.35:425:58
312.35:415:58
412.35:405:59
512.35:385:59
612.45:376:00
712.45:366:00
812.45:356:01
912.55:346:01
1012.55:336:02
1112.55:326:02
1212.55:316:03
1312.65:306:03
1412.65:296:04
1512.65:286:04
1612.65:276:05
1712.75:266:06
1812.75:256:06
1912.75:256:07
2012.75:246:07
2112.85:236:08
2212.85:226:09
2312.85:216:09
2412.85:206:10
2512.85:206:10
2612.95:196:11
2712.95:186:12
2812.95:176:12
2912.95:176:13
3013.05:166:14
3113.05:156:14

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Hendrina

In seasonPeak

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

Hendrina'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 Hendrina?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Hendrina for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Hendrina in October

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

In October, Hendrina sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Hendrina 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 Hendrina peaks around January 14 at about 14 (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 14Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Hendrina 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 Hendrina 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 Hendrina?

Hendrina sits at 26.2°S, 29.7°E, 1,686 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Breyten, 31 km away.

Topography around Hendrina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hendrina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 1,673 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 882 m.

The land around Hendrina is covered by grassland (48%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
194 m
80 km
882 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Breyten 31 km · Carolina 41 km · Bethal 42 km · Thubelihle 43 km · Kriel 47 km · Ermelo 49 km · Middelburg 49 km · Emalahleni 58 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 Hendrina (-26.1588°, 29.7153°, elevation 1,686 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).