Kimberley weather in October

In October, Kimberley sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 33 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kimberley's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kimberley's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 33 mm; 5.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:45 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover: 33%; 6th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 7.07 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.4; out of 10

Kimberley is city in the Northern Cape, South Africa.

Density: 1,572/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1873

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kimberley reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	12
2	28	12
3	28	12
4	28	12
5	28	12
6	28	12
7	29	13
8	29	13
9	29	13
10	29	13
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	29	13
14	29	13
15	29	14
16	29	14
17	29	14
18	29	14
19	29	14
20	29	14
21	29	14
22	30	14
23	30	14
24	30	14
25	30	14
26	30	14
27	30	15
28	30	15
29	30	15
30	30	15
31	30	15

How October really feels in Kimberley

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Kimberley weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 19°	79	11.4	13.6	3.9
Feb	32° / 19°	63	10.4	13	4.3
Mar	30° / 17°	63	10.1	12.2	5.6
Apr	26° / 12°	41	6.4	11.3	7.7
May	23° / 7°	18	3	10.6	8.6
Jun	19° / 3°	12	1.9	10.2	8.1
Jul	19° / 3°	5	1	10.4	8.4
Aug	22° / 6°	10	1.7	11	8.8
Sep	26° / 10°	13	2.5	11.8	8.4
Oct	29° / 13°	33	5.8	12.7	6.4
Nov	31° / 16°	55	7.8	13.4	5.2
Dec	33° / 18°	61	9.5	13.8	4.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	80	80	80	81	81	80	80	80	79	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	78	77	77
Cloudier (%)	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	20	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	23	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	78	22
30	77	23
31	77	23

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kimberley gets around 33 mm of rain over 5.8 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 18% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	14
5	14
6	15
7	15
8	16
9	16
10	17
11	17
12	18
13	18
14	18
15	19
16	19
17	19
18	19
19	20
20	20
21	20
22	20
23	21
24	21
25	21
26	22
27	22
28	23
29	23
30	23
31	24

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88
Comfortable (%)	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	97	3	0
7	96	4	0
8	96	4	0
9	96	4	0
10	96	4	0
11	95	5	0
12	95	5	0
13	94	6	0
14	94	6	0
15	94	6	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	93	7	0
19	92	8	0
20	92	8	0
21	92	8	0
22	90	9	1
23	90	9	1
24	89	10	1
25	89	10	1
26	89	10	1
27	89	10	1
28	89	10	1
29	89	10	1
30	89	10	1
31	88	11	1

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:37 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:02	6:01	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:32	5:32
Sunset (PM)	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:02	6:18
2	12.3	6:01	6:19
3	12.3	5:59	6:19
4	12.4	5:58	6:20
5	12.4	5:57	6:20
6	12.4	5:56	6:21
7	12.4	5:55	6:22
8	12.5	5:54	6:22
9	12.5	5:52	6:23
10	12.5	5:51	6:23
11	12.6	5:50	6:24
12	12.6	5:49	6:25
13	12.6	5:48	6:25
14	12.6	5:47	6:26
15	12.7	5:46	6:26
16	12.7	5:45	6:27
17	12.7	5:44	6:28
18	12.8	5:43	6:28
19	12.8	5:42	6:29
20	12.8	5:41	6:30
21	12.8	5:40	6:30
22	12.9	5:39	6:31
23	12.9	5:38	6:32
24	12.9	5:37	6:32
25	12.9	5:36	6:33
26	13.0	5:36	6:34
27	13.0	5:35	6:35
28	13.0	5:34	6:35
29	13.0	5:33	6:36
30	13.1	5:32	6:37
31	13.1	5:32	6:37

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 7.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.6	Intense
2	6.7	Intense
3	6.7	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.8	Intense
6	6.8	Intense
7	6.8	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.9	Intense
10	6.9	Intense
11	6.9	Intense
12	7.0	Intense
13	7.0	Intense
14	7.0	Intense
15	7.0	Intense
16	7.1	Intense
17	7.1	Intense
18	7.1	Intense
19	7.1	Intense
20	7.2	Intense
21	7.2	Intense
22	7.2	Intense
23	7.2	Intense
24	7.3	Intense
25	7.3	Intense
26	7.3	Intense
27	7.3	Intense
28	7.3	Intense
29	7.4	Intense
30	7.4	Intense
31	7.4	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kimberley?

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

6.4

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

8.0

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kimberley in October

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

In October, Kimberley sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in Kimberley 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 Kimberley peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	13	11	8	6	4	5	7	9	11	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	7	High
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Kimberley?

Kimberley sits at 28.7°S, 24.8°E, 1,224 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Warrenton, 69 km away.

Topography around Kimberley

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kimberley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 1,215 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 m.

The land around Kimberley is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

104 m

artificial surfaces 56%

16 km

184 m

grassland 76%

80 km

433 m

grassland 72%

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← September Kimberley year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Warrenton 69 km · Christiana 99 km · Pampierstad 106 km · Bultfontein 144 km · Bloemhof 146 km · Bloemfontein 148 km · Hoopstad 150 km · Winnie Mandela 165 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

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 Kimberley (-28.7323°, 24.7623°, elevation 1,224 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	12
2	28	12
3	28	12
4	28	12
5	28	12
6	28	12
7	29	13
8	29	13
9	29	13
10	29	13
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	29	13
14	29	13
15	29	14
16	29	14
17	29	14
18	29	14
19	29	14
20	29	14
21	29	14
22	30	14
23	30	14
24	30	14
25	30	14
26	30	14
27	30	15
28	30	15
29	30	15
30	30	15
31	30	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	78	22
30	77	23
31	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	14
5	14
6	15
7	15
8	16
9	16
10	17
11	17
12	18
13	18
14	18
15	19
16	19
17	19
18	19
19	20
20	20
21	20
22	20
23	21
24	21
25	21
26	22
27	22
28	23
29	23
30	23
31	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	97	3	0
7	96	4	0
8	96	4	0
9	96	4	0
10	96	4	0
11	95	5	0
12	95	5	0
13	94	6	0
14	94	6	0
15	94	6	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	93	7	0
19	92	8	0
20	92	8	0
21	92	8	0
22	90	9	1
23	90	9	1
24	89	10	1
25	89	10	1
26	89	10	1
27	89	10	1
28	89	10	1
29	89	10	1
30	89	10	1
31	88	11	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	12
2	28	12
3	28	12
4	28	12
5	28	12
6	28	12
7	29	13
8	29	13
9	29	13
10	29	13
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	29	13
14	29	13
15	29	14
16	29	14
17	29	14
18	29	14
19	29	14
20	29	14
21	29	14
22	30	14
23	30	14
24	30	14
25	30	14
26	30	14
27	30	15
28	30	15
29	30	15
30	30	15
31	30	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	78	22
30	77	23
31	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	14
5	14
6	15
7	15
8	16
9	16
10	17
11	17
12	18
13	18
14	18
15	19
16	19
17	19
18	19
19	20
20	20
21	20
22	20
23	21
24	21
25	21
26	22
27	22
28	23
29	23
30	23
31	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	97	3	0
7	96	4	0
8	96	4	0
9	96	4	0
10	96	4	0
11	95	5	0
12	95	5	0
13	94	6	0
14	94	6	0
15	94	6	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	93	7	0
19	92	8	0
20	92	8	0
21	92	8	0
22	90	9	1
23	90	9	1
24	89	10	1
25	89	10	1
26	89	10	1
27	89	10	1
28	89	10	1
29	89	10	1
30	89	10	1
31	88	11	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	12
2	28	12
3	28	12
4	28	12
5	28	12
6	28	12
7	29	13
8	29	13
9	29	13
10	29	13
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	29	13
14	29	13
15	29	14
16	29	14
17	29	14
18	29	14
19	29	14
20	29	14
21	29	14
22	30	14
23	30	14
24	30	14
25	30	14
26	30	14
27	30	15
28	30	15
29	30	15
30	30	15
31	30	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	78	22
30	77	23
31	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	14
5	14
6	15
7	15
8	16
9	16
10	17
11	17
12	18
13	18
14	18
15	19
16	19
17	19
18	19
19	20
20	20
21	20
22	20
23	21
24	21
25	21
26	22
27	22
28	23
29	23
30	23
31	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	97	3	0
7	96	4	0
8	96	4	0
9	96	4	0
10	96	4	0
11	95	5	0
12	95	5	0
13	94	6	0
14	94	6	0
15	94	6	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	93	7	0
19	92	8	0
20	92	8	0
21	92	8	0
22	90	9	1
23	90	9	1
24	89	10	1
25	89	10	1
26	89	10	1
27	89	10	1
28	89	10	1
29	89	10	1
30	89	10	1
31	88	11	1