Koppies weather in October

In October, Koppies sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 67 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 Koppies's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koppies's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:35 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
39%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Koppies is town in the Free State, South Africa.

Founded
1876

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 27°C through the month.

A typical October day in Koppies reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than 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 Koppies

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.

Koppies weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°11014.213.55.4
Feb28° / 17°8412.1136.0
Mar26° / 15°7310.812.26.8
Apr24° / 11°416.611.47.8
May21° / 203.210.78.3
Jun19° / 111.610.38.1
Jul19° / 6110.58.2
Aug22° / 152.1118.7
Sep25° / 10°173.111.88.5
Oct27° / 13°679.612.77.0
Nov28° / 15°8411.813.36.3
Dec28° / 16°12115.513.75.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37822
47822
57822
67822
77723
87624
97624
107624
117525
127426
137327
147327
157327
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317129

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Koppies gets around 67 mm of rain over 9.6 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 30% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
119
220
321
422
523
624
725
826
926
1027
1128
1229
1330
1431
1531
1632
1733
1833
1934
2034
2135
2235
2335
2435
2536
2636
2736
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5982
6982
7982
8973
9964
10964
11955
12946
13937
14928
159010
168911
178812
188713
198614
208515
218515
228416
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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
313light breeze
413light breeze
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613light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light 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 5:51 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:516:06
212.35:506:07
312.35:496:07
412.35:486:08
512.45:466:08
612.45:456:09
712.45:446:09
812.45:436:10
912.55:426:11
1012.55:416:11
1112.55:406:12
1212.65:396:12
1312.65:386:13
1412.65:376:13
1512.65:366:14
1612.75:356:15
1712.75:346:15
1812.75:336:16
1912.75:326:16
2012.85:316:17
2112.85:306:18
2212.85:296:18
2312.85:296:19
2412.95:286:19
2512.95:276:20
2612.95:266:21
2712.95:256:21
2813.05:246:22
2913.05:246:23
3013.05:236:24
3113.05:226:24

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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36.5Intense
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66.5Intense
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317.0Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Koppies

In seasonPeak

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

Koppies'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 Koppies?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Koppies in October

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

In October, Koppies sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Koppies 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 Koppies peaks around January 13 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 13UV 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Koppies 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 Koppies is worst in July — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 11103 µg/m³Jan 1124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar48Poor
Apr64Unhealthy
May88Unhealthy
Jun100Unhealthy
Jul103Unhealthy
Aug83Unhealthy
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct44Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Koppies?

Koppies sits at 27.2°S, 27.6°E, 1,413 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Vredefort, 33 km away.

Topography around Koppies

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koppies has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 1,394 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 494 m.

The land around Koppies is covered by cropland (47%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
155 m
80 km
494 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Vredefort 33 km · Parys 39 km · Heilbron 39 km · Sasolburg 53 km · Kroonstad 56 km · Viljoenskroon 62 km · Vanderbijlpark 64 km · Deneysville 65 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 Koppies (-27.2418°, 27.5742°, elevation 1,413 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).