Makwassie weather in October

In October, Makwassie sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 48 mm of rain across 8 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 Makwassie's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Makwassie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:41 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
35%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Makwassie is town in the North West, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Makwassie reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Makwassie 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
Jan30° / 18°10314.213.54.9
Feb29° / 18°7912.8135.3
Mar27° / 16°6911.712.26.4
Apr25° / 12°427.211.47.8
May22° / 182.910.78.5
Jun19° / 101.410.38.2
Jul19° / 40.710.58.4
Aug22° / 121.7118.9
Sep26° / 11°152.711.88.5
Oct28° / 14°48812.76.8
Nov29° / 16°6510.513.35.6
Dec30° / 17°8713.913.74.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38416
48416
58416
68416
78317
88218
98218
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Makwassie gets around 48 mm of rain over 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
117
218
318
419
520
620
721
821
922
1022
1123
1223
1324
1424
1525
1626
1726
1827
1927
2028
2128
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2729
2829
2929
3029
3128

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29730
39730
49730
59730
69640
79640
89640
99640
109550
119550
129460
139460
149370
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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 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
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
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 5:57 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:576:13
212.35:566:13
312.35:556:14
412.35:546:14
512.45:536:15
612.45:526:15
712.45:516:16
812.45:496:16
912.55:486:17
1012.55:476:17
1112.55:466:18
1212.65:456:19
1312.65:446:19
1412.65:436:20
1512.65:426:20
1612.75:416:21
1712.75:406:21
1812.75:396:22
1912.75:386:23
2012.85:376:23
2112.85:376:24
2212.85:366:25
2312.85:356:25
2412.95:346:26
2512.95:336:27
2612.95:326:27
2712.95:316:28
2813.05:316:29
2913.05:306:29
3013.05:296:30
3113.05:296:31

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
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56.7Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Makwassie

In seasonPeak

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

Makwassie'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 Makwassie?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Makwassie in October

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

In October, Makwassie sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Makwassie 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 Makwassie 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 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Makwassie 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 Makwassie is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1121 µg/m³Dec 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Makwassie?

Makwassie sits at 27.3°S, 26.0°E, 1,315 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Wolmaransstad, 13 km away.

Topography around Makwassie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makwassie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 1,314 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m.

The land around Makwassie is covered by grassland (75%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and cropland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
434 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Wolmaransstad 13 km · Leeudoringstad 25 km · Bloemhof 53 km · Ottosdal 56 km · Hoopstad 58 km · Bothaville 62 km · Schweizer-Reneke 67 km · Wesselsbron 70 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 Makwassie (-27.3156°, 25.995°, elevation 1,315 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).