Mamafubedu weather in October

In October, Mamafubedu sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 92 mm of rain across 10.5 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 24°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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Mamafubedu's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mamafubedu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:32 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
43%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Mamafubedu is town in the Free State province..

Founded
1912

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 Mamafubedu reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°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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How October really feels in Mamafubedu

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.

Mamafubedu 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
Jan26° / 15°14815.813.66.0
Feb25° / 14°10013.2136.2
Mar24° / 13°9411.812.26.9
Apr22° / 517.511.47.4
May19° / 223.310.77.8
Jun17° / 121.810.37.2
Jul17° / 71.110.47.3
Aug20° / 182.7118.1
Sep23° / 233.611.88.5
Oct24° / 11°9210.512.77.3
Nov25° / 12°10912.313.46.6
Dec26° / 14°16117.313.75.8

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 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27327
37327
47228
57228
67228
77129
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mamafubedu gets around 92 mm of rain over 10.5 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 33% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
122
223
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424
525
626
727
828
929
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1332
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1936
2037
2137
2238
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2439
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2740
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3039
3139

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
4991
5991
6991
7991
8982
9982
10982
11973
12973
13964
14964
15955
16955
17946
18946
19937
20928
21928
22928
23919
24919
25919
269010
279010
289010
298911
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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
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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 5:49 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:496:04
212.35:476:05
312.35:466:05
412.35:456:06
512.45:446:06
612.45:436:07
712.45:426:07
812.55:416:08
912.55:406:09
1012.55:396:09
1112.55:376:10
1212.65:366:10
1312.65:356:11
1412.65:346:11
1512.65:336:12
1612.75:326:13
1712.75:316:13
1812.75:306:14
1912.85:296:15
2012.85:296:15
2112.85:286:16
2212.85:276:16
2312.95:266:17
2412.95:256:18
2512.95:246:18
2612.95:236:19
2713.05:236:20
2813.05:226:20
2913.05:216:21
3013.05:206:22
3113.15:196:23

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mamafubedu

In seasonPeak

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

Mamafubedu'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 Mamafubedu?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mamafubedu in October

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

In October, Mamafubedu sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Mamafubedu 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 Mamafubedu peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 14UV 15Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mamafubedu 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 Mamafubedu is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1824 µg/m³Jan 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mamafubedu?

Mamafubedu sits at 27.7°S, 28.1°E, 1,710 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Reitz, 33 km away.

Topography around Mamafubedu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mamafubedu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 1,694 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m.

The land around Mamafubedu is covered by cropland (45%) and grassland (44%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (49%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
209 m
80 km
820 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Reitz 33 km · Heilbron 46 km · Frankfort 56 km · Bethlehem 65 km · Koppies 72 km · Villiers 85 km · Deneysville 86 km · Senekal 88 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 Mamafubedu (-27.6661°, 28.1313°, elevation 1,710 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).