Mandeni weather in October

In October, Mandeni sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 90 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 32% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Mandeni's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mandeni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:18 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Mandeni is town in KwaZulu-Natal, 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 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in Mandeni reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Mandeni weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 23°10213.113.76.1
Feb27° / 23°9112136.1
Mar27° / 22°9111.512.26.6
Apr25° / 20°8210.211.37.1
May24° / 18°587.110.68.0
Jun23° / 16°365.810.28.1
Jul22° / 15°547.110.37.8
Aug22° / 16°397.2117.7
Sep23° / 18°649.211.87.2
Oct24° / 19°9013.212.76.5
Nov25° / 20°9913.313.56.3
Dec26° / 21°8812.913.86.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35248
45248
55050
65050
74951
84852
94753
104753
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124654
134654
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mandeni gets around 90 mm of rain over 13.2 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 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
239
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842
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1743
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2143
2243
2343
2443
2543
2642
2742
2842
2941
3041
3141

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1123344110
2113345110
3113345120
4113245120
5103245120
6103245130
7103245130
893146140
993146140
1083146150
1183146160
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2552345261
2652245271
2752145281
2852144291
2952043301
3052043311
3151942321

Wind in October

Winds average 20 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light 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 5:35 AM to 5:04 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:355:52
212.35:345:52
312.35:335:53
412.45:315:53
512.45:305:54
612.45:295:55
712.55:285:55
812.55:275:56
912.55:265:56
1012.55:245:57
1112.65:235:58
1212.65:225:58
1312.65:215:59
1412.75:205:59
1512.75:196:00
1612.75:186:01
1712.75:176:01
1812.85:166:02
1912.85:156:03
2012.85:146:03
2112.95:136:04
2212.95:126:05
2312.95:116:06
2412.95:106:06
2513.05:096:07
2613.05:086:08
2713.05:086:08
2813.05:076:09
2913.15:066:10
3013.15:056:11
3113.15:046:11

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mandeni

In seasonPeak

None of Mandeni's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Mandeni sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Mandeni?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Mandeni for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mandeni in October

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

In October, Mandeni sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mandeni in October

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in August near 21°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr24Warm
May23Refreshing
Jun22Refreshing
Jul21Refreshing
Aug21Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Mandeni 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 Mandeni peaks around January 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highVery highExtremeJan 19UV 12Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep6High
Oct10Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Mandeni 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 Mandeni is worst in July — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.5× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodJul 1442 µg/m³Jan 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun40Poor
Jul43Poor
Aug35Poor
Sep29Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mandeni?

Mandeni sits at 29.1°S, 31.4°E, 88 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is KwaDukuza, 24 km away.

Topography around Mandeni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mandeni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 593 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,667 m.

The land around Mandeni is covered by trees (56%) within 3 km, grassland (37%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), water (26%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
593 m
80 km
1,667 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: KwaDukuza 24 km · Eshowe 29 km · Shakaskraal 39 km · Ballitoville 48 km · Tongaat 56 km · eSikhaleni 56 km · Empangeni 63 km · Richards Bay 73 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 Mandeni (-29.1469°, 31.414°, elevation 88 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).