Marquard weather in October

In October, Marquard sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 77 mm of rain across 9.3 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 Marquard's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marquard's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:34 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
40%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Marquard is place in Free State, South Africa.

Founded
1905

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 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Marquard reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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How October really feels in Marquard

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.

Marquard 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° / 15°13014.813.65.9
Feb27° / 15°10613.4136.1
Mar25° / 13°9812.212.26.8
Apr22° / 638.111.37.3
May20° / 273.710.67.7
Jun17° / 152.110.27.0
Jul17° / 91.510.47.2
Aug20° / 203.1118.0
Sep24° / 203.511.88.5
Oct25° / 11°779.312.77.3
Nov26° / 13°10510.713.46.7
Dec27° / 14°12814.613.86.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47624
57525
67525
77525
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Marquard gets around 77 mm of rain over 9.3 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 29% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
118
219
320
421
521
622
723
824
925
1026
1126
1227
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2134
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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
2991
3991
4991
5991
6982
7982
8982
9982
10973
11973
12964
13964
14964
15955
16955
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18955
19946
20946
21946
22946
23946
24937
25937
26937
27937
28937
29937
30937
31937

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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512calm
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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 5:51 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:516:07
212.35:506:08
312.35:496:09
412.45:486:09
512.45:466:10
612.45:456:10
712.45:446:11
812.55:436:11
912.55:426:12
1012.55:416:13
1112.65:406:13
1212.65:396:14
1312.65:376:14
1412.65:366:15
1512.75:356:16
1612.75:346:16
1712.75:336:17
1812.85:326:18
1912.85:316:18
2012.85:306:19
2112.85:296:20
2212.95:286:20
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2412.95:276:22
2512.95:266:22
2613.05:256:23
2713.05:246:24
2813.05:236:25
2913.05:226:25
3013.15:226:26
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Marquard

In seasonPeak

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

Marquard's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Marquard?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Marquard in October

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

In October, Marquard sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Marquard 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 Marquard 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 highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 15Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Marquard 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 Marquard is worst in August — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1222 µg/m³Dec 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Marquard?

Marquard sits at 28.7°S, 27.4°E, 1,518 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Hlohlolwane, 31 km away.

Topography around Marquard

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marquard has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 1,499 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,046 m.

The land around Marquard is covered by grassland (59%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
447 m
80 km
1,046 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Hlohlolwane 31 km · Senekal 43 km · Winburg 44 km · Ficksburg 49 km · Maputsoe 52 km · Ladybrand 59 km · Teyateyaneng 62 km · Hlotse 64 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 Marquard (-28.6645°, 27.4305°, elevation 1,518 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).