Middelburg weather in October

In October, Middelburg sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 5.2 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. 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 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Middelburg's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Middelburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 30 mm; 5.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 5:41 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 10th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.91 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.1; out of 10

Middelburg is town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Founded: 1852

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical October day in Middelburg reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	8
2	23	8
3	23	8
4	23	8
5	24	8
6	24	8
7	24	8
8	24	8
9	24	9
10	24	9
11	24	9
12	24	9
13	24	9
14	24	9
15	24	9
16	25	9
17	25	9
18	25	9
19	25	9
20	25	10
21	25	10
22	25	10
23	25	10
24	25	10
25	25	10
26	25	10
27	25	10
28	26	10
29	26	10
30	26	10
31	26	10

How October really feels in Middelburg

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Middelburg weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 15°	76	10.5	13.8	5.6
Feb	29° / 15°	73	10.5	13.2	5.9
Mar	26° / 13°	59	9.1	12.2	7.1
Apr	22° / 9°	33	6.1	11.3	7.7
May	19° / 5°	15	3.3	10.4	7.5
Jun	16° / 2°	13	2.3	10	6.2
Jul	16° / 1°	12	2.3	10.2	6.2
Aug	18° / 3°	14	2.6	10.9	7.3
Sep	22° / 7°	18	2.8	11.8	8.2
Oct	24° / 9°	30	5.2	12.8	8.1
Nov	27° / 11°	46	6.3	13.6	7.5
Dec	29° / 13°	51	7.8	14	6.3

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 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	75	74	74
Cloudier (%)	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	26	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	75	25
30	74	26
31	74	26

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Middelburg gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 5.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 16% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	12
5	12
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	14
10	14
11	15
12	15
13	16
14	16
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	18
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	19
23	19
24	19
25	20
26	20
27	20
28	20
29	20
30	19
31	19

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
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22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
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25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:40 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:00	5:59	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:28	5:27	5:27
Sunset (PM)	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:00	6:18
2	12.3	5:59	6:19
3	12.4	5:57	6:19
4	12.4	5:56	6:20
5	12.4	5:55	6:21
6	12.5	5:53	6:21
7	12.5	5:52	6:22
8	12.5	5:51	6:23
9	12.6	5:50	6:24
10	12.6	5:48	6:24
11	12.6	5:47	6:25
12	12.7	5:46	6:26
13	12.7	5:45	6:26
14	12.7	5:44	6:27
15	12.8	5:43	6:28
16	12.8	5:41	6:29
17	12.8	5:40	6:29
18	12.8	5:39	6:30
19	12.9	5:38	6:31
20	12.9	5:37	6:32
21	12.9	5:36	6:32
22	13.0	5:35	6:33
23	13.0	5:34	6:34
24	13.0	5:33	6:35
25	13.1	5:32	6:36
26	13.1	5:31	6:36
27	13.1	5:30	6:37
28	13.1	5:29	6:38
29	13.2	5:28	6:39
30	13.2	5:27	6:40
31	13.2	5:27	6:40

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.26 kWh/m² to a high of 8.18 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.5	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.5	Intense
6	6.6	Intense
7	6.6	Intense
8	6.6	Intense
9	6.7	Intense
10	6.7	Intense
11	6.7	Intense
12	6.8	Intense
13	6.8	Intense
14	6.8	Intense
15	6.8	Intense
16	6.9	Intense
17	6.9	Intense
18	7.0	Intense
19	7.0	Intense
20	7.0	Intense
21	7.1	Intense
22	7.1	Intense
23	7.2	Intense
24	7.2	Intense
25	7.2	Intense
26	7.3	Intense
27	7.3	Intense
28	7.3	Intense
29	7.4	Intense
30	7.4	Intense
31	7.4	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Middelburg?

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

8.1

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.0

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Middelburg in October

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

In October, Middelburg sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Middelburg 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 Middelburg peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	13	11	7	5	4	4	6	7	11	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	7	High
May	5	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Middelburg?

Middelburg sits at 31.5°S, 25.0°E, 1,253 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Cradock, 94 km away.

Topography around Middelburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Middelburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 1,263 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,530 m.

The land around Middelburg is covered by grassland (61%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (90%) within 80 km.

3 km

150 m

grassland 61%

16 km

686 m

grassland 85%

80 km

1,530 m

grassland 90%

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← September Middelburg year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Cradock 94 km · Graaff Reinet 96 km · De Aar 133 km · Burgersdorp 137 km · Somerset East 147 km · Queenstown 182 km · Aliwal North 185 km · Whittlesea 188 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

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 Middelburg (-31.4929°, 25.0063°, elevation 1,253 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	8
2	23	8
3	23	8
4	23	8
5	24	8
6	24	8
7	24	8
8	24	8
9	24	9
10	24	9
11	24	9
12	24	9
13	24	9
14	24	9
15	24	9
16	25	9
17	25	9
18	25	9
19	25	9
20	25	10
21	25	10
22	25	10
23	25	10
24	25	10
25	25	10
26	25	10
27	25	10
28	26	10
29	26	10
30	26	10
31	26	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	75	25
30	74	26
31	74	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	12
5	12
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	14
10	14
11	15
12	15
13	16
14	16
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	18
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	19
23	19
24	19
25	20
26	20
27	20
28	20
29	20
30	19
31	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	8
2	23	8
3	23	8
4	23	8
5	24	8
6	24	8
7	24	8
8	24	8
9	24	9
10	24	9
11	24	9
12	24	9
13	24	9
14	24	9
15	24	9
16	25	9
17	25	9
18	25	9
19	25	9
20	25	10
21	25	10
22	25	10
23	25	10
24	25	10
25	25	10
26	25	10
27	25	10
28	26	10
29	26	10
30	26	10
31	26	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	75	25
30	74	26
31	74	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	12
5	12
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	14
10	14
11	15
12	15
13	16
14	16
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	18
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	19
23	19
24	19
25	20
26	20
27	20
28	20
29	20
30	19
31	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	8
2	23	8
3	23	8
4	23	8
5	24	8
6	24	8
7	24	8
8	24	8
9	24	9
10	24	9
11	24	9
12	24	9
13	24	9
14	24	9
15	24	9
16	25	9
17	25	9
18	25	9
19	25	9
20	25	10
21	25	10
22	25	10
23	25	10
24	25	10
25	25	10
26	25	10
27	25	10
28	26	10
29	26	10
30	26	10
31	26	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	75	25
30	74	26
31	74	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	12
5	12
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	14
10	14
11	15
12	15
13	16
14	16
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	18
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	19
23	19
24	19
25	20
26	20
27	20
28	20
29	20
30	19
31	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1