Mondlo weather in October

In October, Mondlo sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 77 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 32% 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 Mondlo's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mondlo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
6th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:22 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Mondlo is human settlement in 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 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Mondlo reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Mondlo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°10615.313.65.7
Feb27° / 17°8912.3136.0
Mar26° / 15°7911.112.26.6
Apr25° / 13°396.911.47.7
May23° / 15310.68.6
Jun21° / 111.710.38.5
Jul21° / 141.810.48.4
Aug23° / 203.5118.5
Sep25° / 11°346.111.87.8
Oct25° / 13°7712.112.76.6
Nov26° / 14°10915.613.45.7
Dec27° / 16°12016.313.75.5

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 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25545
35545
45446
55347
65347
75149
85149
95050
104852
114852
124852
134753
144753
154654
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254654
264753
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304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mondlo gets around 77 mm of rain over 12.1 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 38% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
129
230
331
432
533
634
734
835
935
1036
1137
1237
1338
1438
1539
1639
1739
1840
1940
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2141
2241
2342
2443
2543
2643
2744
2844
2944
3044
3145

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185150
284160
383170
482180
581190
681190
780200
878211
978211
1077221
1177221
1276231
1375241
1475241
1574251
1672262
1771272
1870282
1969292
2067312
2164333
2263343
2361363
2460373
2558393
2656404
2755414
2855414
2953425
3053425
3151436

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
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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 5:38 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:385:54
212.35:375:55
312.35:365:55
412.35:355:56
512.45:345:56
612.45:325:57
712.45:315:57
812.55:305:58
912.55:295:58
1012.55:285:59
1112.55:276:00
1212.65:266:00
1312.65:256:01
1412.65:246:01
1512.75:236:02
1612.75:226:03
1712.75:216:03
1812.75:206:04
1912.85:196:04
2012.85:186:05
2112.85:176:06
2212.85:166:06
2312.95:156:07
2412.95:146:08
2512.95:136:08
2612.95:136:09
2713.05:126:10
2813.05:116:11
2913.05:106:11
3013.05:096:12
3113.15:096:13

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.37 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 Mondlo

In seasonPeak

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

Mondlo'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 Mondlo?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Mondlo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mondlo in October

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

In October, Mondlo sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mondlo in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mondlo peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 16UV 14Jun 23UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mondlo 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 Mondlo is worst in July — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateJul 2142 µg/m³Jan 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May37Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul42Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct23Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mondlo?

Mondlo sits at 28.0°S, 30.7°E, 1,155 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Vryheid, 25 km away.

Topography around Mondlo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mondlo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m around an average of 1,155 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,012 m.

The land around Mondlo is covered by grassland (73%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
280 m
16 km
577 m
80 km
2,012 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Vryheid 25 km · Dundee 52 km · Glencoe 60 km · Frischgewaagd 70 km · Ulundi 79 km · Newcastle 81 km · Volksrust 107 km · Piet Retief 109 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 Mondlo (-27.983°, 30.7177°, elevation 1,155 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).