Stilfontein weather in October

In October, Stilfontein sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 59 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Stilfontein's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stilfontein's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:39 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
37%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Stilfontein is town in the North West Province of South Africa.

Founded
1949

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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Stilfontein reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°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 Stilfontein

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.

Stilfontein 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
Jan29° / 18°10114.713.55.1
Feb28° / 17°8312.512.95.7
Mar27° / 15°7011.112.26.6
Apr25° / 12°386.511.47.9
May22° / 182.710.78.6
Jun20° / 81.510.38.3
Jul20° / 40.810.58.5
Aug23° / 101.511.19.0
Sep26° / 11°142.711.88.4
Oct28° / 14°59912.66.6
Nov29° / 15°7311.913.35.6
Dec29° / 17°10315.913.75.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28317
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48218
58218
68218
78119
88020
97921
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Stilfontein gets around 59 mm of rain over 9 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 28% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
117
218
319
420
521
622
723
824
924
1025
1126
1227
1327
1428
1529
1629
1730
1831
1931
2032
2132
2233
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2434
2534
2634
2734
2834
2935
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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29730
39730
49730
59640
69640
79550
89550
99550
109460
119370
129370
139280
149190
1590100
1690100
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1888120
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2186140
2286140
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2485150
2584151
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Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:546:09
212.35:536:10
312.35:526:10
412.35:516:11
512.45:506:11
612.45:496:12
712.45:486:12
812.45:476:13
912.55:466:14
1012.55:456:14
1112.55:446:15
1212.55:426:15
1312.65:416:16
1412.65:406:16
1512.65:396:17
1612.65:396:17
1712.75:386:18
1812.75:376:19
1912.75:366:19
2012.75:356:20
2112.85:346:20
2212.85:336:21
2312.85:326:22
2412.85:316:22
2512.95:316:23
2612.95:306:24
2712.95:296:24
2812.95:286:25
2913.05:276:26
3013.05:276:26
3113.05:266:27

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.8 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 Stilfontein

In seasonPeak

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

Stilfontein'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 Stilfontein?

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
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Stilfontein for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Stilfontein in October

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

In October, Stilfontein sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Stilfontein 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 Stilfontein peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Stilfontein 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 Stilfontein is worst in June — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 2257 µg/m³Dec 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May48Poor
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug45Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Stilfontein?

Stilfontein sits at 26.8°S, 26.8°E, 1,357 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Klerksdorp, 10 km away.

Topography around Stilfontein

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stilfontein has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 1,353 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 522 m.

The land around Stilfontein is covered by grassland (60%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
522 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Klerksdorp 10 km · Orkney 18 km · Hartbeesfontein 36 km · Potchefstroom 36 km · Viljoenskroon 44 km · Ventersdorp 59 km · Vredefort 62 km · Bothaville 62 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 Stilfontein (-26.8449°, 26.7683°, elevation 1,357 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).