Zeerust weather in October

In October, Zeerust sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 45 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Zeerust's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zeerust's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:42 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
35%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Zeerust is town in South Africa.

Founded
1867

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 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Zeerust reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°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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Zeerust weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°9614.213.45.2
Feb28° / 18°9211.612.95.7
Mar27° / 17°7810.812.26.7
Apr25° / 13°435.711.48.0
May23° / 182.410.88.7
Jun20° / 91.310.48.5
Jul20° / 30.610.68.6
Aug23° / 61.411.19.1
Sep27° / 13°141.911.88.5
Oct29° / 16°45712.66.6
Nov29° / 17°7911.713.25.6
Dec29° / 18°10314.513.65.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Zeerust gets around 45 mm of rain over 7 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 22% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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29370
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Wind in October

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

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
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:586:12
212.35:566:12
312.35:556:13
412.35:546:13
512.35:536:14
612.45:526:14
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2112.75:386:22
2212.85:376:22
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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 6.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Zeerust

In seasonPeak

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

Zeerust's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Is October a good time to visit Zeerust?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zeerust in October

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

In October, Zeerust sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zeerust 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 Zeerust peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 14UV 14Jun 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Zeerust 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 Zeerust is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1220 µg/m³Dec 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr14Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zeerust?

Zeerust sits at 25.5°S, 26.1°E, 1,213 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Lobatse, 53 km away.

Topography around Zeerust

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zeerust has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m around an average of 1,248 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 770 m.

The land around Zeerust is covered by grassland (41%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), shrubs (34%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and shrubs (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
315 m
16 km
444 m
80 km
770 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Lobatse 53 km · Janeng 54 km · Mmabatho 56 km · Mafikeng 57 km · Itsoseng 64 km · Lichtenburg 69 km · Ramotswa 77 km · Koster 90 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 Zeerust (-25.537°, 26.0751°, elevation 1,213 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).