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Franschhoek in October

Warm and mostly dry, as the days lengthen.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

October in Franschhoek is warm: highs near 74°F, lows near 50°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, and the days lengthen by 43 minutes from the first week to the last.October in Franschhoek is warm: highs near 23°C, lows near 10°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, and the days lengthen by 43 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
74°F23°Caverage
Low
50°F10°Caverage
Wet days
2a week · 26% of days
Daylight
13h 02mon average

Is October a good time to visit Franschhoek?

Yes. October is one of Franschhoek's best months (April to May, or October to November).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How October sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 74°F in October, against 65°F to 88°F through the year.Highs near 23°C in October, against 18°C to 31°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

26% of days in October, against 14% to 37% through the year.

Cloud cover

44% cover in October, against 19% to 49% through the year.

Daylight

13h 02m in October, against 9h 56m to 14h 22m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with October shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. September69°21°low 46°low 8°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  2. October74°23°low 50°low 10°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  3. November79°26°low 53°low 12°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.

Where Franschhoek sits, in October

Africa/Johannesburg
this place
typical high in October 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-October
6:03 AMsets 6:56 PM
Above the sea
300 mlow-lying
Latitude
33.9°Ssouthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Cape Town64 km west

The land around Franschhoek, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in South Africa in October

high · low · wet days
See October on the planning mapThe whole year in Franschhoek

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Franschhoek. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (300 m) against the climate model's (730 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (300 m) against the climate model's (730 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.