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Johannesburg in October

Warm and damp, as the days lengthen.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

October in Johannesburg is warm: highs near 80°F, lows near 52°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, more often as the month goes on, and the days lengthen by 32 minutes from the first week to the last.October in Johannesburg is warm: highs near 27°C, lows near 11°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, more often as the month goes on, and the days lengthen by 32 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
80°F27°Caverage
Low
52°F11°Caverage
Wet days
2a week · 31% of days
Daylight
12h 47mon average

Is October a good time to visit Johannesburg?

Yes. October is one of Johannesburg's best months (April, or August to October).

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 80°F in October, against 64°F to 80°F through the year.Highs near 27°C in October, against 18°C to 27°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

31% of days in October, against 3% to 62% through the year.

Cloud cover

27% cover in October, against 11% to 44% through the year.

Daylight

12h 47m in October, against 10h 31m to 13h 45m 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. September77°25°low 48°low 9°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.
  2. October80°27°low 52°low 11°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  3. November79°26°low 54°low 12°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.

Where Johannesburg sits, in October

Africa/Johannesburg
this place
typical high in October 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-October
5:33 AMsets 6:13 PM
Above the sea
1,750 mhigh country
Latitude
26.2°Ssouthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Pretoria53 km north

The land around Johannesburg, 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 Johannesburg

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Johannesburg. 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 (1,750 m) against the climate model's (1,673 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 (1,750 m) against the climate model's (1,673 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.