Grootfontein Weather in October
Average highs run from 33°C on October 1 to 32°C on October 31, and lows from 16°C to 18°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 28 mm over about 3 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 33°C
- Average low
- 17°C
- Precipitation
- 28 mm
- Record high
- 39°COct 30, 2016
- Record low
- 6°COct 1, 2012
- Daylight
- 12 h 17 min to 12 h 49 min
- Cloud cover
- 42%
- Humidity
- 26%
- Dew point
- 2°C
- Wind
- 15.5 km/h
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 33°C | 16°C | 37°C 2016 | 6°C 2012 | 7% |
| Oct 2 | 33°C | 15°C | 38°C 2023 | 7°C 2024 | 7% |
| Oct 3 | 33°C | 15°C | 38°C 2023 | 7°C 2021 | 7% |
| Oct 4 | 33°C | 15°C | 38°C 2022 | 7°C 2013 | 7% |
| Oct 5 | 34°C | 16°C | 37°C 2022 | 8°C 1984 | 7% |
| Oct 6 | 33°C | 17°C | 37°C 2022 | 10°C 2024 | 7% |
| Oct 7 | 33°C | 17°C | 38°C 2023 | 10°C 2011 | 8% |
| Oct 8 | 34°C | 17°C | 38°C 2023 | 11°C 2024 | 8% |
| Oct 9 | 34°C | 17°C | 38°C 2023 | 7°C 2011 | 8% |
| Oct 10 | 33°C | 17°C | 38°C 2010 | 7°C 2017 | 8% |
| Oct 11 | 34°C | 17°C | 38°C 2010 | 8°C 2011 | 9% |
| Oct 12 | 34°C | 18°C | 38°C 2015 | 12°C 2021 | 9% |
| Oct 13 | 33°C | 18°C | 38°C 2015 | 12°C 2021 | 10% |
| Oct 14 | 34°C | 17°C | 39°C 2016 | 12°C 1982 | 10% |
| Oct 15 | 34°C | 17°C | 39°C 2016 | 8°C 2010 | 12% |
| Oct 16 | 34°C | 17°C | 39°C 2016 | 7°C 2010 | 12% |
| Oct 17 | 34°C | 17°C | 39°C 2016 | 8°C 2010 | 13% |
| Oct 18 | 33°C | 17°C | 39°C 2016 | 8°C 2014 | 14% |
| Oct 19 | 33°C | 17°C | 39°C 2016 | 10°C 2021 | 14% |
| Oct 20 | 34°C | 16°C | 38°C 2016 | 10°C 1998 | 15% |
| Oct 21 | 33°C | 17°C | 38°C 2016 | 9°C 2012 | 17% |
| Oct 22 | 34°C | 18°C | 38°C 2023 | 11°C 2021 | 18% |
| Oct 23 | 33°C | 18°C | 39°C 2016 | 7°C 2013 | 18% |
| Oct 24 | 34°C | 18°C | 39°C 2016 | 10°C 2021 | 19% |
| Oct 25 | 34°C | 18°C | 39°C 2016 | 11°C 2021 | 20% |
| Oct 26 | 34°C | 17°C | 39°C 2016 | 10°C 2001 | 21% |
| Oct 27 | 34°C | 18°C | 39°C 2016 | 12°C 1986 | 22% |
| Oct 28 | 33°C | 18°C | 38°C 2015 | 12°C 2024 | 22% |
| Oct 29 | 32°C | 18°C | 38°C 2023 | 12°C 2024 | 23% |
| Oct 30 | 32°C | 17°C | 39°C 2016 | 12°C 2024 | 23% |
| Oct 31 | 32°C | 18°C | 39°C 2023 | 8°C 1985 | 23% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).
- October 1
- sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 6:46 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 6:56 PM
Other months
Sources
Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station WA010101860, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.