Grootfontein Weather in October
Grootfontein in October
The short of it: Grootfontein in October averages a high of 34 °C (93 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 12 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 17° · rain 18 mm · daylight 12 h 35 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Grootfontein an average October high of 34°, a low of 17° and some 18 mm of rain. The height of summer in Grootfontein, with afternoons near 34°. Rain is modest, about 18 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 35 min in mid-October, 34 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates October 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Grootfontein runs cooler than most and wetter than most in October. Otjituuo, 52 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
October in Grootfontein, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus September
- 2° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus November
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
October averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OtjituuoOtjozondjupa Region | 52 km E | 35° | 18° | 9.0 mm |
| TsumebOshikoto Region | 54 km NW | 35° | 19° | 16 mm |
| OtaviOtjozondjupa Region | 80 km W | 34° | 17° | 15 mm |
| TsintsabisOshikoto Region | 91 km N | 36° | 19° | 9.0 mm |
| OkakararaOtjozondjupa Region | 131 km SSW | 34° | 15° | 9.0 mm |
| OshiveloOshikoto Region | 144 km NW | 36° | 19° | 9.0 mm |
| OkondjatuOtjozondjupa Region | 157 km S | 34° | 16° | 10 mm |
| OtjiwarongoOtjozondjupa Region | 181 km WSW | 34° | 15° | 12 mm |