Gaborone weather in October
In October, Gaborone has daytime highs averaging 31 °C, nights around 17 °C, with 5.3 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 31.1°C Average high
- 16.6°C Average low
- 5.3days Wet days
- 33mm Rainfall
- 13h Daylight
Daily temperatures through October
How October develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 October | 30.9 °C | 15.8 °C | 12 % |
| 11–20 October | 30.8 °C | 16.5 °C | 17 % |
| 21–31 October | 31.5 °C | 17.5 °C | 22 % |
- Rain is most likely over days 21–31 of October (22 % of days) and least likely over days 1–10 (12 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical October | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 29 of 31 | 93 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 20 of 31 | 65 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 5.3 of 31 | 17 % |
Conditions in October
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 24 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 41 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 8.3 °C |
| Relative humidity | 40 % |
| Wind speed | 19 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 31 % |
October compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | 24.6 °C | 3 mm | 12 % |
| September | 29.1 °C | 10 mm | 19 % |
| October | 31.1 °C | 33 mm | 31 % |
| November | 31.1 °C | 66 mm | 45 % |
| December | 31.1 °C | 81 mm | 50 % |
See all twelve months for Gaborone
- October is the 2nd warmest month here.
- It is the 7th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 6th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 13 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 5.3 of 31 days — 17 % of the month.
- Nights are about 14 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest October day on record since 1991 reached 41 °C, 9.6 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsOctober in Gaborone, answered
How warm is Gaborone in October?
Daily highs average 31 °C and nights fall to about 17 °C, a spread of 14 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes October the 5th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Gaborone in October?
October averages 33 mm of rain, spread over about 5 of the 31 days — 17 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 31 % of the sky.
How long are the days in October?
Gaborone averages 13 hours between sunrise and sunset in October. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.