Ballarat weather in November

In November, Ballarat sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 61 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of November to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Ballarat's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ballarat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:08 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Ballarat is regional city in Victoria, Australia.

Density
985/km²
people per km²
Founded
1838

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical November day in Ballarat reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 3°C warmer than October and about 3°C cooler than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
2187
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4187
5197
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Ballarat weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 12°465.814.37.8
Feb25° / 12°40513.47.9
Mar22° / 10°295.112.37.5
Apr18° / 386.511.16.1
May14° / 459104.0
Jun11° / 519.69.52.6
Jul10° / 4910.99.72.2
Aug11° / 6612.510.62.7
Sep14° / 6912.211.73.7
Oct17° / 6210.2135.3
Nov20° / 618.9146.3
Dec23° / 10°527.114.57.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63466
73466
83466
93664
103664
113763
123763
133862
143862
153961
164159
174159
184159
194159
204258
214258
224258
234357
244357
254258
264357
274456
284357
294357
304456

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Ballarat gets around 61 mm of rain over 8.9 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
531
631
731
831
931
1030
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69730
79730
89730
99730
109730
119541
129541
139541
149541
159541
169451
179451
189451
199361
209361
219271
229271
239271
249181
259181
269181
279181
289181
299082
309082

Wind in November

Winds average 14 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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1514light breeze
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2114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of November to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 7:56 PM to 8:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:217:56
213.66:207:57
313.76:197:58
413.76:187:59
513.76:178:00
613.86:168:01
713.86:158:02
813.86:148:03
913.86:138:04
1013.96:128:05
1113.96:128:06
1213.96:118:07
1314.06:108:08
1414.06:098:09
1514.06:098:11
1614.16:088:12
1714.16:088:13
1814.16:078:14
1914.16:068:15
2014.26:068:16
2114.26:058:17
2214.26:058:18
2314.26:058:19
2414.36:048:20
2514.36:048:21
2614.36:038:22
2714.36:038:23
2814.36:038:24
2914.46:038:25
3014.46:028:26

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in January across the year — November's 6.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Ballarat?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Ballarat for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ballarat in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, Ballarat sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Ballarat in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ballarat peaks around December 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateModerateVery highExtremeDec 19UV 13Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ballarat?

Ballarat sits at 37.6°S, 143.8°E, 445 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Bacchus Marsh, 53 km away.

Topography around Ballarat

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ballarat.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ballarat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 441 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,037 m.

The land around Ballarat is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%), cropland (23%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
411 m
80 km
1,037 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Bacchus Marsh 53 km · Lara 71 km · Corio 74 km · Wyndham Vale 77 km · Sunbury 77 km · Tarneit 77 km · Highton 78 km · Geelong 79 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 90% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$65,130
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ballarat (-37.5662°, 143.8496°, elevation 445 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).