Broken Hill weather in November

In November, Broken Hill sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 23 mm of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of November to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Broken Hill's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Broken Hill's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 23 mm; 3.6 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 42 min; 6:00 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 9th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 7.51 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; out of 10

Broken Hill is town in New South Wales, Australia.

Density: 103/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1883

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

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical November day in Broken Hill reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 3°C warmer than October and about 3°C cooler than December.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	14
2	27	14
3	27	14
4	27	14
5	28	14
6	28	14
7	28	14
8	28	14
9	28	14
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	29	15
13	29	15
14	29	15
15	29	15
16	29	15
17	29	16
18	29	16
19	30	16
20	30	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	16
25	30	16
26	30	16
27	30	16
28	30	16
29	30	17
30	30	17

How November really feels in Broken Hill

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Broken Hill weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 20°	21	2.8	13.9	3.9
Feb	33° / 19°	27	2.6	13.2	4.7
Mar	29° / 16°	14	1.9	12.2	7.0
Apr	24° / 12°	11	1.7	11.2	8.6
May	19° / 9°	13	2.6	10.4	7.5
Jun	16° / 6°	15	3.1	10	6.0
Jul	16° / 6°	13	2.8	10.1	6.0
Aug	18° / 7°	14	2.9	10.8	7.2
Sep	22° / 9°	21	3	11.8	8.2
Oct	26° / 12°	18	3.2	12.8	8.3
Nov	29° / 15°	23	3.6	13.6	6.7
Dec	32° / 18°	21	3.2	14.1	5.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 32%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	67	68	68	68	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70
Cloudier (%)	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	33	32	32	32	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Broken Hill gets around 23 mm of rain over 3.6 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 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	11
16	11
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	12
21	12
22	12
23	12
24	12
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	12

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	96	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Humid (%)	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	96	3	1	0
2	95	3	2	0
3	95	3	2	0
4	94	4	2	0
5	94	4	2	0
6	94	4	2	0
7	93	4	3	0
8	93	4	3	0
9	93	4	3	0
10	92	5	3	0
11	92	5	3	0
12	92	5	3	0
13	92	5	3	0
14	92	5	3	0
15	91	6	3	0
16	91	6	3	0
17	90	6	3	1
18	90	6	3	1
19	90	6	3	1
20	90	6	3	1
21	90	6	3	1
22	90	6	3	1
23	90	6	3	1
24	90	6	3	1
25	90	6	3	1
26	90	6	3	1
27	90	6	3	1
28	90	6	3	1
29	90	6	3	1
30	90	6	3	1

Wind in November

Winds average 19 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
8	19	light breeze
9	19	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	19	light breeze
13	19	light breeze
14	19	light breeze
15	19	light breeze
16	19	light breeze
17	19	light breeze
18	19	light breeze
19	19	light breeze
20	19	light breeze
21	19	light breeze
22	19	light breeze
23	19	light breeze
24	19	light breeze
25	19	light breeze
26	19	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze
29	19	light breeze
30	19	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of November to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:51 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56
Sunset (PM)	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:50	7:51	7:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.3	6:09	7:26
2	13.3	6:09	7:27
3	13.3	6:08	7:28
4	13.4	6:07	7:29
5	13.4	6:06	7:30
6	13.4	6:05	7:30
7	13.4	6:05	7:31
8	13.5	6:04	7:32
9	13.5	6:03	7:33
10	13.5	6:03	7:34
11	13.5	6:02	7:35
12	13.6	6:02	7:36
13	13.6	6:01	7:37
14	13.6	6:01	7:38
15	13.6	6:00	7:38
16	13.7	6:00	7:39
17	13.7	5:59	7:40
18	13.7	5:59	7:41
19	13.7	5:58	7:42
20	13.7	5:58	7:43
21	13.8	5:58	7:44
22	13.8	5:57	7:45
23	13.8	5:57	7:45
24	13.8	5:57	7:46
25	13.8	5:57	7:47
26	13.9	5:56	7:48
27	13.9	5:56	7:49
28	13.9	5:56	7:50
29	13.9	5:56	7:51
30	13.9	5:56	7:51

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 7.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.72 kWh/m² to a high of 8.17 kWh/m² in January across the year — November's 7.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.2	Intense
2	7.2	Intense
3	7.2	Intense
4	7.2	Intense
5	7.2	Intense
6	7.3	Intense
7	7.3	Intense
8	7.3	Intense
9	7.3	Intense
10	7.4	Intense
11	7.4	Intense
12	7.4	Intense
13	7.5	Intense
14	7.5	Intense
15	7.5	Intense
16	7.5	Intense
17	7.6	Intense
18	7.6	Intense
19	7.6	Intense
20	7.6	Intense
21	7.7	Intense
22	7.7	Intense
23	7.7	Intense
24	7.7	Intense
25	7.7	Intense
26	7.7	Intense
27	7.8	Intense
28	7.8	Intense
29	7.8	Intense
30	7.8	Intense

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Broken Hill?

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

6.7

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

8.1

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Broken Hill for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Broken Hill in November

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

In November, Broken Hill sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

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UV index in Broken Hill in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Broken Hill peaks around December 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	12	10	6	4	3	3	5	7	9	11	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	6	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	7	High
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Broken Hill?

Broken Hill sits at 32.0°S, 141.5°E, 317 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Mildura, 256 km away.

Topography around Broken Hill

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Broken Hill has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 304 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m.

The land around Broken Hill is covered by artificial surfaces (34%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) within 16 km, and grassland (97%) within 80 km.

3 km

118 m

artificial surfaces 34%

16 km

189 m

grassland 79%

80 km

408 m

grassland 97%

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← October Broken Hill year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Mildura 256 km · Whyalla 383 km · Gawler 386 km · Paralowie 407 km · Parafield Gardens 409 km · Adelaide Hills 415 km · Mount Barker 420 km · Adelaide city centre 422 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

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 Broken Hill (-31.9652°, 141.4512°, elevation 317 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	14
2	27	14
3	27	14
4	27	14
5	28	14
6	28	14
7	28	14
8	28	14
9	28	14
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	29	15
13	29	15
14	29	15
15	29	15
16	29	15
17	29	16
18	29	16
19	30	16
20	30	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	16
25	30	16
26	30	16
27	30	16
28	30	16
29	30	17
30	30	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	11
16	11
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	12
21	12
22	12
23	12
24	12
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	96	3	1	0
2	95	3	2	0
3	95	3	2	0
4	94	4	2	0
5	94	4	2	0
6	94	4	2	0
7	93	4	3	0
8	93	4	3	0
9	93	4	3	0
10	92	5	3	0
11	92	5	3	0
12	92	5	3	0
13	92	5	3	0
14	92	5	3	0
15	91	6	3	0
16	91	6	3	0
17	90	6	3	1
18	90	6	3	1
19	90	6	3	1
20	90	6	3	1
21	90	6	3	1
22	90	6	3	1
23	90	6	3	1
24	90	6	3	1
25	90	6	3	1
26	90	6	3	1
27	90	6	3	1
28	90	6	3	1
29	90	6	3	1
30	90	6	3	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	14
2	27	14
3	27	14
4	27	14
5	28	14
6	28	14
7	28	14
8	28	14
9	28	14
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	29	15
13	29	15
14	29	15
15	29	15
16	29	15
17	29	16
18	29	16
19	30	16
20	30	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	16
25	30	16
26	30	16
27	30	16
28	30	16
29	30	17
30	30	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	11
16	11
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	12
21	12
22	12
23	12
24	12
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	96	3	1	0
2	95	3	2	0
3	95	3	2	0
4	94	4	2	0
5	94	4	2	0
6	94	4	2	0
7	93	4	3	0
8	93	4	3	0
9	93	4	3	0
10	92	5	3	0
11	92	5	3	0
12	92	5	3	0
13	92	5	3	0
14	92	5	3	0
15	91	6	3	0
16	91	6	3	0
17	90	6	3	1
18	90	6	3	1
19	90	6	3	1
20	90	6	3	1
21	90	6	3	1
22	90	6	3	1
23	90	6	3	1
24	90	6	3	1
25	90	6	3	1
26	90	6	3	1
27	90	6	3	1
28	90	6	3	1
29	90	6	3	1
30	90	6	3	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	14
2	27	14
3	27	14
4	27	14
5	28	14
6	28	14
7	28	14
8	28	14
9	28	14
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	29	15
13	29	15
14	29	15
15	29	15
16	29	15
17	29	16
18	29	16
19	30	16
20	30	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	16
25	30	16
26	30	16
27	30	16
28	30	16
29	30	17
30	30	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	11
16	11
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	12
21	12
22	12
23	12
24	12
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	96	3	1	0
2	95	3	2	0
3	95	3	2	0
4	94	4	2	0
5	94	4	2	0
6	94	4	2	0
7	93	4	3	0
8	93	4	3	0
9	93	4	3	0
10	92	5	3	0
11	92	5	3	0
12	92	5	3	0
13	92	5	3	0
14	92	5	3	0
15	91	6	3	0
16	91	6	3	0
17	90	6	3	1
18	90	6	3	1
19	90	6	3	1
20	90	6	3	1
21	90	6	3	1
22	90	6	3	1
23	90	6	3	1
24	90	6	3	1
25	90	6	3	1
26	90	6	3	1
27	90	6	3	1
28	90	6	3	1
29	90	6	3	1
30	90	6	3	1