Hervey Bay weather in November

In November, Hervey Bay sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 48 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in November, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of November to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Hervey Bay's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hervey Bay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
4:57 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
43%
7th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Hervey Bay is city in Queensland, Australia.

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical November day in Hervey Bay reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C warmer than October and about 1°C cooler than December.

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Hervey Bay weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°10511.413.46.4
Feb27° / 24°1341212.96.1
Mar27° / 23°9510.212.26.7
Apr25° / 20°527.911.47.5
May23° / 18°577.210.87.5
Jun21° / 15°535.410.57.5
Jul20° / 14°303.910.67.7
Aug21° / 15°333.511.17.9
Sep22° / 17°283.911.88.2
Oct24° / 19°626.312.67.9
Nov25° / 21°487.213.27.5
Dec26° / 23°938.913.56.9

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47327
57327
67327
77327
87327
97228
107129
117129
127030
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Hervey Bay gets around 48 mm of rain over 7.2 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 25% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
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525
625
725
826
926
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1426
1525
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1724
1824
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2023
2123
2223
2323
2423
2523
2623
2724
2824
2924
3025

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the humid band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
132435326
232335327
332235327
432136327
532136328
632036338
731936338
841837339
941737349
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Wind in November

Winds average 18 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
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3018light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of November to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:03 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:036:02
213.05:036:02
313.05:026:03
413.05:026:03
513.15:016:04
613.15:016:05
713.15:006:05
813.15:006:06
913.14:596:07
1013.14:596:08
1113.24:586:08
1213.24:586:09
1313.24:586:10
1413.24:576:10
1513.24:576:11
1613.34:576:12
1713.34:566:13
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2013.34:566:15
2113.34:556:15
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 6.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Hervey Bay

In seasonPeak

In November, Hervey Bay sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Hervey Bay sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Hervey Bay's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Hervey Bay?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

November is one of the better times to visit Hervey Bay for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Hervey Bay in November

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

In November, Hervey Bay sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Hervey Bay in November

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in July near 20°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 23 to Jul 6 — about 10.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr25Warm
May23Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul20Cool
Aug20Cool
Sep21Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov25Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Hervey Bay in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hervey Bay peaks around February 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 14Jun 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Hervey Bay?

Hervey Bay sits at 25.3°S, 152.8°E, 9 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Maryborough, 29 km away.

Topography around Hervey Bay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hervey Bay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 665 m.

The land around Hervey Bay is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, water (41%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
92 m
80 km
665 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
November weather nearby: Maryborough 29 km · Bundaberg 63 km · Gympie 101 km · Noosa 127 km · Sunshine Coast 155 km · Maroochydore 156 km · Buderim 158 km · Caloundra 172 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 Hervey Bay (-25.2876°, 152.7694°, elevation 9 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).