Mount Isa weather in November

In November, Mount Isa sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 27 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of November to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Mount Isa's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mount Isa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:57 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
32%
8th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Mount Isa is city in Queensland, Australia.

Air quality
Good
PM10 29.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1923

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 36°C through the month.

A typical November day in Mount Isa reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C warmer than October and on par with December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Mount Isa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mount Isa weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°10410.113.12.4
Feb35° / 24°878.912.72.8
Mar34° / 22°614.512.13.5
Apr32° / 19°141.311.55.3
May27° / 15°71118.2
Jun25° / 11°60.810.89.2
Jul25° / 10°20.510.99.4
Aug27° / 12°20.411.38.8
Sep31° / 16°60.911.95.9
Oct34° / 20°121.812.53.8
Nov36° / 22°275132.5
Dec36° / 24°627.513.22.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Mount Isa gets around 27 mm of rain over 5 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 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
210
311
411
512
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814
915
1015
1116
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1316
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2018
2118
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3019

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1799840
2799840
37610941
47510951
573111051
671111161
769121171
868121271
966131281
1065131381
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Wind in November

Winds average 16 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of November to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:026:49
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312.86:016:50
412.86:016:50
512.86:016:51
612.96:006:51
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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 7.41 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.41 kWh/m² in November across the year — November's 7.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
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307.5Intense
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Mount Isa?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mount Isa.

What to pack for Mount Isa in November

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

In November, Mount Isa sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mount Isa in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mount Isa peaks around February 8 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 16Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mount Isa in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mount Isa is worst in October — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (March, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 1525 µg/m³Mar 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr17Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mount Isa?

Mount Isa sits at 20.7°S, 139.5°E, 363 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Alice Springs, 666 km away.

Alice SpringsKirwanTownsvilleCairnsPort DouglasAirlie BeachUluruMackay

Topography around Mount Isa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mount Isa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 364 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 m.

The land around Mount Isa is covered by grassland (33%), artificial surfaces (29%) and bare terrain (20%) within 3 km, grassland (80%) within 16 km, and grassland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
341 m
80 km
433 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Alice Springs 666 km · Kirwan 771 km · Townsville 781 km · Cairns 783 km · Port Douglas 786 km · Airlie Beach 961 km · Uluru 1,005 km · Mackay 1,005 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 Mount Isa (-20.7252°, 139.4973°, elevation 363 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).