Newcastle weather in November

In November, Newcastle sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 81 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in November, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of November to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Newcastle's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Newcastle's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:46 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
52%
12th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Newcastle is city in New South Wales, Australia.

Density
1,942/km²
people per km²
Founded
1804

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 21°C through the month.

A typical November day in Newcastle reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C warmer than October and about 2°C cooler than December.

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Newcastle weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 21°769.513.97.2
Feb24° / 21°979.813.27.0
Mar23° / 20°9811.712.36.8
Apr21° / 18°8711.211.26.6
May19° / 16°9410.710.36.2
Jun17° / 14°11311.69.95.5
Jul16° / 13°739105.6
Aug17° / 13°567.210.86.3
Sep19° / 15°536.611.86.9
Oct20° / 16°638.412.86.8
Nov21° / 18°819.613.76.6
Dec23° / 20°709.814.17.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in November, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35842
45842
55842
65842
75842
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105743
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Newcastle gets around 81 mm of rain over 9.6 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13633274
23632285
33532285
43531295
53531296
63430306
73330306
83330316
93230317
103131327
113031327
122831337
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152531359
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1722313610
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3015243723

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of November to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:577:16
213.45:567:17
313.45:557:18
413.45:547:19
513.45:537:20
613.55:537:21
713.55:527:22
813.55:517:23
913.65:507:24
1013.65:507:24
1113.65:497:25
1213.65:497:26
1313.75:487:27
1413.75:477:28
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1613.75:467:30
1713.75:467:31
1813.85:457:32
1913.85:457:33
2013.85:457:34
2113.85:447:34
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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 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in January across the year — November's 6.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Newcastle

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is November a good time to visit Newcastle?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Newcastle for sightseeing.

What to pack for Newcastle in November

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

In November, Newcastle sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Newcastle in November

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 23°C and coldest in August near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 13 to Jun 11 — about 6.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr22Refreshing
May21Refreshing
Jun20Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct19Cool
Nov20Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Newcastle 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 Newcastle peaks around January 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Newcastle 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 Newcastle is worst in December — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.3× the cleanest month (June, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateDec 1621 µg/m³Jun 205 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun5Good
Jul6Good
Aug7Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov11Good
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Newcastle?

Newcastle sits at 32.9°S, 151.8°E, 48 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Maitland, 30 km away.

Topography around Newcastle

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Newcastle has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 863 m.

The land around Newcastle is covered by water (61%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, water (53%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
158 m
80 km
863 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
November weather nearby: Maitland 30 km · Cessnock 41 km · Central Coast 67 km · Umina Beach 79 km · Pittwater 93 km · Dee Why 102 km · Saint Ives 106 km · Hornsby 107 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 Newcastle (-32.9295°, 151.7801°, elevation 48 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. 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).