Pakenham weather in November

In November, Pakenham sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 81 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Pakenham's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pakenham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:00 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Pakenham is suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical November day in Pakenham reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 3°C warmer than October and about 2°C cooler than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Pakenham 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° / 13°607.614.37.3
Feb25° / 14°53713.57.3
Mar23° / 12°477.612.37.3
Apr19° / 10°638.8116.2
May16° / 6711.2104.6
Jun13° / 70129.43.4
Jul12° / 7013.19.63.0
Aug13° / 8714.610.53.4
Sep16° / 9214.211.74.3
Oct18° / 8613.2135.4
Nov21° / 10°8110.914.16.2
Dec23° / 12°769.914.66.9

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53565
63565
73565
83664
93664
103664
113763
123862
133862
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234159
244258
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284357
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304357

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Pakenham gets around 81 mm of rain over 10.9 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 36% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
640
740
839
938
1038
1137
1236
1336
1435
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2133
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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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19271
29271
39082
49082
59082
69082
79082
89082
99082
109082
119082
128983
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148893
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1987103
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2185114
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2484124
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2783134
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Wind in November

Winds average 11 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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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 6:13 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 8:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:137:50
213.66:127:51
313.76:117:52
413.76:107:53
513.86:097:54
613.86:087:55
713.86:077:57
813.96:077:58
913.96:067:59
1013.96:058:00
1113.96:048:01
1214.06:038:02
1314.06:038:03
1414.06:028:04
1514.16:018:05
1614.16:008:06
1714.16:008:07
1814.25:598:08
1914.25:598:09
2014.25:588:10
2114.25:588:12
2214.35:578:13
2314.35:578:14
2414.35:568:15
2514.35:568:16
2614.35:568:17
2714.45:558:18
2814.45:558:19
2914.45:558:19
3014.45:558:20

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in January across the year — November's 6.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
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306.8Intense
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Pakenham?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Pakenham for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pakenham in November

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

In November, Pakenham sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Pakenham in November

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 31 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 18 to Mar 11 — about 1.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Cool
Apr18Cool
May15Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug11Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov17Cool
Dec18Cool

UV index in Pakenham 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 Pakenham peaks around December 20 at about 12 (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 highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pakenham?

Pakenham sits at 38.1°S, 145.5°E, 44 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Officer, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Pakenham

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pakenham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,619 m.

The land around Pakenham is covered by artificial surfaces (43%), grassland (28%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), trees (32%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), grassland (30%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
380 m
80 km
1,619 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
November weather nearby: Officer 6.0 km · Berwick 12 km · Cranbourne North 15 km · Narre Warren 16 km · Narre Warren South 16 km · Cranbourne East 16 km · Cranbourne 17 km · Cranbourne West 18 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 Pakenham (-38.0702°, 145.4741°, elevation 44 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. 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).