Saint Ives weather in November

In November, Saint Ives sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 72 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-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 36% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of November to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Saint Ives's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint Ives's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:47 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
54%
12th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Saint Ives is suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, 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 21°C through the month.

A typical November day in Saint Ives reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 5°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Saint Ives weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 20°729.3147.2
Feb24° / 20°9310.313.36.9
Mar23° / 19°8211.612.36.8
Apr21° / 17°7710.511.26.7
May19° / 14°799.710.36.4
Jun17° / 12°9710.39.85.6
Jul16° / 11°567.7105.8
Aug17° / 11°536.610.76.4
Sep19° / 13°506.711.86.9
Oct20° / 15°59812.86.8
Nov21° / 17°729.113.86.8
Dec23° / 19°608.614.27.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in November, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35644
45644
55644
65644
75743
85743
95644
105644
115743
125743
135743
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155644
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Saint Ives gets around 72 mm of rain over 9.1 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 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
629
729
829
930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1430
1530
1630
1730
1830
1930
2030
2131
2231
2330
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2530
2630
2730
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3029

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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14533192
24533193
34433203
44433213
54333213
64333223
74233223
84133233
94033243
103934243
113834253
123734254
133634264
143435274
153335284
163235294
173135295
183035305
192935315
202835316
212735327
222734327
232633338
242633339
252532339
2625313410
2725313411
2824303412
2924303412
3024293413

Wind in November

Winds average 18 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 18 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
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
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3018light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of November to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 7:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:587:20
213.45:577:21
313.45:567:22
413.55:557:23
513.55:547:24
613.55:547:25
713.55:537:26
813.65:527:27
913.65:517:27
1013.65:517:28
1113.75:507:29
1213.75:497:30
1313.75:497:31
1413.75:487:32
1513.85:487:33
1613.85:477:34
1713.85:477:35
1813.85:467:36
1913.95:467:37
2013.95:457:38
2113.95:457:39
2213.95:457:40
2313.95:447:40
2414.05:447:41
2514.05:447:42
2614.05:447:43
2714.05:437:44
2814.05:437:45
2914.05:437:46
3014.15:437:47

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in January across the year — November's 6.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Saint Ives

In seasonPeak

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

Saint Ives 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 Saint Ives?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Saint Ives for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint Ives in November

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

In November, Saint Ives sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Saint Ives 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 at the nearest coast (about 23 km away) is warmest in February at about 23°C and coldest in August near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 16 to Jun 4 — about 6.6 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 Saint Ives 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 Saint Ives peaks around January 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 12Jun 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Saint Ives?

Saint Ives sits at 33.7°S, 151.2°E, 168 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Wahroonga, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Saint Ives

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint Ives has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 134 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,084 m.

The land around Saint Ives is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
1,084 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Wahroonga 4.0 km · Hornsby 6.0 km · Chatswood 8.0 km · Epping 9.0 km · Eastwood 10 km · West Pennant Hills 11 km · Cherrybrook 11 km · Ryde 11 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 Saint Ives (-33.7298°, 151.1598°, elevation 168 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).