Mahalapye weather in November

In November, Mahalapye sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 63 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of November to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Mahalapye's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mahalapye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:24 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
51%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Mahalapye is town of Botswana.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical November day in Mahalapye reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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303019

Mahalapye weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°10111.713.34.8
Feb30° / 20°768.712.85.1
Mar29° / 19°496.812.26.1
Apr27° / 15°223.711.57.8
May25° / 11°61.310.99.1
Jun22° / 70.910.69.1
Jul22° / 20.410.79.1
Aug25° / 11°10.311.29.2
Sep29° / 15°61.311.97.2
Oct31° / 18°234.712.55.5
Nov31° / 19°6310.113.14.6
Dec30° / 20°8712.513.44.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36733
46634
56634
66634
76634
86535
96436
106436
116337
126337
136238
146139
156040
165941
175842
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195743
205644
215644
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255347
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275347
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295347
305248

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Mahalapye gets around 63 mm of rain over 10.1 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
125
226
326
427
528
629
729
830
931
1032
1133
1234
1335
1436
1536
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2436
2536
2636
2736
2835
2935
3035

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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1642790
26228100
36129100
46029110
55830120
65730121
75630131
85431141
95331151
105231161
115131171
124931182
134832192
144632202
154432212
164332223
174132233
184032243
193933253
203833254
213733264
223633264
233533275
243434275
253434276
263334286
273234286
283134287
293034297
302934298

Wind in November

Winds average 14 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of November to 13 h 18 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 5:30 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:306:23
212.95:306:23
312.95:296:24
412.95:296:24
512.95:286:25
613.05:286:26
713.05:276:26
813.05:276:27
913.05:266:27
1013.05:266:28
1113.15:266:29
1213.15:256:29
1313.15:256:30
1413.15:256:31
1513.15:246:31
1613.15:246:32
1713.15:246:33
1813.25:246:33
1913.25:236:34
2013.25:236:35
2113.25:236:35
2213.25:236:36
2313.25:236:37
2413.25:236:37
2513.35:236:38
2613.35:236:39
2713.35:236:39
2813.35:236:40
2913.35:236:41
3013.35:236:41

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in October across the year — November's 6.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
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126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
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176.6Intense
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226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Mahalapye?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Mahalapye for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mahalapye in November

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

In November, Mahalapye sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Mahalapye in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mahalapye peaks around January 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 11UV 14Jun 16UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mahalapye?

Mahalapye sits at 23.1°S, 26.8°E, 1,025 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Palapye, 70 km away.

PalapyeSeroweMarapongLephalaleMochudiSelebi-PhikweThabazimbiVaalwater

Topography around Mahalapye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mahalapye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 1,019 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m.

The land around Mahalapye is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and shrubs (39%) within 3 km, shrubs (70%) within 16 km, and shrubs (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
308 m
80 km
577 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
November weather nearby: Palapye 70 km · Serowe 80 km · Marapong 103 km · Lephalale 114 km · Mochudi 161 km · Selebi-Phikwe 164 km · Thabazimbi 176 km · Vaalwater 187 km

Botswana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,778
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
63%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
11.4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
26.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Christian 79%none 15%Badimo 4%other 1%

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 Mahalapye (-23.1041°, 26.8142°, elevation 1,025 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).