Quthing weather in November

In November, Quthing sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 104 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of November to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Quthing's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quthing's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
104 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:08 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
43%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Quthing is city.

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 22°C through the month.

A typical November day in Quthing reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°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)
1229
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4229
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How November really feels in Quthing

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

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Quthing weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 12°11915.8013.76.3
Feb24° / 12°10514.4013.16.3
Mar22° / 10°9313.6012.26.5
Apr19° / 639.50.211.36.4
May16° / 334.90.610.55.8
Jun13° / -1°244.31.410.14.3
Jul13° / -1°213.8210.24.3
Aug15° / 314.91.110.95.6
Sep19° / 304.90.611.87.3
Oct21° / 769.90.112.76.9
Nov22° / 10411.70.113.56.7
Dec24° / 11°11813.9013.96.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56832
66832
76931
86832
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Quthing gets around 104 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
638
738
838
938
1038
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
1839
1939
2039
2139
2240
2340
2440
2540
2640
2741
2841
2941
3042

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
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15991
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20991
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26991
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28991
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30991

Wind in November

Winds average 10 km/h in November, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 36 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 5:04 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:176:29
213.25:166:30
313.35:156:30
413.35:146:31
513.35:146:32
613.35:136:33
713.45:126:34
813.45:126:35
913.45:116:35
1013.45:116:36
1113.55:106:37
1213.55:096:38
1313.55:096:39
1413.55:096:40
1513.55:086:40
1613.65:086:41
1713.65:076:42
1813.65:076:43
1913.65:066:44
2013.65:066:45
2113.75:066:45
2213.75:066:46
2313.75:056:47
2413.75:056:48
2513.75:056:49
2613.75:056:50
2713.85:056:50
2813.85:056:51
2913.85:046:52
3013.85:046:53

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 7.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 7.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
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297.6Intense
307.6Intense
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Quthing

In seasonPeak

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

Quthing's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is November a good time to visit Quthing?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Quthing for sightseeing.

What to pack for Quthing in November

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

In November, Quthing sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Quthing in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Quthing peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 15Jun 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Quthing 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 Quthing is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1320 µg/m³Dec 215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May10Good
Jun12Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Quthing?

Quthing sits at 30.4°S, 27.7°E, 1,515 m above sea level, in Lesotho. The nearest listed city is Mohale's Hoek, 35 km away.

Mohale's HoekZastronMafetengTlokoengQacha’s Nek

Topography around Quthing

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quthing has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 382 m around an average of 1,610 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,302 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,782 m.

The land around Quthing is covered by grassland (61%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
382 m
16 km
1,302 m
80 km
1,782 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Mohale's Hoek 35 km · Zastron 60 km · Mafeteng 78 km · Tlokoeng 84 km · Qacha’s Nek 100 km · Aliwal North 100 km · Ugie 102 km · Khowa 105 km

Lesotho travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,089
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
38.2
per 100k, 2008
Road deaths
31.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 48%Roman Catholic 39%other Christian 9%none 2%

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 Quthing (-30.4°, 27.7003°, elevation 1,515 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).