Auckland weather in November

In November, Auckland sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 74 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of November to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Auckland's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Auckland's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:06 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
68%
11th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Auckland is city on the North Island, New Zealand.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 5.7 µg/m³ · 2012
Density
2,768/km²
people per km²
Founded
1840

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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical November day in Auckland reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C warmer than October and about 2°C cooler than December.

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Auckland weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 17°708.714.26.7
Feb22° / 18°63813.46.8
Mar21° / 17°698.512.36.7
Apr19° / 15°749.511.16.2
May17° / 13°9611.410.15.3
Jun15° / 11°10011.69.54.3
Jul14° / 10°115149.73.8
Aug14° / 10°10414.610.63.8
Sep15° / 11°9413.411.74.2
Oct16° / 12°7811.8134.9
Nov18° / 14°7410.8145.6
Dec20° / 16°921114.56.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53862
63862
73862
83862
93862
103862
113763
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Auckland gets around 74 mm of rain over 10.8 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 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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338
439
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638
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938
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3036

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1732340
2732340
3722440
4732340
5722350
6722350
7722350
8722350
9722350
10722350
11712450
12712450
13712450
14722440
15712540
16712540
17702640
18692650
19682750
20662860
21662860
22642970
23623080
24603190
255832100
265633110
275434120
285135140
294936151
304737161

Wind in November

Winds average 19 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 18 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
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of November to 14 h 18 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 6:18 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 8:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:187:51
213.66:177:52
313.66:167:53
413.66:157:54
513.76:147:55
613.76:147:56
713.76:137:57
813.86:127:58
913.86:117:59
1013.86:108:00
1113.96:098:01
1213.96:098:02
1313.96:088:03
1413.96:078:04
1514.06:078:05
1614.06:068:06
1714.06:068:07
1814.16:058:08
1914.16:048:09
2014.16:048:10
2114.16:038:11
2214.26:038:12
2314.26:038:13
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2514.26:028:15
2614.26:028:16
2714.36:018:17
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3014.36:018:20

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in January across the year — November's 6.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Auckland

In seasonPeak

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

Auckland 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 Auckland?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Auckland for sightseeing.

What to pack for Auckland in November

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

In November, Auckland sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Auckland 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 27 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 10 to Mar 31 — about 2.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr19Cool
May18Cool
Jun16Cool
Jul14Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct15Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Auckland in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Auckland peaks around January 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 12UV 12Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Auckland?

Auckland sits at 36.8°S, 174.8°E, 43 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Mount Eden, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Auckland

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Auckland has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m.

The land around Auckland is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and water (36%) within 3 km, water (37%), artificial surfaces (28%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
176 m
16 km
253 m
80 km
887 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
November weather nearby: Mount Eden 4.0 km · Epsom 4.0 km · Remuera 5.0 km · North Shore 6.0 km · Avondale 7.0 km · New Lynn 9.0 km · Te Atatu Peninsula 10 km · Te Atatu South 10 km

New Zealand travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 86% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$49,591
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
9.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
no religion 49%Christian 37%objected to answering 7%Hindu 3%

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 Auckland (-36.8485°, 174.7635°, elevation 43 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).