Levin weather in November

In November, Levin sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 140 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of November to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Levin's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Levin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
140 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:55 AM – 8:13 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Levin is town in New Zealand.

Density
882/km²
people per km²

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 15°C through the month.

A typical November day in Levin reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C warmer than October and about 2°C cooler than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1149
2159
3159
4159
5159
6159
7159
8159
9159
10159
11159
12159
13159
14159
15159
16159
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Levin weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 13°10713.114.65.6
Feb19° / 13°10110.513.66.0
Mar18° / 11°9611.212.35.7
Apr16° / 10°12012.6114.5
May13° / 12513.39.83.5
Jun11° / 13414.29.12.5
Jul11° / 13113.99.42.3
Aug11° / 13715.710.42.4
Sep12° / 15016.511.72.7
Oct14° / 17016.913.13.3
Nov15° / 1401514.34.0
Dec17° / 11°14515.714.94.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53763
63862
73961
83862
93763
103862
113862
123862
133862
143763
153961
163961
174060
183961
194060
204159
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224159
234159
244060
254060
264060
274060
284060
294060
303862

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Levin gets around 140 mm of rain over 15 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 50% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
149
249
349
449
549
650
750
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1050
1150
1250
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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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29550
39550
49550
59460
69460
79460
89460
99460
109460
119460
129460
139460
149460
159460
169460
179460
189460
199370
209370
219280
229190
2390100
2489110
2587121
2686131
2784151
2883161
2982171
3080191

Wind in November

Winds average 17 km/h in November, the windiest month of the year.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of November to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 7:56 PM to 8:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:097:56
213.86:087:57
313.86:077:58
413.96:067:59
513.96:058:00
614.06:048:01
714.06:038:03
814.06:028:04
914.16:018:05
1014.16:008:06
1114.15:598:07
1214.25:588:09
1314.25:578:10
1414.25:578:11
1514.35:568:12
1614.35:558:13
1714.35:548:14
1814.45:548:16
1914.45:538:17
2014.45:528:18
2114.55:528:19
2214.55:518:20
2314.55:518:21
2414.55:508:22
2514.65:508:23
2614.65:498:24
2714.65:498:25
2814.65:498:26
2914.75:488:27
3014.75:488:28

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in January across the year — November's 6.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Levin?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Levin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Levin in November

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

In November, Levin sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

Sea temperature near Levin in November

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 19°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr17Cool
May16Cool
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov15Bracing
Dec16Cool

UV index in Levin 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 Levin peaks around January 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateLowModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 11UV 11Jun 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar6High
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun1Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct6High
Nov10Very high
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Levin?

Levin sits at 40.6°S, 175.3°E, 38 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Paraparaumu, 38 km away.

Topography around Levin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Levin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,079 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,511 m.

The land around Levin is covered by grassland (51%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%), water (27%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
1,079 m
80 km
1,511 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Paraparaumu 38 km · Palmerston North 42 km · Masterton 49 km · Upper Hutt 59 km · Porirua 66 km · Lower Hutt 72 km · Wainuiomata 76 km · Whanganui 80 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 Levin (-40.6333°, 175.275°, elevation 38 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).