Lower Hutt weather in November

In November, Lower Hutt sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 73 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-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 30% 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 Lower Hutt's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lower Hutt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:55 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Lower Hutt is city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 10.1 µg/m³ · 2012
Density
303/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 Lower Hutt reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 5°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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Lower Hutt weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 14°588.314.66.3
Feb19° / 14°567.313.76.6
Mar18° / 13°598.112.36.2
Apr16° / 11°709.710.95.1
May14° / 7010.49.74.1
Jun12° / 8811.99.13.1
Jul11° / 84129.32.7
Aug12° / 8113.310.42.8
Sep13° / 7611.611.73.4
Oct14° / 8811.713.13.9
Nov15° / 11°7310.514.34.7
Dec17° / 12°6910.614.95.5

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
35050
45050
54951
64951
75050
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Lower Hutt gets around 73 mm of rain over 10.5 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
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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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29460
39460
49460
59460
69370
79370
89370
99370
109370
119370
129280
139280
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2585150
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2782171
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Wind in November

Winds average 22 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
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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 6:10 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 7:58 PM to 8:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:107:58
213.86:097:59
313.96:078:01
413.96:068:02
514.06:058:03
614.06:048:04
714.06:038:05
814.16:028:07
914.16:018:08
1014.16:008:09
1114.25:598:10
1214.25:588:11
1314.35:578:13
1414.35:578:14
1514.35:568:15
1614.45:558:16
1714.45:548:17
1814.45:548:18
1914.45:538:20
2014.55:528:21
2114.55:528:22
2214.55:518:23
2314.65:518:24
2414.65:508:25
2514.65:508:26
2614.65:498:27
2714.75:498:29
2814.75:488:30
2914.75:488:31
3014.75:488:32

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in January across the year — November's 6.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Lower Hutt?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Lower Hutt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lower Hutt in November

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

In November, Lower Hutt sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Lower Hutt in November

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 18 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

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

10°12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr15Cool
May14Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Lower Hutt in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lower Hutt peaks around January 1 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar6High
Apr4Moderate
May2Low
Jun1Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct6High
Nov9Very high
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lower Hutt?

Lower Hutt sits at 41.2°S, 174.9°E, 9 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Wainuiomata, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Lower Hutt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lower Hutt has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 907 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,512 m.

The land around Lower Hutt is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and water (58%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
347 m
16 km
907 m
80 km
1,512 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Wainuiomata 6.0 km · Porirua 11 km · Wellington 14 km · Upper Hutt 14 km · Karori 16 km · Paraparaumu 34 km · Masterton 68 km · Levin 72 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 Lower Hutt (-41.2167°, 174.9167°, elevation 9 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).