Paraparaumu weather in November

In November, Paraparaumu sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 119 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Paraparaumu's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paraparaumu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 119 mm; 13 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 18 min; 5:55 AM – 8:15 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 6th clearest
Wind: 23 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.32 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Paraparaumu is town in New Zealand.

Density: 1,045/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical November day in Paraparaumu reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C warmer than October and about 2°C cooler than December.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	10
2	14	10
3	14	10
4	14	10
5	14	10
6	14	11
7	14	11
8	14	11
9	14	11
10	14	11
11	14	11
12	14	11
13	14	11
14	14	11
15	14	11
16	14	11
17	14	11
18	14	11
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	15	11
22	15	11
23	15	11
24	15	11
25	15	11
26	15	11
27	15	12
28	15	12
29	15	12
30	15	12

Paraparaumu weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 14°	94	11.3	14.6	5.6
Feb	18° / 15°	89	9.6	13.6	6.0
Mar	17° / 13°	86	10.3	12.3	5.6
Apr	15° / 12°	109	12.6	10.9	4.4
May	14° / 10°	116	13.7	9.7	3.6
Jun	12° / 9°	133	14.1	9.1	2.7
Jul	11° / 8°	123	13.9	9.4	2.4
Aug	11° / 8°	126	14.9	10.4	2.4
Sep	12° / 9°	128	15.3	11.7	2.8
Oct	13° / 10°	146	15.7	13.1	3.2
Nov	14° / 11°	119	13	14.3	3.9
Dec	16° / 13°	123	14.6	14.9	4.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 51%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	51	51	51	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	48	47	47	47	46	46	47
Cloudier (%)	49	49	49	50	50	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	53	53	53	54	54	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	47	53

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Paraparaumu gets around 119 mm of rain over 13 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 44% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	43
17	43
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	42
26	42
27	43
28	43
29	44
30	44

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	90	89	88	87	85	84	82	80	79	78
Comfortable (%)	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	11	12	13	15	16	17	19	20	21
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	5	0
2	95	5	0
3	95	5	0
4	94	6	0
5	94	6	0
6	94	6	0
7	94	6	0
8	94	6	0
9	93	7	0
10	93	7	0
11	93	7	0
12	93	7	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	93	7	0
16	92	8	0
17	92	8	0
18	92	8	0
19	91	9	0
20	91	9	0
21	90	10	0
22	89	11	0
23	88	12	0
24	87	13	0
25	85	15	0
26	84	16	0
27	82	17	1
28	80	19	1
29	79	20	1
30	78	21	1

Wind in November

Winds average 23 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	22	breezy
2	22	breezy
3	22	breezy
4	22	breezy
5	22	breezy
6	22	breezy
7	22	breezy
8	23	breezy
9	23	breezy
10	23	breezy
11	23	breezy
12	23	breezy
13	23	breezy
14	23	breezy
15	23	breezy
16	23	breezy
17	23	breezy
18	23	breezy
19	23	breezy
20	23	breezy
21	23	breezy
22	23	breezy
23	23	breezy
24	22	breezy
25	22	breezy
26	22	breezy
27	22	breezy
28	22	breezy
29	22	breezy
30	22	breezy

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 7:57 PM to 8:30 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48
Sunset (PM)	7:57	7:58	7:59	8:01	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:07	8:08	8:09	8:10	8:11	8:13	8:14	8:15	8:16	8:17	8:18	8:20	8:21	8:22	8:23	8:24	8:25	8:26	8:27	8:28	8:29	8:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.8	6:10	7:57
2	13.8	6:09	7:58
3	13.9	6:08	7:59
4	13.9	6:06	8:01
5	13.9	6:05	8:02
6	14.0	6:04	8:03
7	14.0	6:03	8:04
8	14.1	6:02	8:05
9	14.1	6:01	8:07
10	14.1	6:00	8:08
11	14.2	5:59	8:09
12	14.2	5:59	8:10
13	14.2	5:58	8:11
14	14.3	5:57	8:13
15	14.3	5:56	8:14
16	14.3	5:55	8:15
17	14.4	5:55	8:16
18	14.4	5:54	8:17
19	14.4	5:53	8:18
20	14.4	5:53	8:20
21	14.5	5:52	8:21
22	14.5	5:52	8:22
23	14.5	5:51	8:23
24	14.6	5:51	8:24
25	14.6	5:50	8:25
26	14.6	5:50	8:26
27	14.6	5:49	8:27
28	14.7	5:49	8:28
29	14.7	5:49	8:29
30	14.7	5:48	8:30

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — November's 6.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.4	Intense
17	6.4	Intense
18	6.4	Intense
19	6.4	Intense
20	6.5	Intense
21	6.5	Intense
22	6.5	Intense
23	6.5	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.5	Intense
29	6.5	Intense
30	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Paraparaumu?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paraparaumu.

What to pack for Paraparaumu in November

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

In November, Paraparaumu sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Paraparaumu 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 18°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	18	18	17	16	14	13	13	13	14	15	16
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	18	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	16	Cool
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	13	Bracing
Sep	13	Bracing
Oct	14	Bracing
Nov	15	Bracing
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Paraparaumu 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 Paraparaumu 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	11	6	4	2	1	2	3	4	6	10	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	6	High
Apr	4	Moderate
May	2	Moderate
Jun	1	Low
Jul	2	Low
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	6	High
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Paraparaumu?

Paraparaumu sits at 40.9°S, 175.0°E, 77 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Upper Hutt, 25 km away.

Topography around Paraparaumu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paraparaumu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,092 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,512 m.

The land around Paraparaumu is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and water (45%), grassland (28%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

436 m

trees 55%

16 km

1,092 m

trees 47%

80 km

1,512 m

water 45%

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← October Paraparaumu year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Upper Hutt 25 km · Porirua 28 km · Lower Hutt 34 km · Levin 38 km · Wainuiomata 39 km · Wellington 46 km · Karori 47 km · Masterton 54 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

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 Paraparaumu (-40.9167°, 175.0167°, elevation 77 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	10
2	14	10
3	14	10
4	14	10
5	14	10
6	14	11
7	14	11
8	14	11
9	14	11
10	14	11
11	14	11
12	14	11
13	14	11
14	14	11
15	14	11
16	14	11
17	14	11
18	14	11
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	15	11
22	15	11
23	15	11
24	15	11
25	15	11
26	15	11
27	15	12
28	15	12
29	15	12
30	15	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	43
17	43
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	42
26	42
27	43
28	43
29	44
30	44

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	5	0
2	95	5	0
3	95	5	0
4	94	6	0
5	94	6	0
6	94	6	0
7	94	6	0
8	94	6	0
9	93	7	0
10	93	7	0
11	93	7	0
12	93	7	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	93	7	0
16	92	8	0
17	92	8	0
18	92	8	0
19	91	9	0
20	91	9	0
21	90	10	0
22	89	11	0
23	88	12	0
24	87	13	0
25	85	15	0
26	84	16	0
27	82	17	1
28	80	19	1
29	79	20	1
30	78	21	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	10
2	14	10
3	14	10
4	14	10
5	14	10
6	14	11
7	14	11
8	14	11
9	14	11
10	14	11
11	14	11
12	14	11
13	14	11
14	14	11
15	14	11
16	14	11
17	14	11
18	14	11
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	15	11
22	15	11
23	15	11
24	15	11
25	15	11
26	15	11
27	15	12
28	15	12
29	15	12
30	15	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	43
17	43
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	42
26	42
27	43
28	43
29	44
30	44

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	5	0
2	95	5	0
3	95	5	0
4	94	6	0
5	94	6	0
6	94	6	0
7	94	6	0
8	94	6	0
9	93	7	0
10	93	7	0
11	93	7	0
12	93	7	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	93	7	0
16	92	8	0
17	92	8	0
18	92	8	0
19	91	9	0
20	91	9	0
21	90	10	0
22	89	11	0
23	88	12	0
24	87	13	0
25	85	15	0
26	84	16	0
27	82	17	1
28	80	19	1
29	79	20	1
30	78	21	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	10
2	14	10
3	14	10
4	14	10
5	14	10
6	14	11
7	14	11
8	14	11
9	14	11
10	14	11
11	14	11
12	14	11
13	14	11
14	14	11
15	14	11
16	14	11
17	14	11
18	14	11
19	14	11
20	14	11
21	15	11
22	15	11
23	15	11
24	15	11
25	15	11
26	15	11
27	15	12
28	15	12
29	15	12
30	15	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	45
3	45
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	43
17	43
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	42
26	42
27	43
28	43
29	44
30	44

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	5	0
2	95	5	0
3	95	5	0
4	94	6	0
5	94	6	0
6	94	6	0
7	94	6	0
8	94	6	0
9	93	7	0
10	93	7	0
11	93	7	0
12	93	7	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	93	7	0
16	92	8	0
17	92	8	0
18	92	8	0
19	91	9	0
20	91	9	0
21	90	10	0
22	89	11	0
23	88	12	0
24	87	13	0
25	85	15	0
26	84	16	0
27	82	17	1
28	80	19	1
29	79	20	1
30	78	21	1