Saint-Joseph weather in November

In November, Saint-Joseph sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 45 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in November, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of November to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Saint-Joseph's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Joseph's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:32 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
37%
7th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical November day in Saint-Joseph reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 25°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)
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Saint-Joseph weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 25°14412.713.26.3
Feb26° / 25°13413.112.76.1
Mar26° / 25°12511.212.26.7
Apr25° / 24°6310.211.57.1
May24° / 23°559.4117.6
Jun23° / 21°428.310.77.6
Jul22° / 20°419.110.87.3
Aug21° / 20°296.411.37.8
Sep22° / 21°234.911.98.0
Oct23° / 22°244.812.58.1
Nov24° / 23°456138.0
Dec25° / 24°769.213.37.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
58119
68119
78020
88119
98119
108119
118119
128020
137921
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257525
267426
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287426
297327
307327

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Saint-Joseph gets around 45 mm of rain over 6 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 20% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
117
217
318
418
518
618
718
818
918
1018
1118
1218
1318
1418
1518
1619
1719
1819
1920
2020
2121
2221
2322
2422
2523
2623
2724
2824
2925
3026

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the muggy band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1634564
2534565
3533575
4532585
5431596
6430597
7429607
8427618
9325639
103246310
113226510
123206611
133196612
143186613
153166714
163156814
173146815
183136816
193126718
203126619
213116620
223106621
232106523
242106424
25296326
26296128
27186229
28176131
29175933
30165835

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 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
220light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 24 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:376:25
212.85:376:26
312.85:366:26
412.95:366:27
512.95:356:27
612.95:356:28
712.95:346:28
812.95:346:29
912.95:346:30
1012.95:336:30
1113.05:336:31
1213.05:336:31
1313.05:326:32
1413.05:326:33
1513.05:326:33
1613.05:326:34
1713.15:316:35
1813.15:316:35
1913.15:316:36
2013.15:316:36
2113.15:316:37
2213.15:316:38
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2413.15:316:39
2513.15:316:40
2613.25:316:40
2713.25:316:41
2813.25:316:42
2913.25:316:42
3013.25:316:43

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 7.07 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in November across the year — November's 7.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Saint-Joseph

In seasonPeak

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

Saint-Joseph sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Saint-Joseph's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is November a good time to visit Saint-Joseph?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

November is one of the better times to visit Saint-Joseph for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Saint-Joseph in November

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

In November, Saint-Joseph sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 23°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Saint-Joseph in November

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr27Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Saint-Joseph in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saint-Joseph peaks around January 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 16Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Joseph?

Saint-Joseph sits at 21.4°S, 55.6°E, 43 m above sea level, in Reunion. The nearest listed city is Saint-Pierre, 15 km away.

Saint-PierreLe TamponSaint-LouisPiton Saint-LeuSaint-BenoîtSaint-LeuSaint-AndréSainte-Suzanne

Topography around Saint-Joseph

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Joseph has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 m around an average of 108 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,407 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,030 m.

The land around Saint-Joseph is covered by trees (39%) and water (39%) within 3 km, water (53%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and water (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
486 m
16 km
2,407 m
80 km
3,030 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Saint-Pierre 15 km · Le Tampon 15 km · Saint-Louis 24 km · Piton Saint-Leu 36 km · Saint-Benoît 39 km · Saint-Leu 41 km · Saint-André 46 km · Sainte-Suzanne 52 km

Reunion travel facts

Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz

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 Saint-Joseph (-21.3777°, 55.6169°, 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).