Saint-Louis weather in November

In November, Saint-Louis sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 96 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-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 15% of the time in November, and the air most often feels humid.

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-Louis's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Louis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:33 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
7.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
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-Louis reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C warmer than October and about 1°C cooler than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12317
22317
32317
42317
52317
62317
72317
82317
92317
102318
112318
122318
132418
142418
152418
162418
172418
182418
192418
202418
212418
222418
232418
242418
252419
262419
272419
282419
292419
302419

Saint-Louis weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 21°28023.913.24.5
Feb25° / 21°26422.712.74.4
Mar25° / 20°21221.312.25.0
Apr24° / 19°9318.211.55.6
May22° / 18°8617.1115.8
Jun20° / 16°5013.710.75.9
Jul20° / 15°4914.310.85.7
Aug20° / 15°4512.611.36.1
Sep21° / 15°451211.96.2
Oct22° / 16°5613.412.56.2
Nov24° / 18°9616.4135.8
Dec25° / 20°17421.613.35.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34060
44159
54159
64159
74060
84060
94060
104060
114060
124159
134159
144060
154060
164060
173961
183862
193961
203862
213862
223862
233763
243763
253763
263763
273763
283664
293664
303466

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Saint-Louis gets around 96 mm of rain over 16.4 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 55% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
148
248
348
448
548
649
749
849
950
1050
1150
1251
1351
1452
1553
1654
1755
1856
1957
2058
2159
2260
2360
2461
2561
2662
2762
2862
2963
3063

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the humid band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1751393
2749404
3749414
4648424
5647434
6546445
7545455
8443475
9442496
10440506
11339526
12337537
13336538
14234568
15232579
162305810
172295811
182275912
192255914
202245915
212226016
222215918
232196019
241186021
251176022
261166023
271156024
281145926
291135927
301125928

Wind in November

Winds average 6 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 5:38 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:386:26
212.85:376:26
312.85:376:27
412.85:376:27
512.95:366:28
612.95:366:29
712.95:356:29
812.95:356:30
912.95:356:30
1012.95:346:31
1113.05:346:32
1213.05:346:32
1313.05:336:33
1413.05:336:33
1513.05:336:34
1613.05:336:35
1713.05:326:35
1813.15:326:36
1913.15:326:36
2013.15:326:37
2113.15:326:38
2213.15:326:38
2313.15:326:39
2413.15:326:40
2513.15:326:40
2613.25:326:41
2713.25:326:42
2813.25:326:42
2913.25:326:43
3013.25:326:44

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 7.11 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in November across the year — November's 7.11 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
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Saint-Louis

In seasonPeak

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

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

Saint-Louis's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is November a good time to visit Saint-Louis?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Saint-Louis for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint-Louis in November

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

In November, Saint-Louis sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Saint-Louis 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
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Warm
Apr27Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Saint-Louis 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-Louis 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-Louis?

Saint-Louis sits at 21.3°S, 55.4°E, 40 m above sea level, in Reunion. The nearest listed city is Saint-Pierre, 9.0 km away.

Saint-PierreLe TamponPiton Saint-LeuSaint-LeuSaint-JosephSaint-PaulLa PossessionLe Port

Topography around Saint-Louis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Louis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,578 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,030 m.

The land around Saint-Louis is covered by trees (40%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, water (43%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and water (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
244 m
16 km
2,578 m
80 km
3,030 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Saint-Pierre 9.0 km · Le Tampon 11 km · Piton Saint-Leu 12 km · Saint-Leu 18 km · Saint-Joseph 24 km · Saint-Paul 34 km · La Possession 40 km · Le Port 41 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-Louis (-21.2858°, 55.4112°, elevation 40 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).