Balfour weather in November

In November, Balfour sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 108 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of November to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Balfour's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balfour's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 108 mm; 13 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 18 min; 5:11 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 10th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.3; out of 10

Balfour is place in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Founded: 1898

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 26°C through the month.

A typical November day in Balfour reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with 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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Balfour weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 16°	133	15.5	13.5	6.0
Feb	26° / 16°	98	12.3	12.9	6.3
Mar	25° / 14°	87	11.1	12.2	7.0
Apr	23° / 11°	40	6.9	11.4	7.6
May	21° / 7°	16	2.8	10.7	8.2
Jun	18° / 4°	8	1.6	10.4	8.0
Jul	18° / 3°	4	1	10.5	8.0
Aug	21° / 6°	13	2.5	11.1	8.5
Sep	25° / 10°	23	4	11.8	8.4
Oct	26° / 13°	83	10.4	12.6	7.0
Nov	26° / 14°	108	13	13.3	6.3
Dec	26° / 15°	148	17.2	13.6	5.7

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	61	61	60	60	59	58	58	57	56	56	56	56	55	56	56	56	55	55	55	56	56	56	55
Cloudier (%)	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	43	44	44	44	44	45	44	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	44	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	55	45

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Balfour gets around 108 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 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	42	43	43	44	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	51	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	40
4	39
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	40
11	40
12	41
13	42
14	43
15	43
16	44
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	46
21	46
22	47
23	47
24	48
25	48
26	49
27	49
28	50
29	51
30	52

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 68% 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 (%)	83	82	81	80	79	78	77	76	75	74	72	70	69	68	68	66	65	65	63	63	62	62	61	61	59	59	58	58	56	55
Comfortable (%)	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	29	30	31	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	40
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	83	17	0
2	82	18	0
3	81	19	0
4	80	20	0
5	79	21	0
6	78	22	0
7	77	23	0
8	76	24	0
9	75	25	0
10	74	26	0
11	72	27	1
12	70	29	1
13	69	30	1
14	68	31	1
15	68	31	1
16	66	32	2
17	65	33	2
18	65	33	2
19	63	34	3
20	63	34	3
21	62	35	3
22	62	35	3
23	61	36	3
24	61	36	3
25	59	37	4
26	59	37	4
27	58	38	4
28	58	38	4
29	56	39	5
30	55	40	5

Wind in November

Winds average 13 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
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7	13	light breeze
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20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
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25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of November to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:41 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)	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09
Sunset (PM)	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:18	6:20
2	13.1	5:18	6:21
3	13.1	5:17	6:21
4	13.1	5:16	6:22
5	13.1	5:16	6:23
6	13.1	5:15	6:24
7	13.2	5:15	6:24
8	13.2	5:14	6:25
9	13.2	5:14	6:26
10	13.2	5:13	6:26
11	13.2	5:13	6:27
12	13.3	5:12	6:28
13	13.3	5:12	6:29
14	13.3	5:12	6:29
15	13.3	5:11	6:30
16	13.3	5:11	6:31
17	13.4	5:11	6:32
18	13.4	5:10	6:32
19	13.4	5:10	6:33
20	13.4	5:10	6:34
21	13.4	5:10	6:35
22	13.4	5:09	6:35
23	13.4	5:09	6:36
24	13.5	5:09	6:37
25	13.5	5:09	6:38
26	13.5	5:09	6:38
27	13.5	5:09	6:39
28	13.5	5:09	6:40
29	13.5	5:09	6:41
30	13.5	5:09	6:41

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 6.79 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)	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	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	6.7	Intense
2	6.8	Intense
3	6.8	Intense
4	6.8	Intense
5	6.8	Intense
6	6.8	Intense
7	6.8	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.8	Intense
13	6.8	Intense
14	6.8	Intense
15	6.8	Intense
16	6.8	Intense
17	6.8	Intense
18	6.8	Intense
19	6.8	Intense
20	6.8	Intense
21	6.8	Intense
22	6.8	Intense
23	6.8	Intense
24	6.8	Intense
25	6.8	Intense
26	6.8	Intense
27	6.8	Intense
28	6.8	Intense
29	6.8	Intense
30	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Balfour

In seasonPeak

In November, Balfour sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Balfour's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is November a good time to visit Balfour?

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

6.3

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.9

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Balfour for sightseeing.

What to pack for Balfour in November

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

In November, Balfour sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Balfour in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balfour peaks around January 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	13	12	8	6	5	5	7	9	10	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Balfour in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Balfour is worst in July — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (January, 18 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	18	23	33	44	56	65	69	59	50	33	25	21
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	44	Poor
May	56	Unhealthy
Jun	65	Unhealthy
Jul	69	Unhealthy
Aug	59	Unhealthy
Sep	50	Poor
Oct	33	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	21	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Balfour?

Balfour sits at 26.7°S, 28.6°E, 1,622 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Nigel, 28 km away.

Topography around Balfour

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balfour has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 1,631 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m.

The land around Balfour is covered by grassland (45%) and cropland (41%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and cropland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

136 m

grassland 45%

16 km

326 m

grassland 55%

80 km

511 m

grassland 51%

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

November weather nearby: Nigel 28 km · Heidelberg 29 km · Villiers 41 km · Lebohang 46 km · Leslie 46 km · eMbalenhle 50 km · Springs 50 km · Brakpan 52 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / M / N; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 41% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $6,598; 2025
Happiness: 5.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 68%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 43.7; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 22.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 602
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 Balfour (-26.6633°, 28.5902°, elevation 1,622 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	26	13
2	26	13
3	26	13
4	26	13
5	26	14
6	26	14
7	26	14
8	26	14
9	26	14
10	26	14
11	26	14
12	26	14
13	26	14
14	26	14
15	26	14
16	26	14
17	26	14
18	26	14
19	26	14
20	26	14
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	26	14
24	26	14
25	26	14
26	26	14
27	26	14
28	26	14
29	26	14
30	26	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	40
4	39
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	40
11	40
12	41
13	42
14	43
15	43
16	44
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	46
21	46
22	47
23	47
24	48
25	48
26	49
27	49
28	50
29	51
30	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	83	17	0
2	82	18	0
3	81	19	0
4	80	20	0
5	79	21	0
6	78	22	0
7	77	23	0
8	76	24	0
9	75	25	0
10	74	26	0
11	72	27	1
12	70	29	1
13	69	30	1
14	68	31	1
15	68	31	1
16	66	32	2
17	65	33	2
18	65	33	2
19	63	34	3
20	63	34	3
21	62	35	3
22	62	35	3
23	61	36	3
24	61	36	3
25	59	37	4
26	59	37	4
27	58	38	4
28	58	38	4
29	56	39	5
30	55	40	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	40
4	39
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	40
11	40
12	41
13	42
14	43
15	43
16	44
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	46
21	46
22	47
23	47
24	48
25	48
26	49
27	49
28	50
29	51
30	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	83	17	0
2	82	18	0
3	81	19	0
4	80	20	0
5	79	21	0
6	78	22	0
7	77	23	0
8	76	24	0
9	75	25	0
10	74	26	0
11	72	27	1
12	70	29	1
13	69	30	1
14	68	31	1
15	68	31	1
16	66	32	2
17	65	33	2
18	65	33	2
19	63	34	3
20	63	34	3
21	62	35	3
22	62	35	3
23	61	36	3
24	61	36	3
25	59	37	4
26	59	37	4
27	58	38	4
28	58	38	4
29	56	39	5
30	55	40	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	40
4	39
5	39
6	39
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	40
11	40
12	41
13	42
14	43
15	43
16	44
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	46
21	46
22	47
23	47
24	48
25	48
26	49
27	49
28	50
29	51
30	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	83	17	0
2	82	18	0
3	81	19	0
4	80	20	0
5	79	21	0
6	78	22	0
7	77	23	0
8	76	24	0
9	75	25	0
10	74	26	0
11	72	27	1
12	70	29	1
13	69	30	1
14	68	31	1
15	68	31	1
16	66	32	2
17	65	33	2
18	65	33	2
19	63	34	3
20	63	34	3
21	62	35	3
22	62	35	3
23	61	36	3
24	61	36	3
25	59	37	4
26	59	37	4
27	58	38	4
28	58	38	4
29	56	39	5
30	55	40	5