Estcourt weather in November

In November, Estcourt sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 106 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of November to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Estcourt's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Estcourt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:02 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
63%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Estcourt is town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Founded
1848

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 25°C through the month.

A typical November day in Estcourt reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 31°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)
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Estcourt weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°15919.613.65.2
Feb26° / 16°13516.4135.5
Mar25° / 14°10814.812.26.2
Apr23° / 11°55911.37.2
May21° / 193.810.67.9
Jun18° / 132.610.27.7
Jul18° / 152.510.37.7
Aug20° / 233.9117.9
Sep23° / 305.911.87.8
Oct24° / 11°8113.612.76.5
Nov25° / 13°10616.413.45.7
Dec26° / 15°15019.913.85.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
54951
64951
74951
84852
94753
104753
114654
124654
134654
144654
154555
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224258
234357
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254357
264357
274357
284357
294357
304258

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Estcourt gets around 106 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 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
147
247
348
448
549
650
750
851
952
1053
1154
1255
1356
1457
1558
1658
1759
1859
1959
2059
2159
2259
2359
2459
2559
2659
2759
2859
2960
3061

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
174242
273252
372262
471272
568293
667303
766313
865323
964333
1063343
1161354
1260364
1359374
1457385
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2155396
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2454406
2554406
2653416
2753416
2852426
2951436
3049456

Wind in November

Winds average 8 km/h in November, the windiest month of the year.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
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208calm
218calm
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308calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of November to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:106:18
213.25:096:19
313.25:096:20
413.25:086:21
513.25:076:21
613.35:076:22
713.35:066:23
813.35:056:24
913.35:056:24
1013.35:046:25
1113.45:046:26
1213.45:036:27
1313.45:036:28
1413.45:026:28
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1713.55:016:31
1813.55:016:32
1913.55:016:32
2013.65:006:33
2113.65:006:34
2213.65:006:35
2313.65:006:36
2413.64:596:36
2513.64:596:37
2613.74:596:38
2713.74:596:39
2813.74:596:40
2913.74:596:40
3013.74:596:41

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 6.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Estcourt

In seasonPeak

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

Estcourt'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 Estcourt?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Estcourt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Estcourt in November

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

In November, Estcourt sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Estcourt in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Estcourt peaks around January 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 14Jun 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Estcourt 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 Estcourt is worst in July — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1769 µg/m³Dec 2317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr37Poor
May51Poor
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul71Unhealthy
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep49Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Estcourt?

Estcourt sits at 29.0°S, 29.9°E, 1,214 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Wembesi, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Estcourt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Estcourt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m around an average of 1,193 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 726 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,001 m.

The land around Estcourt is covered by grassland (55%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
210 m
16 km
726 m
80 km
3,001 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Wembesi 9.0 km · Mooi River 25 km · Ladysmith 51 km · Howick 63 km · Mpophomeni 69 km · Greytown 71 km · Pietermaritzburg 84 km · Glencoe 97 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
Christian 86%or other traditional African religions 5%nothing in particular 5%Muslim 2%

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 Estcourt (-29.0127°, 29.8662°, elevation 1,214 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).