Fochville weather in November

In November, Fochville sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 100 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Fochville's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fochville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
100 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:16 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
50%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Fochville is town in Gauteng, South Africa.

Founded
1920

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 27°C through the month.

A typical November day in Fochville reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Fochville weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°12815.613.55.8
Feb27° / 16°1141312.96.1
Mar25° / 15°8511.812.26.8
Apr23° / 11°40711.47.7
May21° / 182.810.78.3
Jun19° / 81.410.48.1
Jul19° / 30.710.58.3
Aug22° / 101.911.18.7
Sep25° / 11°193.311.88.5
Oct27° / 13°699.912.67.0
Nov27° / 15°10013.513.36.1
Dec27° / 16°13317.413.65.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26832
36832
46832
56733
66733
76535
86535
96436
106337
116139
126139
136040
145842
155842
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205743
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225743
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245743
255842
265842
275842
285842
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305941

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Fochville gets around 100 mm of rain over 13.5 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 45% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
140
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340
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540
641
741
841
942
1042
1143
1244
1345
1446
1546
1647
1747
1848
1948
2048
2148
2248
2349
2449
2549
2649
2749
2850
2950
3051

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
182180
281190
381190
480200
578211
677221
776231
875241
974251
1074251
1173261
1271272
1370282
1469292
1567303
1667303
1766313
1865314
1964324
2064324
2163334
2261345
2360355
2459365
2558375
2656386
2756386
2855396
2954406
3052417

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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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 5:23 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:236:24
213.05:226:25
313.15:226:26
413.15:216:26
513.15:206:27
613.15:206:28
713.25:196:28
813.25:196:29
913.25:186:30
1013.25:186:31
1113.25:176:31
1213.25:176:32
1313.35:176:33
1413.35:166:34
1513.35:166:34
1613.35:166:35
1713.35:156:36
1813.45:156:36
1913.45:156:37
2013.45:146:38
2113.45:146:39
2213.45:146:39
2313.45:146:40
2413.55:146:41
2513.55:146:42
2613.55:146:42
2713.55:146:43
2813.55:136:44
2913.55:136:45
3013.55:136:45

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 6.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Fochville

In seasonPeak

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

Fochville'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 Fochville?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Fochville for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Fochville in November

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

In November, Fochville sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Fochville 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 Fochville peaks around January 13 at about 15 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Fochville 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 Fochville is worst in June — around 283 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (January, 50 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyJun 19282 µg/m³Jan 1251 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar119Unhealthy
Apr177Very unhealthy
May261Very unhealthy
Jun283Very unhealthy
Jul275Very unhealthy
Aug213Very unhealthy
Sep156Very unhealthy
Oct99Unhealthy
Nov70Unhealthy
Dec55Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Fochville?

Fochville sits at 26.5°S, 27.5°E, 1,478 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Carletonville, 17 km away.

Topography around Fochville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fochville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 1,479 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 714 m.

The land around Fochville is covered by grassland (57%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
400 m
80 km
714 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Carletonville 17 km · Westonaria 24 km · Evaton 36 km · Randfontein 40 km · Vanderbijlpark 42 km · Soweto 44 km · Parys 46 km · Potchefstroom 47 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 Fochville (-26.4886°, 27.4939°, elevation 1,478 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).