Heidelberg weather in November

In November, Heidelberg sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 101 mm of rain across 13.8 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 Heidelberg's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Heidelberg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:12 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
52%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Heidelberg is town in Gauteng province, South Africa.

Founded
1886

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 26°C through the month.

A typical November day in Heidelberg 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.

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How November really feels in Heidelberg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Heidelberg 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°1291613.55.9
Feb26° / 16°10012.812.96.2
Mar25° / 14°8411.512.26.9
Apr23° / 11°416.811.47.6
May21° / 152.710.78.2
Jun18° / 71.510.48.0
Jul18° / 30.710.58.1
Aug21° / 112.111.18.6
Sep25° / 10°223.611.88.5
Oct26° / 13°7810.512.67.0
Nov26° / 14°10113.813.36.2
Dec26° / 15°1401713.65.7

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 21% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26337
36337
46337
56337
66238
76139
86139
96040
106040
115941
125842
135743
145644
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Heidelberg gets around 101 mm of rain over 13.8 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 46% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
139
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440
540
640
741
841
942
1043
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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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
184160
283170
382180
482180
581190
680200
779210
878220
976231
1075241
1173261
1272271
1371281
1470291
1568302
1667312
1767312
1865323
1964333
2064333
2163343
2262353
2360364
2460364
2559374
2657385
2757385
2856395
2955405
3053416

Wind in November

Winds average 12 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light 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 5:19 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:196:21
213.05:196:21
313.15:186:22
413.15:186:23
513.15:176:24
613.15:166:24
713.25:166:25
813.25:156:26
913.25:156:26
1013.25:146:27
1113.25:146:28
1213.35:146:29
1313.35:136:29
1413.35:136:30
1513.35:126:31
1613.35:126:32
1713.35:126:32
1813.45:126:33
1913.45:116:34
2013.45:116:35
2113.45:116:35
2213.45:116:36
2313.45:106:37
2413.55:106:38
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2613.55:106:39
2713.55:106:40
2813.55:106:40
2913.55:106:41
3013.55:106:42

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 6.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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36.7Intense
46.7Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Heidelberg

In seasonPeak

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

Heidelberg'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 Heidelberg?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Heidelberg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Heidelberg in November

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

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

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg peaks around January 12 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 12UV 14Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg is worst in June — around 259 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (January, 43 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorJun 23259 µg/m³Jan 1344 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb63Unhealthy
Mar101Unhealthy
Apr158Very unhealthy
May232Very unhealthy
Jun259Very unhealthy
Jul259Very unhealthy
Aug200Very unhealthy
Sep144Unhealthy
Oct91Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Heidelberg?

Heidelberg sits at 26.5°S, 28.4°E, 1,525 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Nigel, 14 km away.

Topography around Heidelberg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Heidelberg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m around an average of 1,557 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 665 m.

The land around Heidelberg is covered by grassland (51%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
239 m
16 km
440 m
80 km
665 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Nigel 14 km · Tokoza 28 km · Springs 29 km · Balfour 29 km · Brakpan 30 km · Boksburg 34 km · Germiston 35 km · Alberton 35 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 Heidelberg (-26.5048°, 28.3592°, elevation 1,525 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).