Knysna weather in November

In November, Knysna sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 70 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°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 h 24 min at the start of November to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Knysna's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Knysna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:19 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
48%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Knysna is town in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Density
631/km²
people per km²
Founded
1871

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 20°C through the month.

A typical November day in Knysna reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C warmer than October and about 2°C cooler than December.

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Knysna weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 17°499.2147.3
Feb23° / 18°427.913.37.4
Mar22° / 17°528.512.37.3
Apr21° / 14°527.811.27.0
May19° / 12°476.710.36.9
Jun18° / 11°437.29.86.5
Jul17° / 10°467.6106.2
Aug17° / 10°628.810.76.0
Sep18° / 11°498.511.86.2
Oct19° / 13°628.912.96.4
Nov20° / 14°709.313.86.6
Dec22° / 16°479.314.27.0

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 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
35941
46040
56040
65941
76040
86040
95941
106040
116040
126139
136139
146139
156238
166238
176238
186238
196337
206436
216436
226436
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266535
276436
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306436

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Knysna gets around 70 mm of rain over 9.3 wet days in November, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
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430
530
630
730
831
931
1031
1132
1232
1332
1432
1533
1633
1733
1833
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2033
2132
2232
2332
2431
2531
2631
2730
2830
2930
3029

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1553690
2543790
3533890
4533890
5523990
6523990
7523990
85139100
95139100
105139100
115039110
125039110
135138110
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224739131
234639131
244640141
254540141
264441151
274241151
284142161
294042171
303842181

Wind in November

Winds average 14 km/h in November, the windiest month of the year.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of November to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:306:53
213.45:296:54
313.45:286:55
413.55:276:56
513.55:266:57
613.55:266:58
713.65:256:59
813.65:247:00
913.65:237:00
1013.65:237:01
1113.75:227:02
1213.75:217:03
1313.75:217:04
1413.85:207:05
1513.85:207:06
1613.85:197:07
1713.85:197:08
1813.85:187:09
1913.95:187:10
2013.95:177:11
2113.95:177:12
2213.95:167:13
2314.05:167:14
2414.05:167:15
2514.05:167:15
2614.05:157:16
2714.05:157:17
2814.15:157:18
2914.15:157:19
3014.15:157:20

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 6.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
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217.1Intense
227.2Intense
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247.2Intense
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267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.4Intense
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Knysna?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Knysna for sightseeing.

What to pack for Knysna in November

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

In November, Knysna sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Knysna in November

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 January at about 21°C and coldest in August near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 20 to Mar 14 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Refreshing
Apr18Cool
May18Cool
Jun17Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec20Cool

UV index in Knysna 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 Knysna peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 23UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Knysna?

Knysna sits at 34.0°S, 23.0°E, 9 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Plettenberg Bay, 30 km away.

Humansdorp

Topography around Knysna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Knysna has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 929 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,052 m.

The land around Knysna is covered by trees (41%) and water (20%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and water (34%) within 16 km, and water (36%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
288 m
16 km
929 m
80 km
2,052 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Plettenberg Bay 30 km · George 55 km · Groot-Brakrivier 76 km · Dysselsdorp 76 km · Mossel Bay 85 km · Oudtshoorn 92 km · Kruisfontein 155 km · Humansdorp 159 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 Knysna (-34.0363°, 23.0471°, elevation 9 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. 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).