Koppies weather in November

In November, Koppies sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 84 mm of rain across 11.8 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Koppies's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koppies's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:14 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
46%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Koppies is town in the Free State, South Africa.

Founded
1876

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 28°C through the month.

A typical November day in Koppies reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°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)
12714
22714
32714
42814
52814
62814
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82814
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How November really feels in Koppies

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.

Koppies 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
Jan28° / 17°11014.213.55.4
Feb28° / 17°8412.1136.0
Mar26° / 15°7310.812.26.8
Apr24° / 11°416.611.47.8
May21° / 203.210.78.3
Jun19° / 111.610.38.1
Jul19° / 6110.58.2
Aug22° / 152.1118.7
Sep25° / 10°173.111.88.5
Oct27° / 13°679.612.77.0
Nov28° / 15°8411.813.36.3
Dec28° / 16°12115.513.75.5

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37030
47030
56931
66832
76832
86733
96634
106535
116436
126337
136337
146238
156139
166139
176139
186139
196238
206238
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246337
256337
266436
276436
286535
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306436

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Koppies gets around 84 mm of rain over 11.8 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 40% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
536
636
736
837
937
1038
1139
1239
1340
1441
1541
1642
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2342
2442
2542
2642
2743
2843
2944
3045

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
183170
282180
382180
481190
580200
679210
778220
877221
976231
1075241
1174251
1273261
1372271
1470282
1570282
1670282
1768293
1868293
1969283
2069283
2168284
2267294
2367294
2467294
2566304
2666304
2764315
2863325
2962335
3061345

Wind in November

Winds average 13 km/h in November, the windiest month of the year.

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
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of November to 13 h 36 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 5:22 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:226:25
213.15:216:26
313.15:206:26
413.15:206:27
513.15:196:28
613.25:186:29
713.25:186:29
813.25:176:30
913.25:176:31
1013.35:166:31
1113.35:166:32
1213.35:156:33
1313.35:156:34
1413.35:156:34
1513.35:146:35
1613.45:146:36
1713.45:146:37
1813.45:136:38
1913.45:136:38
2013.45:136:39
2113.55:136:40
2213.55:126:41
2313.55:126:41
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2513.55:126:43
2613.55:126:44
2713.55:126:44
2813.65:126:45
2913.65:126:46
3013.65:126:47

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 7.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 7.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
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207.0Intense
217.0Intense
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297.1Intense
307.1Intense
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Koppies

In seasonPeak

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

Koppies'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 Koppies?

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
6.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Koppies in November

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

In November, Koppies sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Koppies 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 Koppies 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
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Koppies 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 Koppies is worst in July — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 11103 µg/m³Jan 1124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar48Poor
Apr64Unhealthy
May88Unhealthy
Jun100Unhealthy
Jul103Unhealthy
Aug83Unhealthy
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct44Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Koppies?

Koppies sits at 27.2°S, 27.6°E, 1,413 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Vredefort, 33 km away.

Topography around Koppies

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koppies has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 1,394 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 494 m.

The land around Koppies is covered by cropland (47%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
155 m
80 km
494 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Vredefort 33 km · Parys 39 km · Heilbron 39 km · Sasolburg 53 km · Kroonstad 56 km · Viljoenskroon 62 km · Vanderbijlpark 64 km · Deneysville 65 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 Koppies (-27.2418°, 27.5742°, elevation 1,413 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).