Kriel weather in November

In November, Kriel sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 106 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 32% 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 Kriel's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kriel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:09 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
56%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Kriel is human settlement in South Africa.

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 Kriel reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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Kriel weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°12816.313.55.9
Feb26° / 15°9312.812.96.3
Mar25° / 14°9311.112.27.0
Apr23° / 11°436.411.47.6
May21° / 162.710.78.2
Jun18° / 61.210.48.1
Jul18° / 50.710.58.1
Aug21° / 112.111.18.5
Sep25° / 10°213.611.88.5
Oct25° / 12°8611.312.67.0
Nov25° / 13°1061513.36.1
Dec25° / 15°13617.813.65.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26139
36139
46139
56139
66040
76040
86040
95842
105842
115842
125644
135644
145446
155446
165347
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225149
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Kriel gets around 106 mm of rain over 15 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 50% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
445
545
645
745
846
946
1047
1148
1249
1350
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1552
1653
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1854
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2054
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2254
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2653
2753
2853
2954
3054

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180200
279210
377221
475241
574251
673261
771281
870291
968311
1067321
1166331
1265341
1363352
1462362
1561372
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2553434
2653434
2752444
2851454
2951454
3049465

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
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light 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 5:16 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:166:17
213.05:166:18
313.15:156:18
413.15:146:19
513.15:146:20
613.15:136:20
713.15:136:21
813.25:126:22
913.25:126:22
1013.25:116:23
1113.25:116:24
1213.25:106:25
1313.35:106:25
1413.35:106:26
1513.35:096:27
1613.35:096:28
1713.35:096:28
1813.35:086:29
1913.45:086:30
2013.45:086:30
2113.45:086:31
2213.45:076:32
2313.45:076:33
2413.45:076:33
2513.55:076:34
2613.55:076:35
2713.55:076:36
2813.55:076:36
2913.55:076:37
3013.55:076:38

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 6.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Kriel

In seasonPeak

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

Kriel'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 Kriel?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Kriel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kriel in November

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

In November, Kriel sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Kriel 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 Kriel peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 14UV 14Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Kriel 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 Kriel is worst in July — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1286 µg/m³Jan 1024 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr56Unhealthy
May73Unhealthy
Jun83Unhealthy
Jul87Unhealthy
Aug72Unhealthy
Sep55Poor
Oct35Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kriel?

Kriel sits at 26.3°S, 29.3°E, 1,562 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Thubelihle, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Kriel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kriel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 1,557 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 812 m.

The land around Kriel is covered by cropland (42%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
259 m
80 km
812 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Thubelihle 5.0 km · Kinross 25 km · Trichardt 27 km · Bethal 31 km · Secunda 35 km · Phola 36 km · Leslie 36 km · Lebohang 37 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 Kriel (-26.25°, 29.26°, elevation 1,562 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).