Kroonstad weather in November

In November, Kroonstad sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 71 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-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 49% 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 Kroonstad's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kroonstad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:15 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
43%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Kroonstad is city in the Free State, South Africa.

Founded
1854

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 Kroonstad reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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 33°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C warmer than October and about 1°C cooler than December.

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How November really feels in Kroonstad

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.

Kroonstad weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°10113.713.65.2
Feb28° / 17°8111.8135.9
Mar27° / 15°6810.212.26.8
Apr24° / 11°45711.47.8
May21° / 20310.78.3
Jun18° / 121.610.38.0
Jul18° / 70.910.48.1
Aug21° / 152118.6
Sep25° / 10°142.711.88.6
Oct27° / 13°598.812.77.1
Nov28° / 14°7110.413.46.4
Dec29° / 16°10413.713.75.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27228
37129
47129
57129
67129
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87030
96931
106832
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Kroonstad gets around 71 mm of rain over 10.4 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 35% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
431
531
631
731
832
932
1033
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1234
1335
1435
1536
1636
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2238
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2638
2739
2839
2940
3041

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185150
285150
384160
484160
583170
683170
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882180
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1080191
1180191
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2572253
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2771263
2870273
2969283
3068293

Wind in November

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

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
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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 6:27 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:226:27
213.15:226:28
313.15:216:28
413.15:206:29
513.25:206:30
613.25:196:30
713.25:196:31
813.25:186:32
913.35:186:33
1013.35:176:33
1113.35:176:34
1213.35:166:35
1313.35:166:36
1413.45:156:37
1513.45:156:37
1613.45:156:38
1713.45:146:39
1813.45:146:40
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2013.55:136:41
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3013.65:126:49

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 7.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 7.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Kroonstad

In seasonPeak

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

Kroonstad'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 Kroonstad?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kroonstad in November

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

In November, Kroonstad sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Kroonstad in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kroonstad peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 15Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Kroonstad 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 Kroonstad is worst in July — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1432 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kroonstad?

Kroonstad sits at 27.7°S, 27.2°E, 1,399 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Hennenman, 42 km away.

Topography around Kroonstad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kroonstad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 1,377 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 472 m.

The land around Kroonstad is covered by grassland (44%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
164 m
80 km
472 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Hennenman 42 km · Phomolong 43 km · Kutloanong 52 km · Koppies 56 km · Viljoenskroon 57 km · Odendaalsrus 59 km · Allanridge 59 km · Welkom 61 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 Kroonstad (-27.6504°, 27.2349°, elevation 1,399 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).