Marikana weather in November

In November, Marikana sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 82 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 41% 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 Marikana's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marikana's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 82 mm; 11.7 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 18 min; 5:17 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 10th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.74 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.8; out of 10

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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 Marikana reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	16
2	29	16
3	29	16
4	29	16
5	29	16
6	29	16
7	29	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	29	16
11	29	17
12	29	17
13	29	17
14	28	17
15	28	17
16	28	17
17	28	17
18	28	17
19	28	17
20	28	17
21	28	17
22	28	17
23	28	17
24	28	17
25	28	17
26	28	17
27	28	17
28	28	17
29	28	17
30	28	17

Marikana weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 19°	97	14.3	13.4	5.2
Feb	29° / 18°	89	11.7	12.9	5.5
Mar	27° / 17°	73	10.2	12.2	6.7
Apr	25° / 13°	36	5.6	11.4	7.9
May	23° / 9°	17	2.3	10.8	8.8
Jun	20° / 5°	7	1.2	10.4	8.5
Jul	20° / 5°	3	0.6	10.6	8.6
Aug	23° / 8°	6	1.3	11.1	9.1
Sep	27° / 13°	15	2.2	11.8	8.4
Oct	28° / 15°	53	7.3	12.6	6.7
Nov	28° / 17°	82	11.7	13.3	5.8
Dec	28° / 18°	115	15	13.6	5.4

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 22% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	69	69	68	68	67	68	68	67	67	66	66	64	64	63	62	61	61	60	60	59	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	58	57	57
Cloudier (%)	31	31	32	32	33	32	32	33	33	34	34	36	36	37	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	42	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	57	43
30	57	43

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Marikana gets around 82 mm of rain over 11.7 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 39% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	33
6	33
7	34
8	34
9	35
10	35
11	36
12	37
13	38
14	39
15	40
16	41
17	42
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	44
23	44
24	44
25	44
26	44
27	44
28	44
29	45
30	45

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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	65	64	63	62	61	60	59	58	57	56	54	53	52	50	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	43	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	35
Comfortable (%)	31	32	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	40
Humid (%)	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	7	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	15	16	17	18	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	65	31	4
2	64	32	4
3	63	33	4
4	62	34	4
5	61	34	5
6	60	35	5
7	59	35	6
8	58	35	7
9	57	36	7
10	56	36	8
11	54	37	9
12	53	37	10
13	52	37	11
14	50	38	12
15	49	38	13
16	48	37	15
17	47	37	16
18	46	37	17
19	45	37	18
20	44	37	19
21	43	37	20
22	43	37	20
23	42	37	21
24	41	38	22
25	40	38	22
26	39	38	23
27	38	39	23
28	37	39	24
29	36	39	24
30	35	40	25

Wind in November

Winds average 9 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
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7	10	calm
8	10	calm
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12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
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22	9	calm
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27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm

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 5:24 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:44 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15
Sunset (PM)	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:24	6:23
2	13.0	5:23	6:24
3	13.0	5:23	6:25
4	13.0	5:22	6:25
5	13.1	5:22	6:26
6	13.1	5:21	6:27
7	13.1	5:21	6:27
8	13.1	5:20	6:28
9	13.1	5:20	6:29
10	13.2	5:19	6:29
11	13.2	5:19	6:30
12	13.2	5:18	6:31
13	13.2	5:18	6:32
14	13.2	5:18	6:32
15	13.3	5:17	6:33
16	13.3	5:17	6:34
17	13.3	5:17	6:34
18	13.3	5:16	6:35
19	13.3	5:16	6:36
20	13.3	5:16	6:37
21	13.4	5:16	6:37
22	13.4	5:16	6:38
23	13.4	5:16	6:39
24	13.4	5:15	6:40
25	13.4	5:15	6:40
26	13.4	5:15	6:41
27	13.4	5:15	6:42
28	13.5	5:15	6:42
29	13.5	5:15	6:43
30	13.5	5:15	6:44

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 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 6.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.8	Intense
2	6.8	Intense
3	6.8	Intense
4	6.8	Intense
5	6.8	Intense
6	6.8	Intense
7	6.8	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.8	Intense
13	6.8	Intense
14	6.7	Intense
15	6.7	Intense
16	6.7	Intense
17	6.7	Intense
18	6.7	Intense
19	6.7	Intense
20	6.7	Intense
21	6.7	Intense
22	6.7	Intense
23	6.7	Intense
24	6.7	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.7	Intense
27	6.7	Intense
28	6.7	Intense
29	6.7	Intense
30	6.7	Intense

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Marikana

In seasonPeak

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

Marikana'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 Marikana?

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

5.8

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

6.7

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Marikana in November

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

In November, Marikana sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Marikana 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 Marikana peaks around January 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 5 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	13	12	9	6	5	6	7	9	11	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	6	High
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Marikana 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 Marikana is worst in June — around 166 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 6.5× the cleanest month (January, 26 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	26	40	62	103	152	166	164	125	93	53	38	28
Level	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	26	Moderate
Feb	40	Poor
Mar	62	Unhealthy
Apr	103	Unhealthy
May	152	Very unhealthy
Jun	166	Very unhealthy
Jul	164	Very unhealthy
Aug	125	Unhealthy
Sep	93	Unhealthy
Oct	53	Poor
Nov	38	Poor
Dec	28	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Marikana?

Marikana sits at 25.7°S, 27.5°E, 1,170 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Rustenburg, 24 km away.

Topography around Marikana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marikana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 1,160 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 575 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 917 m.

The land around Marikana is covered by grassland (59%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

99 m

grassland 59%

16 km

575 m

grassland 54%

80 km

917 m

grassland 49%

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← October Marikana year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Rustenburg 24 km · Hartbeestfontein-A 29 km · Brits 31 km · Hartbeespoort 40 km · Letlhabile 44 km · Bagale 44 km · Krugersdorp 52 km · Ga-Rankuwa 53 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

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 Marikana (-25.699°, 27.4748°, elevation 1,170 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	16
2	29	16
3	29	16
4	29	16
5	29	16
6	29	16
7	29	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	29	16
11	29	17
12	29	17
13	29	17
14	28	17
15	28	17
16	28	17
17	28	17
18	28	17
19	28	17
20	28	17
21	28	17
22	28	17
23	28	17
24	28	17
25	28	17
26	28	17
27	28	17
28	28	17
29	28	17
30	28	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	57	43
30	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	33
6	33
7	34
8	34
9	35
10	35
11	36
12	37
13	38
14	39
15	40
16	41
17	42
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	44
23	44
24	44
25	44
26	44
27	44
28	44
29	45
30	45

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	65	31	4
2	64	32	4
3	63	33	4
4	62	34	4
5	61	34	5
6	60	35	5
7	59	35	6
8	58	35	7
9	57	36	7
10	56	36	8
11	54	37	9
12	53	37	10
13	52	37	11
14	50	38	12
15	49	38	13
16	48	37	15
17	47	37	16
18	46	37	17
19	45	37	18
20	44	37	19
21	43	37	20
22	43	37	20
23	42	37	21
24	41	38	22
25	40	38	22
26	39	38	23
27	38	39	23
28	37	39	24
29	36	39	24
30	35	40	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	16
2	29	16
3	29	16
4	29	16
5	29	16
6	29	16
7	29	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	29	16
11	29	17
12	29	17
13	29	17
14	28	17
15	28	17
16	28	17
17	28	17
18	28	17
19	28	17
20	28	17
21	28	17
22	28	17
23	28	17
24	28	17
25	28	17
26	28	17
27	28	17
28	28	17
29	28	17
30	28	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	57	43
30	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	33
6	33
7	34
8	34
9	35
10	35
11	36
12	37
13	38
14	39
15	40
16	41
17	42
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	44
23	44
24	44
25	44
26	44
27	44
28	44
29	45
30	45

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	65	31	4
2	64	32	4
3	63	33	4
4	62	34	4
5	61	34	5
6	60	35	5
7	59	35	6
8	58	35	7
9	57	36	7
10	56	36	8
11	54	37	9
12	53	37	10
13	52	37	11
14	50	38	12
15	49	38	13
16	48	37	15
17	47	37	16
18	46	37	17
19	45	37	18
20	44	37	19
21	43	37	20
22	43	37	20
23	42	37	21
24	41	38	22
25	40	38	22
26	39	38	23
27	38	39	23
28	37	39	24
29	36	39	24
30	35	40	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	16
2	29	16
3	29	16
4	29	16
5	29	16
6	29	16
7	29	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	29	16
11	29	17
12	29	17
13	29	17
14	28	17
15	28	17
16	28	17
17	28	17
18	28	17
19	28	17
20	28	17
21	28	17
22	28	17
23	28	17
24	28	17
25	28	17
26	28	17
27	28	17
28	28	17
29	28	17
30	28	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	57	43
30	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	33
6	33
7	34
8	34
9	35
10	35
11	36
12	37
13	38
14	39
15	40
16	41
17	42
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	44
23	44
24	44
25	44
26	44
27	44
28	44
29	45
30	45

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	65	31	4
2	64	32	4
3	63	33	4
4	62	34	4
5	61	34	5
6	60	35	5
7	59	35	6
8	58	35	7
9	57	36	7
10	56	36	8
11	54	37	9
12	53	37	10
13	52	37	11
14	50	38	12
15	49	38	13
16	48	37	15
17	47	37	16
18	46	37	17
19	45	37	18
20	44	37	19
21	43	37	20
22	43	37	20
23	42	37	21
24	41	38	22
25	40	38	22
26	39	38	23
27	38	39	23
28	37	39	24
29	36	39	24
30	35	40	25