Newcastle weather in November

In November, Newcastle sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 120 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Newcastle's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Newcastle's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 120 mm; 16.5 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 24 min; 5:04 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.5; out of 10

Newcastle is city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Density: 5,342/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1864

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical November day in Newcastle reaches about 27°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 19°C and 32°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15

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

Newcastle 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 16°	141	17.6	13.6	5.4
Feb	27° / 16°	101	13.2	13	5.9
Mar	26° / 15°	99	11.8	12.2	6.6
Apr	24° / 12°	45	7.4	11.4	7.8
May	22° / 8°	18	3	10.6	8.5
Jun	20° / 5°	10	2.2	10.3	8.3
Jul	20° / 5°	13	2.1	10.4	8.3
Aug	23° / 7°	22	3.9	11	8.5
Sep	26° / 11°	40	7	11.8	7.7
Oct	26° / 13°	94	13.8	12.7	6.3
Nov	27° / 14°	120	16.5	13.4	5.5
Dec	27° / 15°	155	18.9	13.7	5.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 47%. 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 (%)	59	59	59	59	58	57	57	57	56	55	54	53	52	52	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	50
Cloudier (%)	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	43	44	45	46	47	48	48	49	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	49	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	55	45
11	54	46
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	51	49
30	50	50

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Newcastle gets around 120 mm of rain over 16.5 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 56% and peaks near 59% 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 (%)	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	51
4	51
5	52
6	52
7	53
8	54
9	54
10	55
11	56
12	56
13	57
14	58
15	58
16	58
17	59
18	59
19	59
20	58
21	58
22	58
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	57
28	57
29	58
30	59

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 52% 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 (%)	67	66	65	64	63	61	60	59	57	56	54	54	52	50	50	49	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	43	42	40	39
Comfortable (%)	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	46	47	48	49	50
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	67	32	1
2	66	33	1
3	65	34	1
4	64	35	1
5	63	36	1
6	61	37	2
7	60	38	2
8	59	39	2
9	57	40	3
10	56	41	3
11	54	42	4
12	54	42	4
13	52	43	5
14	50	44	6
15	50	44	6
16	49	44	7
17	48	44	8
18	48	44	8
19	48	44	9
20	47	44	9
21	47	44	9
22	46	44	10
23	46	44	10
24	45	45	10
25	45	45	10
26	44	46	10
27	43	47	10
28	42	48	11
29	40	49	11
30	39	50	11

Wind in November

Winds average 10 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	9	9	9	9	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
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm

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 5:11 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:38 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)	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:11	5:11	5:10	5:09	5:09	5:08	5:08	5:07	5:07	5:06	5:06	5:05	5:05	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:03	5:03	5:03	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:01
Sunset (PM)	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.1	5:11	6:16
2	13.1	5:11	6:17
3	13.1	5:10	6:18
4	13.1	5:09	6:18
5	13.2	5:09	6:19
6	13.2	5:08	6:20
7	13.2	5:08	6:21
8	13.2	5:07	6:21
9	13.3	5:07	6:22
10	13.3	5:06	6:23
11	13.3	5:06	6:24
12	13.3	5:05	6:24
13	13.3	5:05	6:25
14	13.4	5:04	6:26
15	13.4	5:04	6:27
16	13.4	5:04	6:27
17	13.4	5:03	6:28
18	13.4	5:03	6:29
19	13.5	5:03	6:30
20	13.5	5:02	6:31
21	13.5	5:02	6:31
22	13.5	5:02	6:32
23	13.5	5:02	6:33
24	13.5	5:02	6:34
25	13.6	5:01	6:34
26	13.6	5:01	6:35
27	13.6	5:01	6:36
28	13.6	5:01	6:37
29	13.6	5:01	6:37
30	13.6	5:01	6:38

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 6.31 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)	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4
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	6.2	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Newcastle

In seasonPeak

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

Newcastle'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 Newcastle?

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

5.5

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Newcastle for sightseeing.

What to pack for Newcastle in November

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

In November, Newcastle sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Newcastle 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 Newcastle peaks around January 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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)	15	13	11	8	6	5	5	7	9	10	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	High
Aug	7	High
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Newcastle 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 Newcastle is worst in September — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.0× the cleanest month (January, 11 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)	11	13	16	22	27	30	35	44	54	26	15	12
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	35	Moderate
Aug	44	Poor
Sep	54	Poor
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Newcastle?

Newcastle sits at 27.8°S, 29.9°E, 1,195 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Volksrust, 44 km away.

Topography around Newcastle

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Newcastle has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 1,205 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,427 m.

The land around Newcastle is covered by grassland (53%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km

76 m

grassland 53%

16 km

833 m

grassland 77%

80 km

1,427 m

grassland 80%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

November weather nearby: Volksrust 44 km · Glencoe 51 km · Dundee 54 km · Daggakraal 70 km · Mondlo 81 km · Vrede 84 km · Vryheid 85 km · Ladysmith 90 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 Newcastle (-27.758°, 29.9318°, elevation 1,195 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	27	14
2	27	14
3	27	14
4	27	14
5	27	14
6	27	14
7	27	14
8	27	14
9	27	14
10	27	14
11	27	14
12	27	14
13	27	14
14	27	14
15	27	14
16	27	14
17	27	14
18	27	14
19	27	14
20	27	14
21	27	14
22	27	14
23	27	14
24	27	14
25	27	14
26	27	14
27	27	14
28	27	14
29	27	14
30	27	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	55	45
11	54	46
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	51	49
30	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	51
4	51
5	52
6	52
7	53
8	54
9	54
10	55
11	56
12	56
13	57
14	58
15	58
16	58
17	59
18	59
19	59
20	58
21	58
22	58
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	57
28	57
29	58
30	59

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	67	32	1
2	66	33	1
3	65	34	1
4	64	35	1
5	63	36	1
6	61	37	2
7	60	38	2
8	59	39	2
9	57	40	3
10	56	41	3
11	54	42	4
12	54	42	4
13	52	43	5
14	50	44	6
15	50	44	6
16	49	44	7
17	48	44	8
18	48	44	8
19	48	44	9
20	47	44	9
21	47	44	9
22	46	44	10
23	46	44	10
24	45	45	10
25	45	45	10
26	44	46	10
27	43	47	10
28	42	48	11
29	40	49	11
30	39	50	11

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	55	45
11	54	46
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	51	49
30	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	51
4	51
5	52
6	52
7	53
8	54
9	54
10	55
11	56
12	56
13	57
14	58
15	58
16	58
17	59
18	59
19	59
20	58
21	58
22	58
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	57
28	57
29	58
30	59

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	67	32	1
2	66	33	1
3	65	34	1
4	64	35	1
5	63	36	1
6	61	37	2
7	60	38	2
8	59	39	2
9	57	40	3
10	56	41	3
11	54	42	4
12	54	42	4
13	52	43	5
14	50	44	6
15	50	44	6
16	49	44	7
17	48	44	8
18	48	44	8
19	48	44	9
20	47	44	9
21	47	44	9
22	46	44	10
23	46	44	10
24	45	45	10
25	45	45	10
26	44	46	10
27	43	47	10
28	42	48	11
29	40	49	11
30	39	50	11

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	55	45
11	54	46
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	51	49
30	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	51
4	51
5	52
6	52
7	53
8	54
9	54
10	55
11	56
12	56
13	57
14	58
15	58
16	58
17	59
18	59
19	59
20	58
21	58
22	58
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	57
28	57
29	58
30	59

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	67	32	1
2	66	33	1
3	65	34	1
4	64	35	1
5	63	36	1
6	61	37	2
7	60	38	2
8	59	39	2
9	57	40	3
10	56	41	3
11	54	42	4
12	54	42	4
13	52	43	5
14	50	44	6
15	50	44	6
16	49	44	7
17	48	44	8
18	48	44	8
19	48	44	9
20	47	44	9
21	47	44	9
22	46	44	10
23	46	44	10
24	45	45	10
25	45	45	10
26	44	46	10
27	43	47	10
28	42	48	11
29	40	49	11
30	39	50	11