Nigel weather in November

In November, Nigel sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 108 mm of rain across 14 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 35% 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 Nigel's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nigel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:12 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
54%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Nigel is place in Gauteng, South Africa.

Founded
1886

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 Nigel reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 30°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)
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How November really feels in Nigel

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.

Nigel 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
Jan26° / 15°13516.513.55.9
Feb26° / 15°10313.212.96.2
Mar25° / 14°8911.512.26.9
Apr23° / 11°416.911.47.6
May21° / 162.710.78.2
Jun18° / 81.510.48.0
Jul18° / 40.810.58.1
Aug21° / 12211.18.5
Sep25° / 10°233.811.88.5
Oct26° / 13°8310.912.67.0
Nov25° / 14°1081413.36.2
Dec26° / 15°14717.813.65.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46238
56139
66139
76139
86139
96040
106040
115842
125842
135644
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Nigel gets around 108 mm of rain over 14 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 47% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
641
742
842
942
1043
1143
1244
1345
1446
1547
1647
1748
1849
1949
2050
2150
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2351
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2953
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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185150
284160
383170
482180
581190
680200
779210
877221
976231
1074251
1173261
1272271
1371281
1469292
1568302
1667312
1766322
1864333
1964333
2063343
2163343
2262353
2361354
2460364
2559374
2659374
2757385
2856395
2955405
3054415

Wind in November

Winds average 13 km/h in November.

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
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813light breeze
913light 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 5:19 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:196:20
213.05:186:21
313.15:186:22
413.15:176:22
513.15:176:23
613.15:166:24
713.15:166:24
813.25:156:25
913.25:156:26
1013.25:146:27
1113.25:146:27
1213.25:136:28
1313.35:136:29
1413.35:126:29
1513.35:126:30
1613.35:126:31
1713.35:116:32
1813.45:116:32
1913.45:116:33
2013.45:116:34
2113.45:106:35
2213.45:106:35
2313.45:106:36
2413.45:106:37
2513.55:106:38
2613.55:106:38
2713.55:106:39
2813.55:106:40
2913.55:106:41
3013.55:106:41

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 6.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Nigel

In seasonPeak

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

Nigel'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 Nigel?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Nigel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nigel in November

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

In November, Nigel sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Nigel 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 Nigel peaks around January 12 at about 14 (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 12UV 14Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Nigel 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 Nigel is worst in June — around 259 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (January, 43 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorJun 23259 µg/m³Jan 1344 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb63Unhealthy
Mar101Unhealthy
Apr158Very unhealthy
May232Very unhealthy
Jun259Very unhealthy
Jul259Very unhealthy
Aug200Very unhealthy
Sep144Unhealthy
Oct91Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Nigel?

Nigel sits at 26.4°S, 28.5°E, 1,566 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Heidelberg, 14 km away.

Topography around Nigel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nigel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 1,563 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 662 m.

The land around Nigel is covered by grassland (49%), cropland (23%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
336 m
80 km
662 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Heidelberg 14 km · Springs 22 km · Brakpan 24 km · Balfour 28 km · Benoni 31 km · Boksburg 33 km · Etwatwa 34 km · Tokoza 36 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 Nigel (-26.4314°, 28.4771°, elevation 1,566 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).