Orkney weather in November

In November, Orkney sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 73 mm of rain across 11.3 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Orkney's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orkney's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:18 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
45%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Orkney is town in North West province, South Africa.

Founded
1940

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 29°C through the month.

A typical November day in Orkney reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 34°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 Orkney

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.

Orkney 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°9714.413.54.9
Feb29° / 17°7712.3135.4
Mar27° / 15°6810.812.26.5
Apr25° / 12°406.911.47.8
May23° / 193.110.78.6
Jun20° / 101.510.38.3
Jul20° / 50.910.58.5
Aug23° / 121.7119.0
Sep27° / 10°15311.88.3
Oct28° / 14°609.412.66.4
Nov29° / 15°7311.313.35.5
Dec30° / 17°9914.913.74.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27228
37228
47228
57129
67129
77129
86931
96931
106931
116733
126733
136634
146535
156436
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Orkney gets around 73 mm of rain over 11.3 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 38% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
634
734
835
935
1035
1136
1237
1337
1438
1539
1639
1740
1840
1940
2041
2141
2241
2341
2441
2541
2641
2742
2842
2942
3043

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
182171
282171
381181
480191
579201
678211
777212
876222
975232
1075232
1173243
1272253
1372253
1470264
1569274
1669274
1768275
1868275
1968275
2067276
2167276
2266286
2366286
2464297
2564297
2663307
2762317
2861327
2960337
3058357

Wind in November

Winds average 12 km/h in November, the windiest month of the year.

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
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 36 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:266:28
213.15:256:29
313.15:246:30
413.15:246:30
513.15:236:31
613.25:226:32
713.25:226:32
813.25:216:33
913.25:216:34
1013.25:206:35
1113.35:206:35
1213.35:206:36
1313.35:196:37
1413.35:196:38
1513.35:186:38
1613.45:186:39
1713.45:186:40
1813.45:176:41
1913.45:176:41
2013.45:176:42
2113.45:176:43
2213.55:166:44
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3013.65:166:50

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 7.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 7.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
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87.1Intense
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107.1Intense
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297.2Intense
307.2Intense
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Orkney

In seasonPeak

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

Orkney'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 Orkney?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Orkney in November

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

In November, Orkney sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Orkney 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 Orkney peaks around January 13 at about 15 (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 13UV 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Orkney 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 Orkney is worst in June — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 2257 µg/m³Dec 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May48Poor
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug45Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Orkney?

Orkney sits at 27.0°S, 26.7°E, 1,312 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Klerksdorp, 14 km away.

Topography around Orkney

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orkney has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 1,299 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 445 m.

The land around Orkney is covered by grassland (55%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
133 m
80 km
445 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Klerksdorp 14 km · Stilfontein 18 km · Hartbeesfontein 35 km · Viljoenskroon 37 km · Bothaville 46 km · Potchefstroom 52 km · Leeudoringstad 52 km · Vredefort 69 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 Orkney (-26.9802°, 26.6727°, elevation 1,312 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).