Ottosdal weather in November

In November, Ottosdal sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 62 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-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 hours at the start of November to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Ottosdal's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ottosdal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:21 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
43%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Ottosdal is place in North West, South Africa.

Founded
1913

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 Ottosdal reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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Ottosdal weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°991513.55.4
Feb28° / 17°8112.912.96.1
Mar26° / 15°6911.312.26.7
Apr24° / 11°416.511.47.9
May21° / 182.810.78.4
Jun19° / 91.510.38.1
Jul19° / 40.610.58.3
Aug21° / 111.511.18.8
Sep25° / 10°142.411.88.7
Oct27° / 14°477.912.67.3
Nov28° / 15°6210.313.36.5
Dec28° / 16°851413.75.6

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 23% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37525
47525
57327
67327
77327
87228
97228
107228
117129
127030
137030
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Ottosdal gets around 62 mm of rain over 10.3 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 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
128
228
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428
529
629
730
830
931
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1436
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2439
2539
2639
2739
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3040

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 (%)
189110
288120
388120
487121
586131
685141
785141
884151
983161
1083161
1181172
1280182
1379192
1478202
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2072253
2172253
2271263
2370273
2469274
2568284
2667294
2766304
2865314
2964324
3063334

Wind in November

Winds average 14 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 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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514light breeze
614light 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 5:28 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:286:31
213.15:286:31
313.15:276:32
413.15:276:33
513.15:266:33
613.15:256:34
713.25:256:35
813.25:246:36
913.25:246:36
1013.25:236:37
1113.25:236:38
1213.35:226:39
1313.35:226:39
1413.35:226:40
1513.35:216:41
1613.35:216:42
1713.45:216:42
1813.45:206:43
1913.45:206:44
2013.45:206:45
2113.45:206:45
2213.45:196:46
2313.55:196:47
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2613.55:196:49
2713.55:196:50
2813.55:196:50
2913.55:196:51
3013.65:196:52

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 7.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.35 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 7.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Ottosdal

In seasonPeak

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

Ottosdal'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 Ottosdal?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ottosdal in November

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

In November, Ottosdal sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Ottosdal 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 Ottosdal 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
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ottosdal 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 Ottosdal is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1121 µg/m³Dec 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ottosdal?

Ottosdal sits at 26.8°S, 26.0°E, 1,495 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Hartbeesfontein, 41 km away.

Topography around Ottosdal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ottosdal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 1,491 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m.

The land around Ottosdal is covered by grassland (50%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
411 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Hartbeesfontein 41 km · Wolmaransstad 43 km · Leeudoringstad 53 km · Makwassie 56 km · Coligny 62 km · Klerksdorp 66 km · Orkney 69 km · Lichtenburg 75 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 Ottosdal (-26.8091°, 26.0054°, elevation 1,495 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).