Polokwane weather in November

In November, Polokwane sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 98 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 31% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of November to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Polokwane's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Polokwane's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 98 mm; 13.5 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 5:12 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.56 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

Polokwane is South African city.

Density: 2,550/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1886

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

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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 Polokwane reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°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	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Polokwane 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 17°	116	13.7	13.3	6.0
Feb	27° / 17°	88	10.1	12.8	6.4
Mar	26° / 16°	74	9.5	12.2	7.0
Apr	24° / 13°	39	5.4	11.5	8.0
May	23° / 10°	11	2.5	10.9	8.7
Jun	20° / 7°	4	0.9	10.6	8.6
Jul	20° / 6°	3	0.7	10.7	8.5
Aug	23° / 9°	4	0.9	11.2	9.1
Sep	26° / 12°	13	2.7	11.9	8.5
Oct	27° / 14°	46	8	12.6	7.2
Nov	27° / 16°	98	13.5	13.2	6.0
Dec	27° / 17°	131	15.9	13.4	5.7

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 46%. 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 (%)	60	60	59	59	60	59	59	58	58	59	58	57	57	55	54	54	53	52	51	51	49	49	49	49	48	47	46	46	46	46
Cloudier (%)	40	40	41	41	40	41	41	42	42	41	42	43	43	45	46	46	47	48	49	49	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	54	54	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	53	47
18	52	48
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Polokwane gets around 98 mm of rain over 13.5 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 45% and peaks near 49% 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 (%)	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	45	46	46	47	48	48	48	48	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	48	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	39
4	40
5	40
6	41
7	41
8	42
9	42
10	43
11	43
12	44
13	45
14	46
15	46
16	47
17	48
18	48
19	48
20	48
21	49
22	48
23	48
24	48
25	48
26	48
27	48
28	47
29	48
30	48

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 42% 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 (%)	58	58	56	55	54	53	51	50	49	47	46	45	43	42	40	39	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	32	31
Comfortable (%)	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
Humid (%)	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	9	10	11	11	12	13	15	16	17	18	20	21	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	26	27	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	58	37	5
2	58	37	5
3	56	38	6
4	55	39	6
5	54	39	7
6	53	40	7
7	51	41	8
8	50	41	9
9	49	42	10
10	47	42	11
11	46	43	11
12	45	43	12
13	43	43	13
14	42	43	15
15	40	44	16
16	39	43	17
17	38	43	18
18	37	43	20
19	37	43	21
20	36	42	22
21	36	42	22
22	35	42	23
23	35	42	23
24	34	41	24
25	34	41	25
26	34	41	25
27	33	41	26
28	33	41	26
29	32	41	27
30	31	41	28

Wind in November

Winds average 10 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of November to 13 h 24 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 5:18 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:32 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)	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:18	6:13
2	12.9	5:18	6:14
3	12.9	5:17	6:14
4	13.0	5:17	6:15
5	13.0	5:16	6:15
6	13.0	5:16	6:16
7	13.0	5:15	6:17
8	13.0	5:15	6:17
9	13.1	5:14	6:18
10	13.1	5:14	6:19
11	13.1	5:14	6:19
12	13.1	5:13	6:20
13	13.1	5:13	6:21
14	13.1	5:13	6:21
15	13.2	5:12	6:22
16	13.2	5:12	6:23
17	13.2	5:12	6:23
18	13.2	5:12	6:24
19	13.2	5:11	6:25
20	13.2	5:11	6:25
21	13.3	5:11	6:26
22	13.3	5:11	6:27
23	13.3	5:11	6:27
24	13.3	5:11	6:28
25	13.3	5:11	6:29
26	13.3	5:11	6:30
27	13.3	5:11	6:30
28	13.3	5:11	6:31
29	13.3	5:11	6:32
30	13.4	5:11	6:32

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in January across the year — November's 6.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5
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	6.7	Intense
2	6.7	Intense
3	6.7	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.7	Intense
7	6.7	Intense
8	6.7	Intense
9	6.7	Intense
10	6.7	Intense
11	6.6	Intense
12	6.6	Intense
13	6.6	Intense
14	6.6	Intense
15	6.6	Intense
16	6.5	Intense
17	6.5	Intense
18	6.5	Intense
19	6.5	Intense
20	6.5	Intense
21	6.5	Intense
22	6.5	Intense
23	6.5	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.5	Intense
29	6.5	Intense
30	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Polokwane

In seasonPeak

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

Polokwane's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is November a good time to visit Polokwane?

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

6.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

6.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Polokwane in November

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

In November, Polokwane sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Polokwane in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Polokwane peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 6 (high).

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	14	13	9	7	6	6	8	10	10	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Polokwane 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 Polokwane is worst in August — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (December, 7 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)	8	9	11	16	22	23	25	26	25	16	9	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	16	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Polokwane?

Polokwane sits at 23.9°S, 29.5°E, 1,315 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Mankweng, 24 km away.

Topography around Polokwane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Polokwane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 1,293 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,561 m.

The land around Polokwane is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

149 m

artificial surfaces 61%

16 km

393 m

grassland 51%

80 km

1,561 m

shrubs 50%

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

November weather nearby: Mankweng 24 km · Lebowakgomo 46 km · Mokopane 57 km · Tzaneen 71 km · Duiwelskloof 72 km · Nkowakowa 83 km · Mookgophong 102 km · Louis Trichardt 105 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 Polokwane (-23.9045°, 29.4688°, elevation 1,315 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	15
2	27	15
3	27	15
4	27	15
5	27	15
6	27	15
7	27	15
8	27	15
9	27	16
10	27	16
11	27	16
12	27	16
13	27	16
14	27	16
15	27	16
16	27	16
17	27	16
18	27	16
19	27	16
20	26	16
21	26	16
22	26	16
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	53	47
18	52	48
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	39
4	40
5	40
6	41
7	41
8	42
9	42
10	43
11	43
12	44
13	45
14	46
15	46
16	47
17	48
18	48
19	48
20	48
21	49
22	48
23	48
24	48
25	48
26	48
27	48
28	47
29	48
30	48

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	58	37	5
2	58	37	5
3	56	38	6
4	55	39	6
5	54	39	7
6	53	40	7
7	51	41	8
8	50	41	9
9	49	42	10
10	47	42	11
11	46	43	11
12	45	43	12
13	43	43	13
14	42	43	15
15	40	44	16
16	39	43	17
17	38	43	18
18	37	43	20
19	37	43	21
20	36	42	22
21	36	42	22
22	35	42	23
23	35	42	23
24	34	41	24
25	34	41	25
26	34	41	25
27	33	41	26
28	33	41	26
29	32	41	27
30	31	41	28

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	53	47
18	52	48
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	39
4	40
5	40
6	41
7	41
8	42
9	42
10	43
11	43
12	44
13	45
14	46
15	46
16	47
17	48
18	48
19	48
20	48
21	49
22	48
23	48
24	48
25	48
26	48
27	48
28	47
29	48
30	48

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	58	37	5
2	58	37	5
3	56	38	6
4	55	39	6
5	54	39	7
6	53	40	7
7	51	41	8
8	50	41	9
9	49	42	10
10	47	42	11
11	46	43	11
12	45	43	12
13	43	43	13
14	42	43	15
15	40	44	16
16	39	43	17
17	38	43	18
18	37	43	20
19	37	43	21
20	36	42	22
21	36	42	22
22	35	42	23
23	35	42	23
24	34	41	24
25	34	41	25
26	34	41	25
27	33	41	26
28	33	41	26
29	32	41	27
30	31	41	28

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	53	47
18	52	48
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	39
4	40
5	40
6	41
7	41
8	42
9	42
10	43
11	43
12	44
13	45
14	46
15	46
16	47
17	48
18	48
19	48
20	48
21	49
22	48
23	48
24	48
25	48
26	48
27	48
28	47
29	48
30	48

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	58	37	5
2	58	37	5
3	56	38	6
4	55	39	6
5	54	39	7
6	53	40	7
7	51	41	8
8	50	41	9
9	49	42	10
10	47	42	11
11	46	43	11
12	45	43	12
13	43	43	13
14	42	43	15
15	40	44	16
16	39	43	17
17	38	43	18
18	37	43	20
19	37	43	21
20	36	42	22
21	36	42	22
22	35	42	23
23	35	42	23
24	34	41	24
25	34	41	25
26	34	41	25
27	33	41	26
28	33	41	26
29	32	41	27
30	31	41	28