Pretoria weather in November

In November, Pretoria sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 90 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 39% 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 Pretoria's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pretoria's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 90 mm; 12.4 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 18 min; 5:14 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 10th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; out of 10

Pretoria is administrative capital of South Africa located in the Gauteng province.

Density: 3,073/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1855

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 Pretoria 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 22°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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	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	16
2	27	16
3	27	16
4	27	16
5	27	16
6	27	16
7	27	16
8	27	16
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	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	27	16
29	27	16
30	27	16

Pretoria weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 18°	103	14.7	13.4	5.8
Feb	28° / 18°	93	11.9	12.9	6.0
Mar	26° / 16°	83	10.4	12.2	6.8
Apr	24° / 13°	38	6.2	11.4	7.9
May	22° / 9°	15	2.6	10.8	8.6
Jun	20° / 6°	7	1.1	10.4	8.5
Jul	20° / 6°	3	0.8	10.6	8.6
Aug	23° / 9°	7	1.4	11.1	9.0
Sep	26° / 13°	17	2.5	11.8	8.4
Oct	27° / 15°	63	8.4	12.6	7.0
Nov	27° / 16°	90	12.4	13.3	6.2
Dec	27° / 17°	113	15.2	13.6	5.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 41%. 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 (%)	66	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	62	61	61	59	58	58	57	57	56	55	55	55	54	53	54	53	53	53	52
Cloudier (%)	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	41	42	42	43	43	44	45	45	45	46	47	46	47	47	47	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Pretoria gets around 90 mm of rain over 12.4 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 41% and peaks near 45% 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 (%)	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	36
3	36
4	37
5	37
6	37
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	39
11	39
12	40
13	41
14	41
15	42
16	42
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	44
24	44
25	44
26	44
27	44
28	44
29	45
30	45

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 53% 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 (%)	70	68	67	66	65	63	63	62	60	60	58	57	56	54	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	46	45	44	43	42	41	40	40	39
Comfortable (%)	29	30	31	32	33	34	34	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	46
Humid (%)	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	11	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	70	29	1
2	68	30	2
3	67	31	2
4	66	32	2
5	65	33	2
6	63	34	3
7	63	34	3
8	62	35	3
9	60	36	4
10	60	36	4
11	58	37	5
12	57	38	5
13	56	38	6
14	54	39	7
15	52	40	8
16	51	40	9
17	50	40	10
18	49	40	11
19	48	40	11
20	47	41	12
21	46	41	13
22	46	41	13
23	45	42	14
24	44	42	14
25	43	43	15
26	42	43	15
27	41	44	15
28	40	44	15
29	40	45	16
30	39	46	16

Wind in November

Winds average 11 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 11 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	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
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30	11	calm

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 5:21 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:41 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)	13.0	13.0	13.0	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	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12
Sunset (PM)	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:21	6:20
2	13.0	5:21	6:21
3	13.0	5:20	6:22
4	13.1	5:19	6:22
5	13.1	5:19	6:23
6	13.1	5:18	6:24
7	13.1	5:18	6:25
8	13.1	5:17	6:25
9	13.2	5:17	6:26
10	13.2	5:16	6:27
11	13.2	5:16	6:27
12	13.2	5:15	6:28
13	13.2	5:15	6:29
14	13.2	5:15	6:29
15	13.3	5:14	6:30
16	13.3	5:14	6:31
17	13.3	5:14	6:32
18	13.3	5:14	6:32
19	13.3	5:13	6:33
20	13.3	5:13	6:34
21	13.4	5:13	6:35
22	13.4	5:13	6:35
23	13.4	5:13	6:36
24	13.4	5:12	6:37
25	13.4	5:12	6:37
26	13.4	5:12	6:38
27	13.4	5:12	6:39
28	13.5	5:12	6:40
29	13.5	5:12	6:40
30	13.5	5:12	6:41

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 6.62 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)	6.7	6.7	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	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6
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	6.7	Intense
12	6.7	Intense
13	6.6	Intense
14	6.6	Intense
15	6.6	Intense
16	6.6	Intense
17	6.6	Intense
18	6.6	Intense
19	6.6	Intense
20	6.6	Intense
21	6.6	Intense
22	6.6	Intense
23	6.6	Intense
24	6.6	Intense
25	6.6	Intense
26	6.6	Intense
27	6.6	Intense
28	6.6	Intense
29	6.6	Intense
30	6.6	Intense

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Pretoria

In seasonPeak

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

Pretoria'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 Pretoria?

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

6.4

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pretoria in November

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

In November, Pretoria sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Pretoria 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 Pretoria peaks around December 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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)	14	13	12	8	6	5	6	7	9	11	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Pretoria 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 Pretoria is worst in July — around 188 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (January, 29 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)	29	43	67	114	169	185	188	142	108	62	43	32
Level	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	29	Moderate
Feb	43	Poor
Mar	67	Unhealthy
Apr	114	Unhealthy
May	169	Very unhealthy
Jun	185	Very unhealthy
Jul	188	Very unhealthy
Aug	142	Unhealthy
Sep	108	Unhealthy
Oct	62	Unhealthy
Nov	43	Poor
Dec	32	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Pretoria?

Pretoria sits at 25.7°S, 28.2°E, 1,332 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Centurion, 13 km away.

Topography around Pretoria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pretoria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 1,328 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 888 m.

The land around Pretoria is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (39%), grassland (30%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) within 80 km.

3 km

217 m

artificial surfaces 59%

16 km

407 m

artificial surfaces 39%

80 km

888 m

grassland 48%

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

November weather nearby: Centurion 13 km · Midstream 19 km · Ga-Rankuwa 24 km · Midrand 27 km · Diepsloot 27 km · Ivory Park 28 km · Thembisa 28 km · Mabopane 29 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 Pretoria (-25.7449°, 28.1878°, elevation 1,332 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	16
2	27	16
3	27	16
4	27	16
5	27	16
6	27	16
7	27	16
8	27	16
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	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	27	16
29	27	16
30	27	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	36
3	36
4	37
5	37
6	37
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	39
11	39
12	40
13	41
14	41
15	42
16	42
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	44
24	44
25	44
26	44
27	44
28	44
29	45
30	45

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	70	29	1
2	68	30	2
3	67	31	2
4	66	32	2
5	65	33	2
6	63	34	3
7	63	34	3
8	62	35	3
9	60	36	4
10	60	36	4
11	58	37	5
12	57	38	5
13	56	38	6
14	54	39	7
15	52	40	8
16	51	40	9
17	50	40	10
18	49	40	11
19	48	40	11
20	47	41	12
21	46	41	13
22	46	41	13
23	45	42	14
24	44	42	14
25	43	43	15
26	42	43	15
27	41	44	15
28	40	44	15
29	40	45	16
30	39	46	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	16
2	27	16
3	27	16
4	27	16
5	27	16
6	27	16
7	27	16
8	27	16
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	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	27	16
29	27	16
30	27	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	36
3	36
4	37
5	37
6	37
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	39
11	39
12	40
13	41
14	41
15	42
16	42
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	44
24	44
25	44
26	44
27	44
28	44
29	45
30	45

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	70	29	1
2	68	30	2
3	67	31	2
4	66	32	2
5	65	33	2
6	63	34	3
7	63	34	3
8	62	35	3
9	60	36	4
10	60	36	4
11	58	37	5
12	57	38	5
13	56	38	6
14	54	39	7
15	52	40	8
16	51	40	9
17	50	40	10
18	49	40	11
19	48	40	11
20	47	41	12
21	46	41	13
22	46	41	13
23	45	42	14
24	44	42	14
25	43	43	15
26	42	43	15
27	41	44	15
28	40	44	15
29	40	45	16
30	39	46	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	16
2	27	16
3	27	16
4	27	16
5	27	16
6	27	16
7	27	16
8	27	16
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	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	27	16
29	27	16
30	27	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	36
3	36
4	37
5	37
6	37
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	39
11	39
12	40
13	41
14	41
15	42
16	42
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	44
24	44
25	44
26	44
27	44
28	44
29	45
30	45

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	70	29	1
2	68	30	2
3	67	31	2
4	66	32	2
5	65	33	2
6	63	34	3
7	63	34	3
8	62	35	3
9	60	36	4
10	60	36	4
11	58	37	5
12	57	38	5
13	56	38	6
14	54	39	7
15	52	40	8
16	51	40	9
17	50	40	10
18	49	40	11
19	48	40	11
20	47	41	12
21	46	41	13
22	46	41	13
23	45	42	14
24	44	42	14
25	43	43	15
26	42	43	15
27	41	44	15
28	40	44	15
29	40	45	16
30	39	46	16