Randburg weather in November

In November, Randburg sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 85 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Randburg's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Randburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:14 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
52%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Randburg is town located in north western Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

Density
2,007/km²
people per km²

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 26°C through the month.

A typical November day in Randburg reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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Randburg weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°10715.113.55.9
Feb27° / 16°9712.412.96.2
Mar25° / 15°8011.112.26.9
Apr23° / 12°376.411.47.7
May21° / 142.610.78.4
Jun19° / 71.110.48.2
Jul19° / 20.610.58.3
Aug22° / 81.411.18.8
Sep25° / 11°192.811.88.6
Oct26° / 14°619.312.67.1
Nov26° / 15°8512.613.36.3
Dec26° / 16°11716.513.65.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46535
56634
66634
76535
86535
96535
106436
116337
126238
136139
146040
155941
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Randburg gets around 85 mm of rain over 12.6 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 42% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
436
536
636
736
837
937
1037
1138
1239
1340
1441
1542
1643
1743
1844
1945
2045
2146
2246
2347
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2548
2648
2748
2849
2949
3050

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
175241
274251
373261
472271
571281
669292
768302
867312
966322
1065332
1163343
1261363
1360373
1458384
1558384
1656395
1754406
1854406
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2250428
2349428
2448439
2548439
2647449
2746449
2846459
29454510
30444610

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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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 5:21 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:216:22
213.05:216:22
313.05:206:23
413.15:206:24
513.15:196:24
613.15:186:25
713.15:186:26
813.25:176:26
913.25:176:27
1013.25:176:28
1113.25:166:29
1213.25:166:29
1313.25:156:30
1413.35:156:31
1513.35:156:32
1613.35:146:32
1713.35:146:33
1813.35:146:34
1913.45:136:34
2013.45:136:35
2113.45:136:36
2213.45:136:37
2313.45:136:37
2413.45:136:38
2513.45:126:39
2613.55:126:40
2713.55:126:40
2813.55:126:41
2913.55:126:42
3013.55:126:43

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 6.71 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
66.8Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Randburg

In seasonPeak

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

Randburg'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 Randburg?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Randburg in November

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

In November, Randburg sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Randburg 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 Randburg peaks around January 1 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 1UV 14Jun 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Randburg 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 Randburg is worst in June — around 283 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (January, 50 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyJun 19282 µg/m³Jan 1251 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar119Unhealthy
Apr177Very unhealthy
May261Very unhealthy
Jun283Very unhealthy
Jul275Very unhealthy
Aug213Very unhealthy
Sep156Very unhealthy
Oct99Unhealthy
Nov70Unhealthy
Dec55Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Randburg?

Randburg sits at 26.1°S, 28.0°E, 1,593 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Alexandra, 10 km away.

Topography around Randburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Randburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 1,544 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 900 m.

The land around Randburg is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (46%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (43%), grassland (28%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
499 m
80 km
900 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
November weather nearby: Alexandra 10 km · Johannesburg 13 km · Roodepoort 15 km · Edenvale 16 km · Midrand 18 km · Diepsloot 18 km · Ivory Park 22 km · Krugersdorp 23 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 Randburg (-26.0941°, 28.0012°, elevation 1,593 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).