Stutterheim weather in November

In November, Stutterheim sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 113 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of November to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Stutterheim's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stutterheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:04 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Stutterheim is town.

Density
292/km²
people per km²
Founded
1876

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 23°C through the month.

A typical November day in Stutterheim reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 1°C cooler than December.

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Stutterheim weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°1281713.95.7
Feb25° / 15°11915.713.25.6
Mar25° / 14°11414.812.26.3
Apr23° / 11°769.811.26.9
May21° / 254.910.47.6
Jun19° / 213.29.97.6
Jul19° / 233.810.17.6
Aug20° / 365.910.87.4
Sep22° / 568.211.87.0
Oct22° / 10°9613.612.86.2
Nov23° / 12°1131413.76.0
Dec24° / 14°13116.514.15.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54060
64060
74060
83961
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113763
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Stutterheim gets around 113 mm of rain over 14 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 48% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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747
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2247
2347
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2648
2748
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2949
3049

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 (%)Muggy (%)
1672940
2663040
3653140
4653140
5633250
6633250
7613360
8613360
9613360
10603370
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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
1011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of November to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:156:33
213.35:146:34
313.45:136:35
413.45:126:36
513.45:116:37
613.55:116:38
713.55:106:39
813.55:096:39
913.55:086:40
1013.65:086:41
1113.65:076:42
1213.65:076:43
1313.65:066:44
1413.75:066:45
1513.75:056:46
1613.75:046:47
1713.75:046:48
1813.75:046:48
1913.85:036:49
2013.85:036:50
2113.85:026:51
2213.85:026:52
2313.95:026:53
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2513.95:016:55
2613.95:016:55
2713.95:016:56
2813.95:016:57
2914.05:016:58
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 5.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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246.0Bright
256.0Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Stutterheim

In seasonPeak

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

Stutterheim's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Stutterheim?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Stutterheim for sightseeing.

What to pack for Stutterheim in November

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

In November, Stutterheim sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Stutterheim in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Stutterheim peaks around January 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighExtremeJan 15UV 14Jun 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Stutterheim 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 Stutterheim is worst in August — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1623 µg/m³Jan 17 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar10Good
Apr12Good
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Stutterheim?

Stutterheim sits at 32.6°S, 27.4°E, 849 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Bhisho, 31 km away.

Topography around Stutterheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stutterheim has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m around an average of 829 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,090 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,008 m.

The land around Stutterheim is covered by grassland (62%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
250 m
16 km
1,090 m
80 km
2,008 m
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November weather nearby: Bhisho 31 km · Qonce 35 km · Dimbaza 35 km · Ndevana 38 km · Mdantsane 52 km · Alice 60 km · East London 67 km · Gonubie 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 Stutterheim (-32.5708°, 27.424°, elevation 849 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).