Upington weather in November

In November, Upington sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of November to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Upington's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Upington's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 13 mm; 2.4 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 24 min; 5:37 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover: 23%; 8th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 8.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.9; out of 10

Upington is town in South Africa.

Density: 123/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1873

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

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical November day in Upington reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C warmer than October and about 2°C cooler than 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)	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	17
2	31	17
3	32	17
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	32	18
14	32	18
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	33	18
21	33	18
22	33	18
23	33	18
24	33	18
25	33	18
26	33	18
27	33	19
28	33	19
29	34	19
30	34	19

How November really feels in Upington

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 20 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Upington weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 22°	35	5.4	13.6	2.9
Feb	35° / 22°	31	6.4	13	3.2
Mar	33° / 20°	36	5.5	12.2	4.5
Apr	28° / 15°	25	3.6	11.3	7.4
May	24° / 10°	12	1.8	10.6	8.9
Jun	21° / 6°	5	0.8	10.2	8.6
Jul	21° / 5°	4	0.9	10.4	8.7
Aug	23° / 7°	3	0.6	11	9.2
Sep	27° / 11°	5	0.9	11.8	8.6
Oct	30° / 15°	14	2.3	12.7	6.4
Nov	32° / 18°	13	2.4	13.4	4.9
Dec	35° / 20°	27	3.9	13.8	3.4

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

	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 (%)	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	88	88	88	88	87	87	87
Cloudier (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	87	13

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Upington gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.4 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 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	11

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

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 92% 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 (%)	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	92	92	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	91
Comfortable (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	92	7	1	0
2	92	7	1	0
3	92	7	1	0
4	92	7	1	0
5	92	7	1	0
6	92	7	1	0
7	93	6	1	0
8	93	6	1	0
9	92	6	2	0
10	92	6	2	0
11	93	5	2	0
12	93	5	2	0
13	92	5	2	1
14	92	5	2	1
15	92	5	2	1
16	92	5	2	1
17	92	5	2	1
18	92	5	2	1
19	92	5	2	1
20	93	4	2	1
21	93	4	2	1
22	93	4	2	1
23	93	4	2	1
24	92	4	3	1
25	92	4	3	1
26	92	4	3	1
27	92	4	3	1
28	92	4	3	1
29	92	4	3	1
30	91	4	4	1

Wind in November

Winds average 15 km/h in November, the windiest month of the year.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of November to 13 h 42 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 5:45 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:14 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)	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:34
Sunset (PM)	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.1	5:45	6:52
2	13.1	5:44	6:53
3	13.2	5:44	6:53
4	13.2	5:43	6:54
5	13.2	5:43	6:55
6	13.2	5:42	6:56
7	13.3	5:41	6:56
8	13.3	5:41	6:57
9	13.3	5:40	6:58
10	13.3	5:40	6:59
11	13.3	5:39	6:59
12	13.4	5:39	7:00
13	13.4	5:38	7:01
14	13.4	5:38	7:02
15	13.4	5:37	7:03
16	13.4	5:37	7:03
17	13.5	5:37	7:04
18	13.5	5:36	7:05
19	13.5	5:36	7:06
20	13.5	5:36	7:07
21	13.5	5:36	7:07
22	13.5	5:35	7:08
23	13.6	5:35	7:09
24	13.6	5:35	7:10
25	13.6	5:35	7:11
26	13.6	5:35	7:11
27	13.6	5:35	7:12
28	13.6	5:34	7:13
29	13.7	5:34	7:14
30	13.7	5:34	7:14

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 8.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 8.6 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 8.26 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)	7.9	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.2	8.2	8.2	8.2	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.4	8.4	8.4	8.4	8.4	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5
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	7.9	Intense
2	8.0	Intense
3	8.0	Intense
4	8.0	Intense
5	8.0	Intense
6	8.0	Intense
7	8.1	Intense
8	8.1	Intense
9	8.1	Intense
10	8.1	Intense
11	8.2	Intense
12	8.2	Intense
13	8.2	Intense
14	8.2	Intense
15	8.3	Intense
16	8.3	Intense
17	8.3	Intense
18	8.3	Intense
19	8.3	Intense
20	8.4	Intense
21	8.4	Intense
22	8.4	Intense
23	8.4	Intense
24	8.4	Intense
25	8.5	Intense
26	8.5	Intense
27	8.5	Intense
28	8.5	Intense
29	8.5	Intense
30	8.5	Intense

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Upington?

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

4.9

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

8.0

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Upington in November

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

In November, Upington sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Upington 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 Upington peaks around January 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 4 (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)	15	13	11	8	6	4	5	6	9	11	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Upington?

Upington sits at 28.4°S, 21.3°E, 808 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Postmasburg, 177 km away.

Topography around Upington

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Upington has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 804 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 584 m.

The land around Upington is covered by artificial surfaces (27%), shrubs (26%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and shrubs (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

60 m

artificial surfaces 27%

16 km

232 m

grassland 53%

80 km

584 m

grassland 49%

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

November weather nearby: Postmasburg 177 km · Tsabong 292 km · Kimberley 344 km · Pampierstad 345 km · Warrenton 354 km · De Aar 362 km · Keetmanshoop 372 km · Vryburg 380 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 Upington (-28.4478°, 21.2561°, elevation 808 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. 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	31	17
2	31	17
3	32	17
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	32	18
14	32	18
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	33	18
21	33	18
22	33	18
23	33	18
24	33	18
25	33	18
26	33	18
27	33	19
28	33	19
29	34	19
30	34	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	92	7	1	0
2	92	7	1	0
3	92	7	1	0
4	92	7	1	0
5	92	7	1	0
6	92	7	1	0
7	93	6	1	0
8	93	6	1	0
9	92	6	2	0
10	92	6	2	0
11	93	5	2	0
12	93	5	2	0
13	92	5	2	1
14	92	5	2	1
15	92	5	2	1
16	92	5	2	1
17	92	5	2	1
18	92	5	2	1
19	92	5	2	1
20	93	4	2	1
21	93	4	2	1
22	93	4	2	1
23	93	4	2	1
24	92	4	3	1
25	92	4	3	1
26	92	4	3	1
27	92	4	3	1
28	92	4	3	1
29	92	4	3	1
30	91	4	4	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	17
2	31	17
3	32	17
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	32	18
14	32	18
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	33	18
21	33	18
22	33	18
23	33	18
24	33	18
25	33	18
26	33	18
27	33	19
28	33	19
29	34	19
30	34	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	92	7	1	0
2	92	7	1	0
3	92	7	1	0
4	92	7	1	0
5	92	7	1	0
6	92	7	1	0
7	93	6	1	0
8	93	6	1	0
9	92	6	2	0
10	92	6	2	0
11	93	5	2	0
12	93	5	2	0
13	92	5	2	1
14	92	5	2	1
15	92	5	2	1
16	92	5	2	1
17	92	5	2	1
18	92	5	2	1
19	92	5	2	1
20	93	4	2	1
21	93	4	2	1
22	93	4	2	1
23	93	4	2	1
24	92	4	3	1
25	92	4	3	1
26	92	4	3	1
27	92	4	3	1
28	92	4	3	1
29	92	4	3	1
30	91	4	4	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	17
2	31	17
3	32	17
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	32	18
14	32	18
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	33	18
21	33	18
22	33	18
23	33	18
24	33	18
25	33	18
26	33	18
27	33	19
28	33	19
29	34	19
30	34	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	92	7	1	0
2	92	7	1	0
3	92	7	1	0
4	92	7	1	0
5	92	7	1	0
6	92	7	1	0
7	93	6	1	0
8	93	6	1	0
9	92	6	2	0
10	92	6	2	0
11	93	5	2	0
12	93	5	2	0
13	92	5	2	1
14	92	5	2	1
15	92	5	2	1
16	92	5	2	1
17	92	5	2	1
18	92	5	2	1
19	92	5	2	1
20	93	4	2	1
21	93	4	2	1
22	93	4	2	1
23	93	4	2	1
24	92	4	3	1
25	92	4	3	1
26	92	4	3	1
27	92	4	3	1
28	92	4	3	1
29	92	4	3	1
30	91	4	4	1