Vredefort weather in November

In November, Vredefort sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 83 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Vredefort's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vredefort's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:15 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
47%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Vredefort is small town in South Africa.

Founded
1878

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 28°C through the month.

A typical November day in Vredefort reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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Vredefort weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°10814.813.55.2
Feb28° / 17°8912.6135.8
Mar27° / 15°7310.812.26.7
Apr24° / 12°396.811.47.8
May22° / 203.110.78.4
Jun19° / 101.610.38.2
Jul19° / 50.810.58.4
Aug22° / 142.1118.8
Sep26° / 11°173.111.88.4
Oct28° / 14°679.512.66.9
Nov28° / 15°8312.113.35.9
Dec29° / 17°11515.813.75.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37030
47030
56931
66832
76832
86634
96535
106535
116337
126337
136139
146040
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286337
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306337

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Vredefort gets around 83 mm of rain over 12.1 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 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
538
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738
839
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2043
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2644
2744
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2945
3046

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
184160
283170
381181
481181
580191
679201
778211
877221
976231
1075241
1174251
1273261
1371272
1471272
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2565305
2664315
2763325
2862335
2961345
3060355

Wind in November

Winds average 13 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of November to 13 h 36 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 5:23 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:236:25
213.15:226:26
313.15:216:27
413.15:216:28
513.15:206:28
613.25:206:29
713.25:196:30
813.25:196:30
913.25:186:31
1013.25:186:32
1113.35:176:33
1213.35:176:33
1313.35:166:34
1413.35:166:35
1513.35:166:36
1613.45:156:36
1713.45:156:37
1813.45:156:38
1913.45:146:39
2013.45:146:39
2113.45:146:40
2213.55:146:41
2313.55:136:42
2413.55:136:42
2513.55:136:43
2613.55:136:44
2713.55:136:45
2813.55:136:45
2913.65:136:46
3013.65:136:47

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 7.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 7.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
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47.0Intense
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67.0Intense
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87.0Intense
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107.0Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Vredefort

In seasonPeak

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

Vredefort'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 Vredefort?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Vredefort in November

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

In November, Vredefort sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Vredefort 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 Vredefort peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Vredefort 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 Vredefort is worst in June — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 2257 µg/m³Dec 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May48Poor
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug45Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Vredefort?

Vredefort sits at 27.0°S, 27.4°E, 1,425 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Parys, 15 km away.

Topography around Vredefort

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vredefort has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 1,429 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m.

The land around Vredefort is covered by grassland (56%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
344 m
80 km
525 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Parys 15 km · Koppies 33 km · Potchefstroom 42 km · Viljoenskroon 47 km · Sasolburg 50 km · Vanderbijlpark 57 km · Fochville 59 km · Stilfontein 62 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 Vredefort (-27.0081°, 27.3646°, elevation 1,425 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).