Welkom weather in November

In November, Welkom sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 67 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Welkom's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Welkom's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:16 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
41%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Welkom is city in South Africa.

Founded
1947

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 29°C through the month.

A typical November day in Welkom reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C warmer than October and about 1°C cooler than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Welkom

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Welkom weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°9313.113.64.9
Feb29° / 17°7511.4135.4
Mar28° / 15°6710.312.26.5
Apr24° / 11°466.911.47.8
May22° / 203.210.68.3
Jun19° / 121.810.38.0
Jul19° / 6110.48.2
Aug21° / 152118.6
Sep26° / 10°142.611.88.5
Oct28° / 13°517.612.77.1
Nov29° / 15°678.913.46.0
Dec30° / 17°9213.113.75.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37327
47327
57327
67327
77327
87327
97327
107228
117129
127129
137030
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Welkom gets around 67 mm of rain over 8.9 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 31% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
527
627
727
827
928
1028
1129
1229
1330
1431
1531
1632
1732
1832
1932
2033
2133
2233
2333
2434
2534
2635
2735
2836
2937
3037

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186131
286131
386131
485141
585141
685141
784151
884151
984151
1083161
1182162
1281172
1380182
1480182
1579192
1679192
1777203
1877203
1977203
2077203
2176213
2276213
2375223
2474224
2573234
2672244
2772244
2871254
2970264
3069274

Wind in November

Winds average 13 km/h in November, the windiest month of the year.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min 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 30 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:24 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:246:29
213.15:236:30
313.15:236:31
413.25:226:31
513.25:216:32
613.25:216:33
713.25:206:34
813.25:206:34
913.35:196:35
1013.35:196:36
1113.35:186:37
1213.35:186:38
1313.45:176:38
1413.45:176:39
1513.45:166:40
1613.45:166:41
1713.45:166:41
1813.45:156:42
1913.55:156:43
2013.55:156:44
2113.55:156:45
2213.55:146:45
2313.55:146:46
2413.55:146:47
2513.65:146:48
2613.65:146:48
2713.65:146:49
2813.65:136:50
2913.65:136:51
3013.65:136:51

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 7.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 7.4 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
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127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
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307.5Intense
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Welkom

In seasonPeak

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

Welkom'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 Welkom?

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
7.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Welkom in November

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

In November, Welkom sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Welkom 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 Welkom peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 15Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Welkom 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 Welkom is worst in July — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1432 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Welkom?

Welkom sits at 28.0°S, 26.7°E, 1,376 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Odendaalsrus, 12 km away.

Topography around Welkom

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Welkom has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 1,361 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m.

The land around Welkom is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and cropland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
164 m
80 km
358 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Odendaalsrus 12 km · Kutloanong 16 km · Virginia 19 km · Allanridge 26 km · Hennenman 28 km · Phomolong 34 km · Wesselsbron 39 km · Theunissen 48 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 Welkom (-27.9774°, 26.7351°, elevation 1,376 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).