Winburg weather in November

In November, Winburg sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 80 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 50% 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 Winburg's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Winburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:14 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
42%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Winburg is town in the Free State, South Africa.

Density
251/km²
people per km²
Founded
1835

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 Winburg reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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 33°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 Winburg

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.

Winburg 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
Jan30° / 17°10013.813.65.0
Feb29° / 17°8111.8135.5
Mar27° / 15°7610.712.26.6
Apr24° / 10°497.511.37.7
May21° / 223.210.68.2
Jun18° / 131.810.27.8
Jul18° / 71.210.47.9
Aug21° / 162.4118.4
Sep25° / 142.811.88.5
Oct27° / 12°567.912.77.2
Nov28° / 14°809.713.46.2
Dec29° / 16°9613.613.85.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 32%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
37030
47030
57030
67030
77030
86931
96931
106931
116931
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Winburg gets around 80 mm of rain over 9.7 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 33% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
429
529
629
729
829
930
1031
1131
1232
1333
1434
1534
1635
1735
1835
1935
2036
2136
2236
2336
2437
2537
2637
2738
2838
2939
3039

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
189110
289110
388120
488120
588120
687130
787130
887130
986140
1086140
1185150
1285150
1384160
1483161
1582171
1682171
1782171
1882171
1981172
2080182
2180182
2280182
2380182
2479192
2579192
2678202
2778202
2877212
2976222
3076222

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
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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 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 5:22 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:226:29
213.15:216:30
313.25:216:30
413.25:206:31
513.25:196:32
613.25:196:33
713.35:186:33
813.35:186:34
913.35:176:35
1013.35:176:36
1113.35:166:37
1213.45:166:37
1313.45:156:38
1413.45:156:39
1513.45:146:40
1613.45:146:41
1713.55:146:41
1813.55:136:42
1913.55:136:43
2013.55:136:44
2113.55:126:45
2213.65:126:45
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2513.65:126:48
2613.65:116:48
2713.65:116:49
2813.65:116:50
2913.75:116:51
3013.75:116:51

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 7.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 7.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
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107.3Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Winburg

In seasonPeak

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

Winburg'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 Winburg?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Winburg in November

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

In November, Winburg sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Winburg 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 Winburg peaks around January 14 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 14UV 15Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Winburg 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 Winburg is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1025 µg/m³Dec 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Winburg?

Winburg sits at 28.5°S, 27.0°E, 1,438 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Theunissen, 32 km away.

Topography around Winburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Winburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 1,446 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 732 m.

The land around Winburg is covered by grassland (77%) within 3 km, grassland (86%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
233 m
80 km
732 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Theunissen 32 km · Marquard 44 km · Virginia 48 km · Phomolong 57 km · Winnie Mandela 57 km · Hennenman 60 km · Senekal 64 km · Welkom 66 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 Winburg (-28.518°, 27.0093°, elevation 1,438 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).