Worcester weather in November

In November, Worcester sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 35 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of November to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Worcester's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Worcester's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:34 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
41%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Worcester is town in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Density
1,743/km²
people per km²
Founded
1819

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical November day in Worcester reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C warmer than October and about 3°C cooler than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Worcester weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°245.2146.8
Feb29° / 16°21513.36.7
Mar27° / 14°286.212.37.5
Apr23° / 12°335.611.27.8
May20° / 396.210.37.0
Jun17° / 608.29.85.6
Jul16° / 598.1105.4
Aug17° / 518.510.85.7
Sep19° / 356.511.86.7
Oct22° / 10°36612.87.6
Nov25° / 12°356.113.77.8
Dec27° / 14°24514.27.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26634
36634
46733
56733
66733
76733
86832
96832
106733
116832
126832
136832
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257327
267327
277327
287327
297426
307426

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Worcester gets around 35 mm of rain over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
320
420
521
621
721
821
921
1021
1121
1221
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1422
1522
1622
1722
1822
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2021
2121
2220
2320
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2519
2619
2718
2818
2917
3017

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8937
9937
10937
11937
12928
13928
14928
15919
16919
17919
18919
19928
20928
21928
22928
23928
24928
25928
26928
27928
28919
29919
309010

Wind in November

Winds average 9 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of November to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:457:07
213.45:447:08
313.45:437:09
413.55:427:10
513.55:417:10
613.55:417:11
713.55:407:12
813.65:397:13
913.65:387:14
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1113.65:377:16
1213.75:367:17
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1413.75:357:19
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1613.85:347:21
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1813.85:337:23
1913.85:337:23
2013.95:327:24
2113.95:327:25
2213.95:327:26
2313.95:317:27
2413.95:317:28
2514.05:317:29
2614.05:317:30
2714.05:307:31
2814.05:307:32
2914.05:307:32
3014.15:307:33

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 7.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.54 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in January across the year — November's 7.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
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307.9Intense
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Worcester?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

November is one of the better times to visit Worcester for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Worcester in November

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

In November, Worcester sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Worcester 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 Worcester peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighExtremeJan 14UV 14Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Worcester 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 Worcester is worst in June — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodJun 2141 µg/m³Dec 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May38Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep28Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Worcester?

Worcester sits at 33.6°S, 19.4°E, 234 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Ceres, 33 km away.

Topography around Worcester

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Worcester has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 238 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,796 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,250 m.

The land around Worcester is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%), shrubs (27%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
172 m
16 km
1,796 m
80 km
2,250 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Ceres 33 km · Wellington 40 km · Le Roux 42 km · Franschhoek 42 km · Robertson 44 km · Paarl 45 km · Ashton 60 km · Stellenbosch 63 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 Worcester (-33.6465°, 19.4485°, elevation 234 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).