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November Weather in Kingston New Zealand

Daily high temperatures increase by 3°F, from 55°F to 58°F, rarely falling below 47°F or exceeding 66°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 3°F, from 37°F to 40°F, rarely falling below 30°F or exceeding 49°F.

For reference, on February 4, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Kingston typically range from 45°F to 64°F, while on July 9, the coldest day of the year, they range from 26°F to 39°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in November in Kingston

Average High and Low Temperature in November in KingstonNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303025°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°FOctDecNov 155°FNov 155°F37°F37°FNov 3058°FNov 3058°F40°F40°FNov 1156°FNov 1156°F38°F38°FNov 2157°FNov 2157°F39°F39°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on November. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in November in Kingston

Average Hourly Temperature in November in KingstonNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMOctDecvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Río Pico, Argentina (5,248 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Kingston (view comparison).

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The month of November in Kingston experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 51% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 49% on November 12.

The clearest day of the month is November 12, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 51% of the time.

For reference, on May 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 63%, while on February 11, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 52%.

Cloud Cover Categories in November in Kingston

Cloud Cover Categories in November in KingstonNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%OctDecMay 2037%May 2037%Nov 150%Nov 150%Nov 3048%Nov 3048%Nov 1151%Nov 1151%Nov 2149%Nov 2149%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Kingston, the chance of a wet day over the course of November is essentially constant, remaining around 40% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 46% on October 5, and its lowest chance is 33% on July 13.

Over the course of November in Kingston, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 39% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 0% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in November in Kingston

Probability of Precipitation in November in KingstonNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%40%40%45%45%50%50%OctDecNov 639%Nov 639%Nov 3041%Nov 3041%Nov 2140%Nov 2140%rainmixed
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during November in Kingston is gradually increasing, starting the month at 3.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.1 inches or falls below 1.8 inches, and ending the month at 3.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.6 inches or falls below 1.9 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 3.3 inches on November 4.

Average Monthly Rainfall in November in Kingston

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of November in Kingston, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 10 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 24 seconds, and weekly increase of 16 minutes, 47 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is November 1, with 14 hours, 12 minutes of daylight and the longest day is November 30, with 15 hours, 21 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in November in Kingston

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Kingston is 6:23 AM on November 1 and the earliest sunrise is 30 minutes earlier at 5:53 AM on November 30.

The earliest sunset is 8:35 PM on November 1 and the latest sunset is 40 minutes later at 9:14 PM on November 30.

Daylight saving time is observed in Kingston during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during November, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:53 AM and sets 15 hours, 40 minutes later, at 9:33 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:25 AM and sets 8 hours, 43 minutes later, at 5:08 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in November in Kingston

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in November in KingstonNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMOctDec5:53 AM5:53 AMNov 309:14 PMNov 309:14 PM6:23 AM6:23 AMNov 18:35 PMNov 18:35 PM6:09 AM6:09 AMNov 118:49 PMNov 118:49 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of November. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in November in Kingston

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in November in KingstonNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMOctDec0010102020203030404050506000010102020303030404050506060
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of November 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for November 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in November in Kingston

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in November in KingstonNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMOctDecOct 37:50 AMOct 37:50 AMOct 1812:27 AMOct 1812:27 AMNov 21:48 AMNov 21:48 AMNov 1610:29 AMNov 1610:29 AMDec 17:22 PMDec 17:22 PMDec 1510:02 PMDec 1510:02 PMDec 3111:28 AMDec 3111:28 AM7:16 AM7:16 AM8:23 PM8:23 PM7:58 PM7:58 PM6:48 AM6:48 AM6:14 AM6:14 AM9:32 PM9:32 PM8:16 PM8:16 PM5:40 AM5:40 AM5:10 AM5:10 AM9:37 PM9:37 PM9:50 PM9:50 PM5:46 AM5:46 AM5:24 AM5:24 AM10:20 PM10:20 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Nov 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
0%5:55 AMESE8:24 PMWSW-1:05 PMN251,439 mi
2
0%6:14 AMESE9:32 PMWSW-1:48 PMN250,362 mi
3
2%6:38 AMESE10:40 PMSW-2:34 PMN248,944 mi
4
6%7:09 AMSE11:48 PMSW-3:24 PMN247,202 mi
5
12%7:48 AMSE--4:17 PMN245,143 mi
6
20%-12:49 AMSW8:39 AMSE5:12 PMN242,768 mi
7
29%-1:42 AMSW9:42 AMSE6:07 PMN240,094 mi
8
39%-2:25 AMSW10:53 AMSE7:01 PMN237,173 mi
9
50%-2:58 AMWSW12:09 PMESE7:53 PMN234,103 mi
10
62%-3:25 AMWSW1:27 PMESE8:43 PMN231,048 mi
11
73%-3:48 AMWSW2:46 PMESE9:31 PMN228,224 mi
12
83%-4:08 AMW4:05 PME10:19 PMN225,894 mi
13
91%-4:27 AMW5:26 PME11:09 PMN224,329 mi
14
95%-4:48 AMWNW6:50 PMENE--
15
97%-5:11 AMWNW8:16 PMENE12:01 AMN223,760 mi
16
100%-5:40 AMWNW9:42 PMNE12:58 AMN224,330 mi
17
99%-6:17 AMNW11:03 PMNE2:00 AMN226,051 mi
18
96%-7:05 AMNW-3:04 AMN228,786 mi
19
90%12:13 AMNE8:06 AMNW-4:09 AMN232,267 mi
20
82%1:07 AMNE9:16 AMNW-5:11 AMN236,147 mi
21
73%1:47 AMNE10:29 AMNW-6:08 AMN240,064 mi
22
63%2:17 AMENE11:41 AMWNW-6:59 AMN243,701 mi
23
50%2:40 AMENE12:50 PMWNW-7:44 AMN246,813 mi
24
43%2:58 AMENE1:57 PMWNW-8:26 AMN249,231 mi
25
33%3:14 AME3:01 PMW-9:06 AMN250,871 mi
26
25%3:29 AME4:04 PMW-9:44 AMN251,713 mi
27
17%3:45 AME5:07 PMWSW-10:23 AMN251,800 mi
28
10%4:01 AMESE6:13 PMWSW-11:02 AMN251,221 mi
29
5%4:19 AMESE7:20 PMWSW-11:44 AMN250,093 mi
30
2%4:42 AMESE8:29 PMSW-12:30 PMN248,549 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Kingston is essentially constant during November, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on January 26, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in November in Kingston

Humidity Comfort Levels in November in KingstonNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%OctDecNov 160%Nov 160%Nov 10%Nov 10%Nov 300%Nov 300%drydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Kingston is essentially constant during November, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 9.6 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on October 6, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.0 miles per hour, while on July 5, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in November in Kingston

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Kingston throughout November is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 46% on November 12.

Wind Direction in November in Kingston

Wind Direction in November in KingstonNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%OctDecwestnorthsoutheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Kingston typically lasts for 3.0 months (88 days), from around December 8 to around March 6, rarely starting before November 10, or ending after April 12.

The month of November in Kingston is very likely fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly increasing from 4% to 39% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in November in Kingston

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in November in KingstonNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%OctDecNov 14%Nov 14%Nov 3039%Nov 3039%Nov 1111%Nov 1111%Nov 2125%Nov 2125%50%Dec 850%Dec 8freezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Kingston are gradually increasing during November, increasing by 60°F, from 37°F to 98°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in November in Kingston

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of November, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Kingston is gradually increasing during November, rising by 0.9 kWh, from 6.0 kWh to 6.9 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in November in Kingston

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in November in KingstonNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhOctDecNov 16.0 kWhNov 16.0 kWhNov 306.9 kWhNov 306.9 kWhNov 116.4 kWhNov 116.4 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kingston are -45.333 deg latitude, 168.700 deg longitude, and 1,919 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kingston contains extreme variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 4,072 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,024 feet. Within 10 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (5,643 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,982 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kingston is covered by trees (40%), grassland (31%), water (14%), and cropland (12%), within 10 miles by grassland (62%) and trees (22%), and within 50 miles by grassland (51%) and trees (27%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Kingston, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Invercargill Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Kingston.

At a distance of 124 kilometers from Kingston, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Kingston according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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