November Weather at Macquarie Island Australia

Daily high temperatures are around 44°F, rarely falling below 40°F or exceeding 47°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 39°F, rarely falling below 33°F or exceeding 43°F.

For reference, on February 3, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Macquarie Island typically range from 43°F to 47°F, while on June 24, the coldest day of the year, they range from 36°F to 41°F.

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.

Vestmanna, Faroe Islands (11,722 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Macquarie Island (view comparison).

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The month of November at Macquarie Island experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 65% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 64% on November 12.

The clearest day of the month is November 12, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 36% of the time.

For reference, on June 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 77%, while on November 12, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 36%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Macquarie Island, the chance of a wet day over the course of November is decreasing, starting the month at 37% and ending it at 33%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 46% on April 4, and its lowest chance is 31% on December 18.

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 at Macquarie Island is essentially constant, remaining about 1.9 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 3.0 inches or falling below 1.0 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 1.9 inches on November 18.

Over the course of November at Macquarie Island, 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, 43 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 3 minutes, 34 seconds, and weekly increase of 24 minutes, 55 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is November 1, with 15 hours, 3 minutes of daylight and the longest day is November 30, with 16 hours, 46 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month at Macquarie Island is 4:36 AM on November 1 and the earliest sunrise is 47 minutes earlier at 3:50 AM on November 30.

The earliest sunset is 7:40 PM on November 1 and the latest sunset is 56 minutes later at 8:36 PM on November 30.

Daylight saving time is observed at Macquarie Island 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 3:44 AM and sets 17 hours, 16 minutes later, at 9:00 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:47 AM and sets 7 hours, 16 minutes later, at 3:03 PM.

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.

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.

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 at Macquarie Island is essentially constant during November, remaining around 0% throughout.

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 at Macquarie Island is decreasing during November, decreasing from 23.4 miles per hour to 21.7 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on May 13, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 24.4 miles per hour, while on December 29, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 20.1 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction at Macquarie Island throughout November is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 65% on November 5.

Macquarie Island is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature at Macquarie Island is essentially constant during November, remaining within 1°F of 41°F throughout.

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 at Macquarie Island typically lasts for 6.6 months (200 days), from around October 28 to around May 17, rarely starting before September 27 or after November 22, and rarely ending before April 18 or after June 16.

The month of November at Macquarie Island is very likely fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly increasing from 56% to 98% over the course of the month.

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 at Macquarie Island are essentially constant during November, remaining around 0°F throughout.

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 at Macquarie Island is increasing during November, rising by 1.0 kWh, from 3.9 kWh to 4.9 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Macquarie Island are -54.498 deg latitude, 158.939 deg longitude, and 30 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Macquarie Island contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 951 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 104 feet. Within 10 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,198 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,280 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Macquarie Island is covered by water (100%), within 10 miles by water (99%), and within 50 miles by water (100%).