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November Weather in Port Elizabeth South Africa

Daily high temperatures increase by 3°F, from 72°F to 75°F, rarely falling below 66°F or exceeding 81°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 3°F, from 57°F to 60°F, rarely falling below 51°F or exceeding 65°F.

For reference, on January 27, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Port Elizabeth typically range from 64°F to 80°F, while on July 9, the coldest day of the year, they range from 47°F to 68°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in November in Port Elizabeth

Average High and Low Temperature in November in Port ElizabethNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303045°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°FOctDecNov 172°FNov 172°F57°F57°FNov 3075°FNov 3075°F60°F60°FNov 1173°FNov 1173°F58°F58°FNov 2174°FNov 2174°F59°F59°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 Port Elizabeth

Average Hourly Temperature in November in Port ElizabethNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 AMOctDeccoolcoolcomfortablewarmcomfortable
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.

São José dos Pinhais, Brazil (4,432 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Port Elizabeth (view comparison).

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The month of November in Port Elizabeth experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 36% to 31%.

The clearest day of the month is November 28, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 69% of the time.

For reference, on May 10, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 40%, while on February 11, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 84%.

Cloud Cover Categories in November in Port Elizabeth

Cloud Cover Categories in November in Port ElizabethNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%OctDecNov 164%Nov 164%Nov 3069%Nov 3069%Nov 1166%Nov 1166%Nov 2168%Nov 2168%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 Port Elizabeth, the chance of a wet day over the course of November is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 19% and ending it at 15%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 19% on November 13, and its lowest chance is 7% on June 30.

Probability of Precipitation in November in Port Elizabeth

Probability of Precipitation in November in Port ElizabethNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%16%16%18%18%20%20%OctDecNov 619%Nov 619%Nov 3015%Nov 3015%Nov 2118%Nov 2118%rain
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 Port Elizabeth is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 1.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.4 inches or falls below 0.2 inches, and ending the month at 1.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.6 inches or falls below 0.1 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 1.7 inches on November 8.

Average Monthly Rainfall in November in Port Elizabeth

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 Port Elizabeth, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 44 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 32 seconds, and weekly increase of 10 minutes, 42 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is November 1, with 13 hours, 29 minutes of daylight and the longest day is November 30, with 14 hours, 14 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in November in Port Elizabeth

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 Port Elizabeth is 5:16 AM on November 1 and the earliest sunrise is 17 minutes earlier at 4:59 AM on November 30.

The earliest sunset is 6:46 PM on November 1 and the latest sunset is 27 minutes later at 7:13 PM on November 30.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Port Elizabeth during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:03 AM and sets 14 hours, 25 minutes later, at 7:28 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:22 AM and sets 9 hours, 54 minutes later, at 5:16 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in November in Port Elizabeth

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in November in Port ElizabethNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMOctDec4:59 AM4:59 AMNov 307:13 PMNov 307:13 PM5:16 AM5:16 AMNov 16:46 PMNov 16:46 PM5:08 AM5:08 AMNov 116:55 PMNov 116:55 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 Port Elizabeth

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in November in Port ElizabethNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 AMOctDec0010102020203030404050505060607000010102020303030404050506060607070
northeastsouthwest
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 Port Elizabeth

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in November in Port ElizabethNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMOctDecOct 28:50 PMOct 28:50 PMOct 171:27 PMOct 171:27 PMNov 12:48 PMNov 12:48 PMNov 1511:29 PMNov 1511:29 PMDec 18:22 AMDec 18:22 AMDec 1511:02 AMDec 1511:02 AMDec 3112:28 AMDec 3112:28 AM5:40 AM5:40 AM6:12 PM6:12 PM6:46 PM6:46 PM5:53 AM5:53 AM4:57 AM4:57 AM6:55 PM6:55 PM6:48 PM6:48 PM5:03 AM5:03 AM4:39 AM4:39 AM7:49 PM7:49 PM6:52 PM6:52 PM4:32 AM4:32 AM5:10 AM5:10 AM8:26 PM8:26 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%4:57 AMESE6:55 PMWSW-11:53 AMN251,055 mi
2
1%5:26 AMESE7:55 PMWSW-12:37 PMN249,838 mi
3
4%6:00 AMESE8:57 PMWSW-1:25 PMN248,290 mi
4
8%6:41 AMESE9:57 PMSW-2:17 PMN246,422 mi
5
15%7:29 AMSE10:54 PMSW-3:11 PMN244,236 mi
6
23%8:25 AMSE11:46 PMSW-4:07 PMN241,738 mi
7
33%9:27 AMESE--5:02 PMN238,957 mi
8
44%-12:31 AMWSW10:33 AMESE5:56 PMN235,960 mi
9
50%-1:10 AMWSW11:41 AMESE6:47 PMN232,873 mi
10
66%-1:45 AMWSW12:50 PMESE7:36 PMN229,880 mi
11
77%-2:16 AMW1:58 PME8:24 PMN227,221 mi
12
87%-2:45 AMW3:08 PME9:13 PMN225,164 mi
13
94%-3:15 AMW4:19 PME10:03 PMN223,972 mi
14
98%-3:46 AMWNW5:33 PMENE10:57 PMN223,847 mi
15
100%-4:22 AMWNW6:48 PMENE11:56 PMN224,882 mi
16
100%-5:03 AMWNW8:04 PMENE--
17
98%-5:53 AMWNW9:16 PMNE12:58 AMN227,030 mi
18
94%-6:50 AMNW10:19 PMNE2:03 AMN230,099 mi
19
87%-7:54 AMNW11:12 PMENE3:07 AMN233,782 mi
20
79%-9:00 AMWNW11:55 PMENE4:06 AMN237,717 mi
21
69%-10:05 AMWNW-5:00 AMN241,557 mi
22
59%12:30 AMENE11:08 AMWNW-5:49 AMN245,010 mi
23
50%12:59 AMENE12:07 PMWNW-6:33 AMN247,862 mi
24
39%1:25 AME1:04 PMW-7:14 AMN249,977 mi
25
30%1:49 AME1:59 PMW-7:52 AMN251,299 mi
26
21%2:11 AME2:54 PMW-8:31 AMN251,834 mi
27
14%2:35 AME3:49 PMWSW-9:10 AMN251,644 mi
28
8%3:00 AMESE4:47 PMWSW-9:50 AMN250,832 mi
29
3%3:28 AMESE5:46 PMWSW-10:34 AMN249,523 mi
30
1%4:00 AMESE6:48 PMWSW-11:21 AMN247,848 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 Port Elizabeth is increasing during November, rising from 1% to 8% over the course of the month.

For reference, on February 11, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 33% of the time, while on May 31, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in November in Port Elizabeth

Humidity Comfort Levels in November in Port ElizabethNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%OctDecNov 11%Nov 11%Nov 308%Nov 308%Nov 113%Nov 113%Nov 215%Nov 215%muggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
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 Port Elizabeth is essentially constant during November, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 12.3 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on October 19, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.7 miles per hour, while on May 3, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in November in Port Elizabeth

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 Port Elizabeth throughout November is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 39% on November 29.

Wind Direction in November in Port Elizabeth

Wind Direction in November in Port ElizabethNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%OctDecwestsoutheastnorth
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).

Port Elizabeth 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 in Port Elizabeth is gradually increasing during November, rising by 2°F, from 65°F to 67°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in November in Port Elizabeth

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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).

Temperatures in Port Elizabeth are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in November in Port Elizabeth

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in November in Port ElizabethNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%OctDec100%Nov 16100%Nov 16coldcoolcomfortablewarm
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 Port Elizabeth are rapidly increasing during November, increasing by 455°F, from 1,232°F to 1,688°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in November in Port Elizabeth

Growing Degree Days in November in Port ElizabethNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930301,200°F1,200°F1,300°F1,300°F1,400°F1,400°F1,500°F1,500°F1,600°F1,600°F1,700°F1,700°F1,800°F1,800°FOctDecNov 11,232°FNov 11,232°FNov 301,688°FNov 301,688°FNov 111,380°FNov 111,380°FNov 211,537°FNov 211,537°F
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 Port Elizabeth is gradually increasing during November, rising by 0.9 kWh, from 6.8 kWh to 7.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in November in Port Elizabeth

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in November in Port ElizabethNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhOctDecNov 16.8 kWhNov 16.8 kWhNov 307.7 kWhNov 307.7 kWhNov 117.2 kWhNov 117.2 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 Port Elizabeth are -33.918 deg latitude, 25.570 deg longitude, and 121 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Port Elizabeth contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 509 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 190 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (968 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,573 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Port Elizabeth is covered by artificial surfaces (97%), within 10 miles by water (33%) and artificial surfaces (30%), and within 50 miles by water (60%) and shrubs (25%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Port Elizabeth, 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, Port Elizabeth Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Port Elizabeth.

At a distance of 9 kilometers from Port Elizabeth, 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 Port Elizabeth 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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