South Africa in November
November is South Africa's 5th-best month (rank 5 of 12): its 12 destinations average 84/100, led by Cape Town at 95 — 25°C and 4 rainy days — while Kruger National Park is warmer at 32°C and scores 73.
#5 of 12 months for South Africa · 12 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇿🇦 South Africa, month by month
84/100 in NovemberWhere in South Africa in November
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means November is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in South Africa in November
- Southern right whales · Cape Town and 2 more places · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (usually)
- Kirstenbosch sunset concerts · Cape Town · 20 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)
- Whales in Algoa Bay · Port Elizabeth · 1 Jun – 30 Nov (usually)
- Humpback migration · Durban · 1 Jun – 30 Nov
- Diwali · Durban · 15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)
- Jacarandas in the northern suburbs · Johannesburg · 1 Oct – 10 Nov (usually)
- Jacaranda season · Pretoria · 25 Sep – 10 Nov (usually)
- Summer migrants arrive · Kruger National Park · 1 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)