Weather in Kalgoorlie in November

A good month. November is a solid month to be in Kalgoorlie. Highs average 31.6 °C, lows 14.2 °C, and rain falls on 4 days — nothing in the month is working against you.

November ranks 9 of 12 in Kalgoorlie: past the worst of the year but short of May, which is the month to book if the dates are open.

Rain falls on only 4 days, so an itinerary with no wet-weather fallback is a reasonable risk. Pack for 31.6 °C days and 14.2 °C nights; the spread matters more here than any single number.

What the averages hide

Averages flatten a month, and this one hides a few things: 8 days clear 35 °C, so a serious heatwave is normal rather than notable; the day swings 17.5 °C from low to high, which means one bag has to cover both. Across the twenty years measured, the hottest November day reached 45.4 °C and the coldest night fell to 5.8 °C, and the wettest single day dropped 28 mm — roughly 108% of the month's rain in one day.

November is moderately variable: 0 mm in the driest year against 62 mm in the wettest, around an average of 26 mm. Roughly two Novembers in three land near that average, and the third does something else entirely.

Wind is light at 14 km/h, so the temperature on the page is close to the temperature on your skin, and the air is dry at 39% humidity, which makes the heat far more bearable than the same figure somewhere humid — and dehydrates you faster than you expect.

How November sits in the year

The month is on the way up: 2.8 °C warmer than October, and December adds another 2.8 °C. Late in the month feels noticeably different from the start of it, which is worth knowing if the trip is short.

Daylight in November

November is at or near the longest days of Kalgoorlie's year: 13.7 hours of daylight, gaining 0.7 hours across the month. Evenings are the real gain — dinner outdoors still happens in full light.

An inland climate

With no coast nearby, the year swings a fair way — 31.4 °C between the warmest afternoons and the coldest nights, wider than any coastal city at this latitude would manage. Within November itself the daily swing is 17.5 °C, so mornings and afternoons need different clothes.

How busy it gets

Shoulder. The value months — prices ease off and you get the place closer to itself.

Crowd levels are estimated from climate desirability and school-holiday calendars, not from visitor numbers.

November in Kalgoorlie versus nearby

If Kalgoorlie is one option among several, the nearby comparison is worth making. Perth is a better bet in November — 9.2 °C cooler, 1 day more rain. Albany is a better bet in November — 12 °C cooler, 5 days more rain.

So: November is a compromise. May is 23 points better and is what Kalgoorlie is actually like at its best — worth moving the trip for if that is possible, and worth adjusting expectations for if it is not.

Every month in Kalgoorlie

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