Ghanzi weather in November

In November, Ghanzi sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 46 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of November to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Ghanzi's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ghanzi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 46 mm; 8.9 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 5:47 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover: 44%; 9th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 7.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Ghanzi is city in Botswana.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical November day in Ghanzi reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	20
2	34	20
3	34	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	20
9	34	20
10	33	20
11	33	20
12	33	20
13	33	20
14	33	20
15	33	20
16	33	20
17	33	20
18	33	20
19	33	20
20	33	20
21	33	20
22	33	20
23	33	20
24	33	20
25	33	20
26	33	20
27	33	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	33	20

How November really feels in Ghanzi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ghanzi weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 21°	109	14	13.2	3.8
Feb	31° / 20°	87	11.7	12.7	4.2
Mar	30° / 19°	61	9.7	12.2	5.0
Apr	29° / 16°	23	3.4	11.5	6.9
May	27° / 11°	2	0.7	11	8.9
Jun	24° / 8°	2	0.2	10.7	9.6
Jul	23° / 7°	0	0.1	10.8	9.5
Aug	27° / 10°	0	0.1	11.3	8.8
Sep	31° / 15°	3	0.7	11.9	5.9
Oct	33° / 19°	16	3.8	12.5	4.0
Nov	33° / 20°	46	8.9	13	3.6
Dec	33° / 21°	71	12.2	13.3	3.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	75	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	73	72	72	71	70	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	62	62	62
Cloudier (%)	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Ghanzi gets around 46 mm of rain over 8.9 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	27	28	30	31	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	21
3	21
4	22
5	22
6	23
7	23
8	24
9	25
10	25
11	26
12	27
13	28
14	30
15	31
16	31
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	34
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	37

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	77	76	76	74	74	71	70	70	68	67	66	64	63	61	60	58	57	56	55	53	53	52	51	50	49	47	46	44	42	41
Comfortable (%)	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	22
Humid (%)	8	9	9	10	10	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	16	17	17	18	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	22	23	23	24	25	26	27
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	77	14	8	1
2	76	14	9	1
3	76	14	9	1
4	74	15	10	1
5	74	15	10	1
6	71	16	11	2
7	70	16	12	2
8	70	16	12	2
9	68	17	13	2
10	67	17	14	2
11	66	17	14	3
12	64	18	15	3
13	63	18	16	3
14	61	18	17	4
15	60	19	17	4
16	58	19	18	5
17	57	19	19	5
18	56	19	19	6
19	55	19	20	6
20	53	20	20	7
21	53	20	20	7
22	52	20	21	7
23	51	20	21	8
24	50	20	22	8
25	49	20	23	9
26	47	20	23	9
27	46	21	24	9
28	44	21	25	10
29	42	22	26	10
30	41	22	27	10

Wind in November

Winds average 12 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of November to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:59 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46
Sunset (PM)	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:59	6:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:53	6:41
2	12.8	5:52	6:42
3	12.8	5:52	6:43
4	12.9	5:51	6:43
5	12.9	5:51	6:44
6	12.9	5:50	6:44
7	12.9	5:50	6:45
8	12.9	5:49	6:45
9	12.9	5:49	6:46
10	13.0	5:49	6:47
11	13.0	5:48	6:47
12	13.0	5:48	6:48
13	13.0	5:48	6:48
14	13.0	5:47	6:49
15	13.0	5:47	6:50
16	13.1	5:47	6:50
17	13.1	5:47	6:51
18	13.1	5:47	6:52
19	13.1	5:47	6:52
20	13.1	5:46	6:53
21	13.1	5:46	6:54
22	13.1	5:46	6:54
23	13.1	5:46	6:55
24	13.2	5:46	6:55
25	13.2	5:46	6:56
26	13.2	5:46	6:57
27	13.2	5:46	6:57
28	13.2	5:46	6:58
29	13.2	5:46	6:59
30	13.2	5:46	6:59

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 7.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.27 kWh/m² in October across the year — November's 7.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.0
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.3	Intense
2	7.3	Intense
3	7.3	Intense
4	7.3	Intense
5	7.3	Intense
6	7.3	Intense
7	7.3	Intense
8	7.3	Intense
9	7.3	Intense
10	7.2	Intense
11	7.2	Intense
12	7.2	Intense
13	7.2	Intense
14	7.2	Intense
15	7.2	Intense
16	7.2	Intense
17	7.2	Intense
18	7.2	Intense
19	7.2	Intense
20	7.2	Intense
21	7.1	Intense
22	7.1	Intense
23	7.1	Intense
24	7.1	Intense
25	7.1	Intense
26	7.1	Intense
27	7.1	Intense
28	7.1	Intense
29	7.0	Intense
30	7.0	Intense

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Ghanzi?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.6

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

6.5

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ghanzi. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ghanzi in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, Ghanzi sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Ghanzi in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ghanzi peaks around January 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	13	13	10	7	6	7	8	8	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Ghanzi?

Ghanzi sits at 21.7°S, 21.6°E, 1,144 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Maun, 265 km away.

Topography around Ghanzi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ghanzi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ghanzi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 1,139 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m.

The land around Ghanzi is covered by shrubs (77%) within 3 km, shrubs (92%) within 16 km, and shrubs (93%) within 80 km.

3 km

19 m

shrubs 77%

16 km

60 m

shrubs 92%

80 km

207 m

shrubs 93%

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← October Ghanzi year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Maun 265 km · Gobabis 288 km · Gweta 409 km · Letlhakane 409 km · Ndiyona 419 km · Grootfontein 438 km · Jwaneng 451 km · Rundu 464 km

Botswana travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G / M; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $7,778; 2025
Happiness: 3.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 63%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 11.4; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 26.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
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Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ghanzi (-21.6978°, 21.6458°, elevation 1,144 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	20
2	34	20
3	34	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	20
9	34	20
10	33	20
11	33	20
12	33	20
13	33	20
14	33	20
15	33	20
16	33	20
17	33	20
18	33	20
19	33	20
20	33	20
21	33	20
22	33	20
23	33	20
24	33	20
25	33	20
26	33	20
27	33	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	33	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	21
3	21
4	22
5	22
6	23
7	23
8	24
9	25
10	25
11	26
12	27
13	28
14	30
15	31
16	31
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	34
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	77	14	8	1
2	76	14	9	1
3	76	14	9	1
4	74	15	10	1
5	74	15	10	1
6	71	16	11	2
7	70	16	12	2
8	70	16	12	2
9	68	17	13	2
10	67	17	14	2
11	66	17	14	3
12	64	18	15	3
13	63	18	16	3
14	61	18	17	4
15	60	19	17	4
16	58	19	18	5
17	57	19	19	5
18	56	19	19	6
19	55	19	20	6
20	53	20	20	7
21	53	20	20	7
22	52	20	21	7
23	51	20	21	8
24	50	20	22	8
25	49	20	23	9
26	47	20	23	9
27	46	21	24	9
28	44	21	25	10
29	42	22	26	10
30	41	22	27	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	20
2	34	20
3	34	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	20
9	34	20
10	33	20
11	33	20
12	33	20
13	33	20
14	33	20
15	33	20
16	33	20
17	33	20
18	33	20
19	33	20
20	33	20
21	33	20
22	33	20
23	33	20
24	33	20
25	33	20
26	33	20
27	33	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	33	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	21
3	21
4	22
5	22
6	23
7	23
8	24
9	25
10	25
11	26
12	27
13	28
14	30
15	31
16	31
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	34
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	77	14	8	1
2	76	14	9	1
3	76	14	9	1
4	74	15	10	1
5	74	15	10	1
6	71	16	11	2
7	70	16	12	2
8	70	16	12	2
9	68	17	13	2
10	67	17	14	2
11	66	17	14	3
12	64	18	15	3
13	63	18	16	3
14	61	18	17	4
15	60	19	17	4
16	58	19	18	5
17	57	19	19	5
18	56	19	19	6
19	55	19	20	6
20	53	20	20	7
21	53	20	20	7
22	52	20	21	7
23	51	20	21	8
24	50	20	22	8
25	49	20	23	9
26	47	20	23	9
27	46	21	24	9
28	44	21	25	10
29	42	22	26	10
30	41	22	27	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	20
2	34	20
3	34	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	20
9	34	20
10	33	20
11	33	20
12	33	20
13	33	20
14	33	20
15	33	20
16	33	20
17	33	20
18	33	20
19	33	20
20	33	20
21	33	20
22	33	20
23	33	20
24	33	20
25	33	20
26	33	20
27	33	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	33	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	21
3	21
4	22
5	22
6	23
7	23
8	24
9	25
10	25
11	26
12	27
13	28
14	30
15	31
16	31
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	34
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	77	14	8	1
2	76	14	9	1
3	76	14	9	1
4	74	15	10	1
5	74	15	10	1
6	71	16	11	2
7	70	16	12	2
8	70	16	12	2
9	68	17	13	2
10	67	17	14	2
11	66	17	14	3
12	64	18	15	3
13	63	18	16	3
14	61	18	17	4
15	60	19	17	4
16	58	19	18	5
17	57	19	19	5
18	56	19	19	6
19	55	19	20	6
20	53	20	20	7
21	53	20	20	7
22	52	20	21	7
23	51	20	21	8
24	50	20	22	8
25	49	20	23	9
26	47	20	23	9
27	46	21	24	9
28	44	21	25	10
29	42	22	26	10
30	41	22	27	10