Tonota weather in November

In November, Tonota sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 54 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Tonota's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tonota's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:24 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
51%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Tonota is village located in the Central District of Botswana.

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical November day in Tonota reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 1°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Tonota

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 16 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
16
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tonota weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°9911.413.24.5
Feb30° / 20°889.112.74.9
Mar30° / 19°466.812.25.7
Apr28° / 16°132.811.57.4
May26° / 11°51.2118.9
Jun24° / 50.710.79.3
Jul23° / 40.510.89.1
Aug27° / 11°10.111.38.9
Sep30° / 15°61.311.96.6
Oct32° / 18°163.512.55.0
Nov32° / 20°548.9134.2
Dec31° / 20°9712.613.34.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
37030
46832
56733
66733
76535
86535
96436
106337
116238
126139
136040
145941
155842
165644
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Tonota gets around 54 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 29% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
118
219
320
420
521
622
723
823
924
1025
1126
1227
1328
1430
1531
1632
1732
1833
1934
2034
2135
2235
2335
2435
2536
2636
2736
2836
2937
3038

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15531131
25431141
35431141
45331151
55131162
65130172
75030182
84930193
94829203
104729214
114528224
124428234
134327255
144226266
154126276
164025287
173825297
183724308
193624319
203524319
2134243210
2233243310
2333243311
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2531233412
2630233512
2729233513
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Wind in November

Winds average 14 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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514light breeze
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914light breeze
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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 5:30 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:306:18
212.85:296:18
312.85:296:19
412.95:286:19
512.95:286:20
612.95:276:21
712.95:276:21
812.95:266:22
912.95:266:22
1013.05:266:23
1113.05:256:24
1213.05:256:24
1313.05:256:25
1413.05:256:25
1513.05:246:26
1613.05:246:27
1713.15:246:27
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2013.15:246:29
2113.15:236:30
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2813.25:236:34
2913.25:236:35
3013.25:236:36

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in October across the year — November's 6.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
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96.8Intense
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126.7Intense
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196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
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236.5Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.3Intense
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Tonota?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Tonota for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tonota in November

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

In November, Tonota sees daytime highs around 32°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 Tonota in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tonota peaks around January 18 at about 15 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jun 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tonota?

Tonota sits at 21.4°S, 27.5°E, 959 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Francistown, 31 km away.

Selebi-PhikweTutumeBobonongPalapyeSeroweGwandaBulawayo

Topography around Tonota

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tonota has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 958 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 465 m.

The land around Tonota is covered by shrubs (38%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (64%) within 16 km, and shrubs (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
127 m
80 km
465 m
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November weather nearby: Francistown 31 km · Selebi-Phikwe 72 km · Tutume 114 km · Bobonong 116 km · Palapye 128 km · Serowe 131 km · Gwanda 170 km · Bulawayo 185 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
Religion
Christian 79%none 15%Badimo 4%other 1%

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 Tonota (-21.4424°, 27.4615°, elevation 959 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).