Paoua weather in November

In November, Paoua sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in November, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of November to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Paoua's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:50 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
52%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Paoua is town in Ouham-Pendé prefecture, Central African Republic.

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical November day in Paoua reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C warmer than October and on par with December.

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

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
30
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.

Paoua weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°0011.64.0
Feb36° / 21°10.211.82.5
Mar37° / 24°102.9121.5
Apr36° / 25°5210.812.21.9
May33° / 24°9616.112.32.8
Jun31° / 22°13019.312.43.4
Jul30° / 22°2412712.43.2
Aug29° / 21°30028.412.23.1
Sep30° / 21°22525.6123.1
Oct31° / 22°12117.911.83.5
Nov34° / 21°132.511.73.8
Dec34° / 19°00.111.64.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
25050
35149
45248
55347
65446
75446
85545
95545
105545
115545
125545
135644
145644
155644
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205842
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246238
256337
266436
276535
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Paoua gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.5 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 9% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
128
226
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520
618
717
815
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the muggy band about 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
107165819
218175717
319195615
4110205613
5212215312
6213235210
731524509
841624488
951825457
1062026436
1172126405
1292227384
13112327353
14132527323
15162627302
16182726272
17212826251
18242825221
19272924201
20302923181
21332922160
22362821140
23402820120
24432719110
2547261890
2650251780
2753241670
2856231560
2960221350
3062211250

Wind in November

Winds average 7 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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57calm
67calm
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308calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of November to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:465:30
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411.75:465:30
511.75:465:29
611.75:475:29
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 6.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
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95.9Bright
105.9Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
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196.1Intense
206.1Intense
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266.1Intense
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286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Paoua

In seasonPeak

None of Paoua's seasonal hazards are active in November. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Paoua's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Paoua sees seasonal dust haze (March–April), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Paoua?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Paoua in November

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

In November, Paoua sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Paoua in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paoua peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Paoua in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Paoua is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1247 µg/m³Jul 2413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr29Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Paoua?

Paoua sits at 7.2°N, 16.4°E, 601 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bocaranga, 93 km away.

BocarangaBozoumTouboroBossangoaMoundouGoréBébédjaDoba

Topography around Paoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 597 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 811 m.

The land around Paoua is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%), trees (36%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
201 m
80 km
811 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
November weather nearby: Bocaranga 93 km · Bozoum 103 km · Touboro 133 km · Bossangoa 140 km · Moundou 153 km · Goré 157 km · Bébédja 160 km · Doba 164 km

Central African Republic travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$556
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
20.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
37.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank

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 Paoua (7.2427°, 16.4406°, elevation 601 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).