Goma weather in November

In November, Goma sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 372 mm of rain across 29.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in November, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of November to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Goma's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
372 mm
29.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:46 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Goma is city in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Density
5,752/km²
people per km²

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 20°C through the month.

A typical November day in Goma reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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Goma weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 17°23126.212.13.9
Feb21° / 17°22123.712.13.9
Mar21° / 17°33529.4123.5
Apr21° / 17°25727123.6
May21° / 18°15521.811.94.6
Jun20° / 17°7814.211.95.6
Jul20° / 17°317.911.96.6
Aug20° / 17°7213.511.95.7
Sep21° / 17°17322.9124.3
Oct20° / 17°33128.9123.5
Nov20° / 17°37229.312.13.3
Dec20° / 17°31929.212.13.5

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Goma gets around 372 mm of rain over 29.3 wet days in November, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 98% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the comfortable band about 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in November

Winds average 5 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in November

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of November to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.5 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.08 kWh/m² in August across the year — November's 4.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Goma?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Goma.

What to pack for Goma in November

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

In November, Goma sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Goma in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Goma peaks around March 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 16Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Goma 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 Goma is worst in July — around 106 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJul 16105 µg/m³Apr 1877 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan92Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun100Unhealthy
Jul106Unhealthy
Aug100Unhealthy
Sep89Unhealthy
Oct82Unhealthy
Nov83Unhealthy
Dec88Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Goma?

Goma sits at 1.7°S, 29.2°E, 1,518 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Gisenyi, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Goma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Goma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 1,515 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,793 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,521 m.

The land around Goma is covered by artificial surfaces (72%) and water (20%) within 3 km, water (37%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
1,793 m
80 km
3,521 m
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November weather nearby: Gisenyi 4.0 km · Sake 23 km · Kora 25 km · Mukamira 31 km · Busogo 37 km · Mukingo 39 km · Kibuye 45 km · Ngororero 49 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo 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
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

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 Goma (-1.6741°, 29.2284°, elevation 1,518 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).