Mbuji-Mayi weather in November

In November, Mbuji-Mayi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 183 mm of rain across 25.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in November, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of November to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Mbuji-Mayi's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbuji-Mayi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
183 mm
25.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:02 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical November day in Mbuji-Mayi reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with 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 Mbuji-Mayi

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

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mbuji-Mayi 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
Jan30° / 21°14021.612.33.6
Feb30° / 21°1271912.23.4
Mar31° / 21°17923.5123.1
Apr31° / 21°14420.111.93.4
May32° / 21°356.811.74.6
Jun32° / 19°61.111.75.0
Jul32° / 19°20.511.75.0
Aug32° / 20°326.611.84.5
Sep31° / 21°11017.1123.8
Oct30° / 21°1592412.13.3
Nov29° / 21°18325.612.33.2
Dec29° / 21°17023.912.33.5

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21189
31189
41189
51387
61387
71387
81387
91387
101387
111387
121486
131486
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Mbuji-Mayi gets around 183 mm of rain over 25.6 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 85% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
185
286
386
486
586
686
785
885
985
1084
1184
1284
1383
1483
1583
1683
1783
1883
1983
2084
2184
2285
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2485
2585
2685
2785
2885
2985
3084

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16733
26733
36733
46832
56832
66832
76931
86931
96931
107030
117030
127030
137030
147030
157030
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196931
206832
216832
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256634
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286535
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Wind in November

Winds average 4 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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264calm
274calm
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294calm
304calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of November to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:036:16
212.26:026:16
312.26:026:16
412.26:026:16
512.26:026:16
612.26:026:17
712.26:026:17
812.36:026:17
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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 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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85.4Bright
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285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Mbuji-Mayi

In seasonPeak

In November, Mbuji-Mayi sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mbuji-Mayi's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Mbuji-Mayi?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mbuji-Mayi.

What to pack for Mbuji-Mayi in November

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

In November, Mbuji-Mayi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mbuji-Mayi in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mbuji-Mayi peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 19UV 15Aug 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mbuji-Mayi 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 Mbuji-Mayi is worst in August — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (November, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 9104 µg/m³Nov 2224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May46Poor
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul104Unhealthy
Aug104Unhealthy
Sep43Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mbuji-Mayi?

Mbuji-Mayi sits at 6.1°S, 23.6°E, 621 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Miabi, 24 km away.

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Topography around Mbuji-Mayi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbuji-Mayi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 623 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 490 m.

The land around Mbuji-Mayi is covered by artificial surfaces (47%), trees (25%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
490 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Miabi 24 km · Kabeya-Kamwanga 40 km · Gandajika 79 km · Mwene-Ditu 98 km · Kabinda 99 km · Luputa 115 km · Lusambo 130 km · Kananga 132 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 Mbuji-Mayi (-6.136°, 23.5898°, elevation 621 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).