Sake weather in November

In November, Sake sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 392 mm of rain across 28 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 Sake's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sake's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 392 mm; 28 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:47 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover: 90%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Sake is town in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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 21°C through the month.

A typical November day in Sake reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 23°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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Sake weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 14°	189	19.3	12.1	5.0
Feb	22° / 14°	177	18	12.1	4.9
Mar	22° / 14°	307	26.5	12	4.0
Apr	22° / 14°	286	26.6	12	3.8
May	22° / 14°	171	22.2	11.9	4.6
Jun	22° / 13°	93	14.5	11.9	5.6
Jul	22° / 13°	51	11.4	11.9	6.2
Aug	22° / 13°	103	18	11.9	5.3
Sep	22° / 14°	225	24.6	12	4.2
Oct	21° / 14°	379	29	12	3.5
Nov	21° / 14°	392	28	12.1	3.5
Dec	21° / 14°	243	23	12.1	4.4

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

	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 (%)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Cloudier (%)	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	4	96

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Sake gets around 392 mm of rain over 28 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 93% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days. The odds ease 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 (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	94
16	94
17	93
18	93
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	90
24	90
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	88
29	88
30	88

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 89% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Comfortable (%)	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90
Humid (%)	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	89	10
2	1	89	10
3	1	89	10
4	1	89	10
5	1	88	11
6	1	88	11
7	1	88	11
8	1	88	11
9	1	88	11
10	1	88	11
11	1	89	10
12	1	89	10
13	1	89	10
14	1	89	10
15	1	89	10
16	1	90	9
17	1	90	9
18	1	90	9
19	1	90	9
20	1	90	9
21	1	90	9
22	1	90	9
23	1	91	8
24	1	91	8
25	2	90	8
26	2	90	8
27	2	90	8
28	2	90	8
29	2	90	8
30	2	90	8

Wind in November

Winds average 4 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

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 5:46 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:56 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51
Sunset (PM)	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:46	5:49
2	12.1	5:46	5:49
3	12.1	5:46	5:49
4	12.1	5:46	5:49
5	12.1	5:46	5:49
6	12.1	5:46	5:49
7	12.1	5:46	5:50
8	12.1	5:46	5:50
9	12.1	5:46	5:50
10	12.1	5:46	5:50
11	12.1	5:46	5:50
12	12.1	5:46	5:50
13	12.1	5:46	5:51
14	12.1	5:47	5:51
15	12.1	5:47	5:51
16	12.1	5:47	5:51
17	12.1	5:47	5:52
18	12.1	5:47	5:52
19	12.1	5:48	5:52
20	12.1	5:48	5:52
21	12.1	5:48	5:53
22	12.1	5:48	5:53
23	12.1	5:49	5:53
24	12.1	5:49	5:54
25	12.1	5:49	5:54
26	12.1	5:49	5:54
27	12.1	5:50	5:55
28	12.1	5:50	5:55
29	12.1	5:50	5:55
30	12.1	5:51	5:56

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.83 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 4.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Sake?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

2.2

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sake.

What to pack for Sake in November

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

In November, Sake sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Sake 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 Sake 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	14	16	16	12	10	10	10	14	13	12	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	16	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Sake 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 Sake 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	92	96	82	77	80	100	106	100	89	82	83	88
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	92	Unhealthy
Feb	96	Unhealthy
Mar	82	Unhealthy
Apr	77	Unhealthy
May	80	Unhealthy
Jun	100	Unhealthy
Jul	106	Unhealthy
Aug	100	Unhealthy
Sep	89	Unhealthy
Oct	82	Unhealthy
Nov	83	Unhealthy
Dec	88	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Sake?

Sake sits at 1.6°S, 29.0°E, 1,468 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Goma, 23 km away.

Topography around Sake

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sake has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 m around an average of 1,597 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,408 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,697 m.

The land around Sake is covered by grassland (47%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

492 m

grassland 47%

16 km

1,408 m

grassland 46%

80 km

3,697 m

trees 53%

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

November weather nearby: Goma 23 km · Gisenyi 28 km · Kora 45 km · Mukamira 51 km · Busogo 56 km · Mukingo 57 km · Kirumba 60 km · Rutshuru 62 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 Sake (-1.5739°, 29.0434°, elevation 1,468 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	94
16	94
17	93
18	93
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	90
24	90
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	88
29	88
30	88

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	89	10
2	1	89	10
3	1	89	10
4	1	89	10
5	1	88	11
6	1	88	11
7	1	88	11
8	1	88	11
9	1	88	11
10	1	88	11
11	1	89	10
12	1	89	10
13	1	89	10
14	1	89	10
15	1	89	10
16	1	90	9
17	1	90	9
18	1	90	9
19	1	90	9
20	1	90	9
21	1	90	9
22	1	90	9
23	1	91	8
24	1	91	8
25	2	90	8
26	2	90	8
27	2	90	8
28	2	90	8
29	2	90	8
30	2	90	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	94
16	94
17	93
18	93
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	90
24	90
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	88
29	88
30	88

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	89	10
2	1	89	10
3	1	89	10
4	1	89	10
5	1	88	11
6	1	88	11
7	1	88	11
8	1	88	11
9	1	88	11
10	1	88	11
11	1	89	10
12	1	89	10
13	1	89	10
14	1	89	10
15	1	89	10
16	1	90	9
17	1	90	9
18	1	90	9
19	1	90	9
20	1	90	9
21	1	90	9
22	1	90	9
23	1	91	8
24	1	91	8
25	2	90	8
26	2	90	8
27	2	90	8
28	2	90	8
29	2	90	8
30	2	90	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	94
16	94
17	93
18	93
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	90
24	90
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	88
29	88
30	88

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	89	10
2	1	89	10
3	1	89	10
4	1	89	10
5	1	88	11
6	1	88	11
7	1	88	11
8	1	88	11
9	1	88	11
10	1	88	11
11	1	89	10
12	1	89	10
13	1	89	10
14	1	89	10
15	1	89	10
16	1	90	9
17	1	90	9
18	1	90	9
19	1	90	9
20	1	90	9
21	1	90	9
22	1	90	9
23	1	91	8
24	1	91	8
25	2	90	8
26	2	90	8
27	2	90	8
28	2	90	8
29	2	90	8
30	2	90	8