Assab weather in November

In November, Assab sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in November, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of November to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Assab's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Assab's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
5th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:13 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
14%
1st clearest
Wind
30 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Assab is city in Eritrea.

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical November day in Assab reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C cooler than October and about 2°C warmer than December.

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How November really feels in Assab

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 20 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
20
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.

Assab weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°91.711.38.3
Feb28° / 24°41.211.68.0
Mar30° / 25°30.811.96.9
Apr32° / 27°20.712.35.6
May33° / 29°10.212.64.7
Jun34° / 30°00.112.83.9
Jul35° / 31°80.712.73.4
Aug35° / 31°161.712.43.4
Sep34° / 30°40.512.13.9
Oct32° / 28°30.611.75.2
Nov30° / 25°10.411.46.7
Dec28° / 24°50.811.27.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in November, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3928
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Assab gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1839475
2840475
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6843444
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8845433
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10847413
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Wind in November

Winds average 30 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 28 km/h on the calmest days to 30 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
128breezy
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729windy
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Sunrise & sunset in November

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of November to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:075:38
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311.56:075:38
411.56:085:38
511.56:085:37
611.56:085:37
711.56:095:37
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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 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in April across the year — November's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Assab

In seasonPeak

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

Assab sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is November a good time to visit Assab?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
9.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Assab in November

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

In November, Assab sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and a windbreaker. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothesa windbreakersun protection

Sea temperature near Assab in November

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in September at about 32°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr28Warm
May29Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep32Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Assab in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Assab peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 12Dec 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Assab 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 Assab is worst in July — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1843 µg/m³Nov 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun36Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep26Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Assab?

Assab sits at 13.0°N, 42.7°E, 22 m above sea level, in Eritrea. The nearest listed city is Mocha, 65 km away.

MochaZabīd

Topography around Assab

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Assab has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,961 m.

The land around Assab is covered by bare terrain (51%) and water (40%) within 3 km, water (56%) and bare terrain (41%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (55%) and water (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
396 m
80 km
1,961 m
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November weather nearby: Mocha 65 km · Obock 130 km · Tadjoura 137 km · Zabīd 146 km · Taiz 152 km · Djibouti 164 km · Arta 165 km · Balbala 166 km

Eritrea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2021
GDP per capita
$689
2011
Homicide rate
15.6
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
37.9
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 Assab (13.0092°, 42.7394°, elevation 22 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).