Awasa weather in November

In November, Awasa sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 39 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Awasa's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Awasa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:21 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
50%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Awasa is city in Ethiopia.

Density
8,444/km²
people per km²
Founded
1958

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 24°C through the month.

A typical November day in Awasa reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C warmer than October and on par with December.

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Awasa weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 11°173.311.68.0
Feb27° / 12°213.411.87.5
Mar27° / 14°729.9126.5
Apr25° / 14°15617.712.25.4
May24° / 14°17723.712.34.8
Jun22° / 13°7018.912.45.1
Jul21° / 13°6319.212.44.9
Aug21° / 13°8121.312.24.7
Sep22° / 13°17125124.4
Oct23° / 13°15517.411.85.7
Nov24° / 11°395.311.77.8
Dec25° / 11°122.311.68.4

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25743
35842
45941
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65941
76040
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Awasa gets around 39 mm of rain over 5.3 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 18% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17030
27129
37228
47327
57426
67525
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Wind in November

Winds average 6 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

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 6:17 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:176:02
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311.76:186:02
411.76:186:02
511.76:186:02
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1911.76:226:02
2011.76:236:02
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3011.66:276:04

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 5.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Awasa?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

November is one of the better times to visit Awasa for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Awasa in November

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

In November, Awasa sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Awasa 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 Awasa peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Awasa 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 Awasa is worst in December — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 39 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1872 µg/m³Aug 1440 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar53Poor
Apr45Poor
May41Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct54Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Awasa?

Awasa sits at 7.1°N, 38.5°E, 1,697 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Shashamane, 21 km away.

Topography around Awasa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Awasa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 1,697 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 631 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,938 m.

The land around Awasa is covered by water (37%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, cropland (36%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
139 m
16 km
631 m
80 km
2,938 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
November weather nearby: Shashamane 21 km · Leku 21 km · Kuyera 33 km · Kofelē 34 km · Yirga ‘Alem 35 km · Arsi Negele 39 km · Dimtu 41 km · Bedēsa 50 km

Ethiopia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$933
2025
Happiness
4.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
14%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.5
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
28.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 499
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox 44%Muslim 31%Protestant 23%other 1%

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 Awasa (7.0621°, 38.4763°, elevation 1,697 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).