Ch’ench’a weather in November

In November, Ch’ench’a sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 308 mm of rain across 19.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-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 21% of the time in November, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of November to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Ch’ench’a's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ch’ench’a's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 308 mm; 19.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:24 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 4th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

Ch’ench’a is place in Ethiopia.

Density: 5,647/km²; people per km²

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 24°C through the month.

A typical November day in Ch’ench’a reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°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.

	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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
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	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
6	24	14
7	24	14
8	24	14
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17	24	14
18	24	14
19	24	14
20	24	14
21	24	14
22	24	14
23	24	14
24	24	14
25	24	14
26	24	14
27	24	14
28	24	14
29	24	14
30	24	14

Ch’ench’a weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 14°	149	12.6	11.7	6.6
Feb	26° / 15°	144	12.1	11.8	6.2
Mar	26° / 15°	345	21.5	12	5.0
Apr	25° / 15°	633	27.5	12.1	3.9
May	23° / 15°	671	30.2	12.3	3.6
Jun	22° / 15°	274	27.7	12.4	3.8
Jul	21° / 14°	232	27.7	12.3	3.8
Aug	21° / 15°	265	27.1	12.2	3.9
Sep	22° / 15°	489	28.6	12	3.8
Oct	23° / 14°	699	29.4	11.9	3.8
Nov	24° / 14°	308	19.1	11.7	5.4
Dec	25° / 14°	156	12.4	11.6	6.7

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	23	25	26	28	30	30	33	34	34	35	36	37	38	38	39	40	39	41	41	43	43	44	46	47	47	48	49	50	50	51
Cloudier (%)	77	75	74	72	70	70	67	66	66	65	64	63	62	62	61	60	61	59	59	57	57	56	54	53	53	52	51	50	50	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	28	72
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	33	67
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	39	61
16	40	60
17	39	61
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	49	51
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	51	49

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Ch’ench’a gets around 308 mm of rain over 19.1 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 65% and peaks near 81% 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 (%)	81	80	78	77	75	74	72	71	70	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	62	62	61	60	59	58	57	56	56	55	54	53	52	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	78
4	77
5	75
6	74
7	72
8	71
9	70
10	69
11	68
12	67
13	66
14	65
15	64
16	63
17	62
18	62
19	61
20	60
21	59
22	58
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	54
28	53
29	52
30	52

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 48% 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 (%)	26	27	29	30	32	33	35	36	38	39	40	42	43	44	45	46	46	47	48	48	49	50	50	51	52	52	54	54	55	57
Comfortable (%)	60	59	58	58	56	56	54	53	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	40	39
Humid (%)	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	26	60	14
2	27	59	14
3	29	58	13
4	30	58	12
5	32	56	12
6	33	56	11
7	35	54	11
8	36	53	11
9	38	52	10
10	39	51	10
11	40	50	10
12	42	49	9
13	43	48	9
14	44	47	9
15	45	46	9
16	46	46	9
17	46	45	8
18	47	45	8
19	48	44	8
20	48	44	8
21	49	43	8
22	50	43	7
23	50	43	7
24	51	42	7
25	52	42	6
26	52	42	6
27	54	41	5
28	54	41	5
29	55	40	5
30	57	39	4

Wind in November

Winds average 4 km/h in November, the windiest month of the year.

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.

	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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
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6	4	calm
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30	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of November to 11 h 42 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 6:20 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:09 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)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:20	6:07
2	11.8	6:20	6:06
3	11.8	6:20	6:06
4	11.8	6:21	6:06
5	11.8	6:21	6:06
6	11.8	6:21	6:06
7	11.7	6:21	6:06
8	11.7	6:21	6:06
9	11.7	6:22	6:06
10	11.7	6:22	6:06
11	11.7	6:22	6:06
12	11.7	6:22	6:06
13	11.7	6:23	6:06
14	11.7	6:23	6:06
15	11.7	6:23	6:06
16	11.7	6:24	6:06
17	11.7	6:24	6:06
18	11.7	6:24	6:07
19	11.7	6:25	6:07
20	11.7	6:25	6:07
21	11.7	6:25	6:07
22	11.7	6:26	6:07
23	11.7	6:26	6:07
24	11.7	6:27	6:08
25	11.7	6:27	6:08
26	11.7	6:27	6:08
27	11.7	6:28	6:08
28	11.7	6:28	6:09
29	11.7	6:29	6:09
30	11.7	6:29	6:09

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
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25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Ch’ench’a?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Ch’ench’a for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ch’ench’a in November

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

In November, Ch’ench’a sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

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UV index in Ch’ench’a in November

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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 Ch’ench’a peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (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)	13	14	16	14	13	11	11	13	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Ch’ench’a 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 Ch’ench’a is worst in December — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), 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)	36	35	29	24	24	32	30	25	25	25	32	37
Level	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	36	Poor
Feb	35	Moderate
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	24	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	32	Moderate
Dec	37	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Ch’ench’a?

Ch’ench’a sits at 6.3°N, 37.6°E, 2,739 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Arba Minch, 24 km away.

Topography around Ch’ench’a

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ch’ench’a.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ch’ench’a has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 490 m around an average of 2,700 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,309 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,935 m.

The land around Ch’ench’a is covered by cropland (34%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (30%), trees (26%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) within 80 km.

3 km

490 m

cropland 34%

16 km

2,309 m

shrubs 30%

80 km

2,935 m

shrubs 43%

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← October Ch’ench’a year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Arba Minch 24 km · Gasuba 52 km · Kele 55 km · Tebela 55 km · Gīdolē 70 km · Yirga Ch’efē 71 km · Wolaita Sodo 71 km · Bale Hawassa 75 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

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 Ch’ench’a (6.25°, 37.5667°, elevation 2,739 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	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
6	24	14
7	24	14
8	24	14
9	24	14
10	24	14
11	24	14
12	24	14
13	24	14
14	24	14
15	24	14
16	24	14
17	24	14
18	24	14
19	24	14
20	24	14
21	24	14
22	24	14
23	24	14
24	24	14
25	24	14
26	24	14
27	24	14
28	24	14
29	24	14
30	24	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	28	72
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	33	67
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	39	61
16	40	60
17	39	61
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	49	51
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	78
4	77
5	75
6	74
7	72
8	71
9	70
10	69
11	68
12	67
13	66
14	65
15	64
16	63
17	62
18	62
19	61
20	60
21	59
22	58
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	54
28	53
29	52
30	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	26	60	14
2	27	59	14
3	29	58	13
4	30	58	12
5	32	56	12
6	33	56	11
7	35	54	11
8	36	53	11
9	38	52	10
10	39	51	10
11	40	50	10
12	42	49	9
13	43	48	9
14	44	47	9
15	45	46	9
16	46	46	9
17	46	45	8
18	47	45	8
19	48	44	8
20	48	44	8
21	49	43	8
22	50	43	7
23	50	43	7
24	51	42	7
25	52	42	6
26	52	42	6
27	54	41	5
28	54	41	5
29	55	40	5
30	57	39	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	28	72
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	33	67
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	39	61
16	40	60
17	39	61
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	49	51
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	78
4	77
5	75
6	74
7	72
8	71
9	70
10	69
11	68
12	67
13	66
14	65
15	64
16	63
17	62
18	62
19	61
20	60
21	59
22	58
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	54
28	53
29	52
30	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	26	60	14
2	27	59	14
3	29	58	13
4	30	58	12
5	32	56	12
6	33	56	11
7	35	54	11
8	36	53	11
9	38	52	10
10	39	51	10
11	40	50	10
12	42	49	9
13	43	48	9
14	44	47	9
15	45	46	9
16	46	46	9
17	46	45	8
18	47	45	8
19	48	44	8
20	48	44	8
21	49	43	8
22	50	43	7
23	50	43	7
24	51	42	7
25	52	42	6
26	52	42	6
27	54	41	5
28	54	41	5
29	55	40	5
30	57	39	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	28	72
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	33	67
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	39	61
16	40	60
17	39	61
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	49	51
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	78
4	77
5	75
6	74
7	72
8	71
9	70
10	69
11	68
12	67
13	66
14	65
15	64
16	63
17	62
18	62
19	61
20	60
21	59
22	58
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	54
28	53
29	52
30	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	26	60	14
2	27	59	14
3	29	58	13
4	30	58	12
5	32	56	12
6	33	56	11
7	35	54	11
8	36	53	11
9	38	52	10
10	39	51	10
11	40	50	10
12	42	49	9
13	43	48	9
14	44	47	9
15	45	46	9
16	46	46	9
17	46	45	8
18	47	45	8
19	48	44	8
20	48	44	8
21	49	43	8
22	50	43	7
23	50	43	7
24	51	42	7
25	52	42	6
26	52	42	6
27	54	41	5
28	54	41	5
29	55	40	5
30	57	39	4