Dire Dawa weather in November

In November, Dire Dawa sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 36 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-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 57% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Dire Dawa's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dire Dawa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 36 mm; 4.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:11 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover: 34%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.4; out of 10

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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 Dire Dawa reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°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 cooler than October and about 1°C warmer than 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)	25	25	25	25	25	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	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

Dire Dawa weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 12°	24	4.3	11.5	8.3
Feb	25° / 14°	30	4.2	11.7	8.0
Mar	26° / 15°	95	10	11.9	6.9
Apr	26° / 16°	153	14.3	12.2	6.0
May	27° / 17°	95	11.5	12.4	6.4
Jun	27° / 17°	30	8.4	12.5	6.9
Jul	26° / 16°	92	18.9	12.5	5.6
Aug	25° / 16°	127	22.4	12.3	5.2
Sep	25° / 16°	110	17	12.1	5.9
Oct	25° / 15°	74	8	11.8	7.4
Nov	24° / 13°	36	4.3	11.6	8.4
Dec	23° / 12°	20	3.1	11.5	8.5

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

	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 (%)	73	73	74	75	76	76	77	77	78	79	80	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	81
Cloudier (%)	27	27	26	25	24	24	23	23	22	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	75	25
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	78	22
10	79	21
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	81	19

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Dire Dawa gets around 36 mm of rain over 4.3 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15

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

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 84% 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 (%)	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Comfortable (%)	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	16	2
2	82	16	2
3	82	16	2
4	83	15	2
5	83	15	2
6	84	15	1
7	84	15	1
8	85	14	1
9	85	14	1
10	85	14	1
11	85	14	1
12	85	14	1
13	85	14	1
14	85	14	1
15	85	14	1
16	85	14	1
17	85	14	1
18	85	14	1
19	85	14	1
20	84	15	1
21	84	15	1
22	84	15	1
23	84	15	1
24	83	16	1
25	83	16	1
26	83	16	1
27	83	16	1
28	83	16	1
29	83	16	1
30	83	16	1

Wind in November

Winds average 6 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	6	calm
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10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
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15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of November to 11 h 30 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 6:06 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:46 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)	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17
Sunset (PM)	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:06	5:46
2	11.6	6:07	5:46
3	11.6	6:07	5:45
4	11.6	6:07	5:45
5	11.6	6:07	5:45
6	11.6	6:08	5:45
7	11.6	6:08	5:45
8	11.6	6:08	5:45
9	11.6	6:09	5:45
10	11.6	6:09	5:44
11	11.6	6:09	5:44
12	11.6	6:10	5:44
13	11.6	6:10	5:44
14	11.6	6:10	5:44
15	11.6	6:11	5:44
16	11.6	6:11	5:44
17	11.5	6:12	5:44
18	11.5	6:12	5:44
19	11.5	6:12	5:45
20	11.5	6:13	5:45
21	11.5	6:13	5:45
22	11.5	6:14	5:45
23	11.5	6:14	5:45
24	11.5	6:15	5:45
25	11.5	6:15	5:45
26	11.5	6:16	5:46
27	11.5	6:16	5:46
28	11.5	6:16	5:46
29	11.5	6:17	5:46
30	11.5	6:17	5:46

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 5.86 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)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	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	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Dire Dawa

In seasonPeak

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

Dire Dawa sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Oct

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Is November a good time to visit Dire Dawa?

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

8.4

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.1

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dire Dawa in November

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

In November, Dire Dawa sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dire Dawa 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 Dire Dawa peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 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)	12	14	15	15	12	12	11	13	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Dire Dawa 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 Dire Dawa is worst in June — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), 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)	22	24	24	21	25	30	28	22	26	24	21	21
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	24	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	21	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Dire Dawa?

Dire Dawa sits at 9.6°N, 41.9°E, 1,204 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is ‘Alemaya, 27 km away.

Topography around Dire Dawa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dire Dawa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m around an average of 1,233 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,339 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,714 m.

The land around Dire Dawa is covered by shrubs (49%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, shrubs (72%) within 16 km, and shrubs (44%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

322 m

shrubs 49%

16 km

1,339 m

shrubs 72%

80 km

2,714 m

shrubs 44%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland

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

November weather nearby: ‘Alemaya 27 km · Felana 38 km · Chelenko 40 km · Harar 42 km · Funyan Bīra 54 km · Deder 56 km · Babīlē 65 km · Ārabī 80 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 Dire Dawa (9.5931°, 41.8661°, elevation 1,204 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	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	24	14
7	24	14
8	24	14
9	24	13
10	24	13
11	24	13
12	24	13
13	24	13
14	24	13
15	24	13
16	24	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	24	13
20	24	13
21	24	13
22	24	13
23	24	13
24	24	13
25	24	13
26	24	13
27	24	13
28	24	13
29	24	13
30	24	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	75	25
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	78	22
10	79	21
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	81	19

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	16	2
2	82	16	2
3	82	16	2
4	83	15	2
5	83	15	2
6	84	15	1
7	84	15	1
8	85	14	1
9	85	14	1
10	85	14	1
11	85	14	1
12	85	14	1
13	85	14	1
14	85	14	1
15	85	14	1
16	85	14	1
17	85	14	1
18	85	14	1
19	85	14	1
20	84	15	1
21	84	15	1
22	84	15	1
23	84	15	1
24	83	16	1
25	83	16	1
26	83	16	1
27	83	16	1
28	83	16	1
29	83	16	1
30	83	16	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	75	25
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	78	22
10	79	21
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	81	19

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	16	2
2	82	16	2
3	82	16	2
4	83	15	2
5	83	15	2
6	84	15	1
7	84	15	1
8	85	14	1
9	85	14	1
10	85	14	1
11	85	14	1
12	85	14	1
13	85	14	1
14	85	14	1
15	85	14	1
16	85	14	1
17	85	14	1
18	85	14	1
19	85	14	1
20	84	15	1
21	84	15	1
22	84	15	1
23	84	15	1
24	83	16	1
25	83	16	1
26	83	16	1
27	83	16	1
28	83	16	1
29	83	16	1
30	83	16	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	75	25
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	78	22
10	79	21
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	81	19

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	16	2
2	82	16	2
3	82	16	2
4	83	15	2
5	83	15	2
6	84	15	1
7	84	15	1
8	85	14	1
9	85	14	1
10	85	14	1
11	85	14	1
12	85	14	1
13	85	14	1
14	85	14	1
15	85	14	1
16	85	14	1
17	85	14	1
18	85	14	1
19	85	14	1
20	84	15	1
21	84	15	1
22	84	15	1
23	84	15	1
24	83	16	1
25	83	16	1
26	83	16	1
27	83	16	1
28	83	16	1
29	83	16	1
30	83	16	1