Were Īlu weather in November

In November, Were Īlu sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of November to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Were Īlu's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Were Īlu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
8th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:22 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
35%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Were Īlu is place in Amhara, Ethiopia.

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 20°C through the month.

A typical November day in Were Īlu reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Were Īlu weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 377.711.47.0
Feb22° / 498.911.76.9
Mar22° / 10°17016.111.95.9
Apr22° / 10°13814.812.26.0
May23° / 11°618.812.57.1
Jun22° / 12°8317.512.65.7
Jul19° / 11°37630.712.63.3
Aug18° / 11°41430.912.33.3
Sep19° / 10°17522.312.14.5
Oct20° / 355.311.87.2
Nov20° / 183.311.57.8
Dec20° / 163.711.47.7

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47723
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Were Īlu gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.3 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 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
59
69
79
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910
1010
1110
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1612
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2013
2113
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3012

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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47calm
57calm
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137calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of November to 11 h 24 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 6:17 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:175:54
211.66:185:54
311.66:185:54
411.66:185:54
511.66:185:54
611.66:195:53
711.66:195:53
811.66:195:53
911.66:205:53
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1911.56:245:53
2011.56:245:53
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2211.56:255:53
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2411.56:265:53
2511.56:265:53
2611.46:275:54
2711.46:275:54
2811.46:285:54
2911.46:285:54
3011.46:295:54

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in April across the year — November's 6.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
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126.2Intense
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146.2Intense
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196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Bright
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266.0Bright
275.9Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Were Īlu

In seasonPeak

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

Were Īlu's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Were Īlu sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

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

Is November a good time to visit Were Īlu?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

November is one of the better times to visit Were Īlu for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Were Īlu in November

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

In November, Were Īlu sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Were Īlu 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 Were Īlu peaks around March 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 16Dec 11UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug15Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Were Īlu 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 Were Īlu is worst in June — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1844 µg/m³Nov 1729 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May36Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Were Īlu?

Were Īlu sits at 10.6°N, 39.4°E, 2,699 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Mehal Mēda, 39 km away.

Topography around Were Īlu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Were Īlu has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 680 m around an average of 2,579 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,152 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,346 m.

The land around Were Īlu is covered by cropland (61%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
680 m
16 km
1,152 m
80 km
3,346 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
November weather nearby: Mehal Mēda 39 km · Kemisē 49 km · Harbu 53 km · Āt’aye 61 km · Kombolcha 64 km · Dessie 64 km · ‘Alem Ketema 72 km · Kobo 77 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 Were Īlu (10.5896°, 39.4377°, elevation 2,699 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).