Makokou weather in November

In November, Makokou sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 186 mm of rain across 25.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of November to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Makokou's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Makokou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
186 mm
25.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:55 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
81%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Makokou is city.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical November day in Makokou reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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)
12921
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42921
52921
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How November really feels in Makokou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Makokou weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°9918.2124.1
Feb30° / 22°11217.8123.8
Mar30° / 22°16624.1123.3
Apr30° / 22°16624.1123.2
May29° / 22°13424.1123.5
Jun28° / 21°7317.8124.8
Jul27° / 21°5314125.6
Aug27° / 21°5914.8125.4
Sep28° / 21°14124.3123.8
Oct29° / 21°19227.2123.3
Nov29° / 21°18625.7123.4
Dec29° / 21°12121.6124.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41189
51189
61288
71288
81189
91189
101189
111189
121189
131288
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Makokou gets around 186 mm of rain over 25.7 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 86% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
190
290
390
490
590
689
789
889
989
1088
1188
1288
1388
1487
1587
1686
1786
1885
1985
2084
2184
2283
2383
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2582
2682
2782
2881
2981
3081

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12377
22278
32278
42179
52179
62080
72080
82080
92080
102080
112080
122080
131981
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151882
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201783
211882
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251882
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302080

Wind in November

Winds average 5 km/h in November, the calmest month.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of November to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:535:51
212.05:535:51
312.05:535:52
412.05:535:52
512.05:535:52
612.05:535:52
712.05:535:52
812.05:535:52
912.05:535:52
1012.05:535:52
1112.05:545:52
1212.05:545:52
1312.05:545:52
1412.05:545:53
1512.05:545:53
1612.05:555:53
1712.05:555:53
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2012.05:565:54
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2312.05:565:55
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2612.05:575:56
2712.05:585:56
2812.05:585:56
2912.05:585:57
3012.05:595:57

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 4.91 kWh/m² in March across the year — November's 4.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
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84.4Bright
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274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Makokou?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Makokou.

What to pack for Makokou in November

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

In November, Makokou sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Makokou 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 Makokou peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 14Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Makokou 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 Makokou is worst in February — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodModerateFeb 1238 µg/m³Oct 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar22Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Makokou?

Makokou sits at 0.6°N, 12.9°E, 489 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Oyem, 183 km away.

OyemKoulamoutouBitamMoandaEbebiyinCiudad de la PazOyamFranceville

Topography around Makokou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makokou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 491 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around Makokou is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
711 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Oyem 183 km · Koulamoutou 195 km · Bitam 226 km · Moanda 241 km · Ebebiyin 245 km · Ciudad de la Paz 254 km · Oyam 257 km · Franceville 258 km

Gabon travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,263
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
23.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 46%Roman Catholic 30%Muslim 11%none 7%

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 Makokou (0.5738°, 12.8642°, elevation 489 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).