Kankan weather in November

In November, Kankan sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 28 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Kankan's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kankan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:37 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
47%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Kankan is city in Guinea.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical November day in Kankan reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C warmer than October and on par with December.

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How November really feels in Kankan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kankan weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 18°20.611.54.8
Feb35° / 21°30.611.73.2
Mar37° / 24°142.811.92.0
Apr36° / 25°469.412.21.9
May34° / 24°12617.112.52.5
Jun31° / 22°18522.112.63.2
Jul29° / 22°24525.112.53.4
Aug29° / 22°27926.412.33.4
Sep30° / 22°27525.812.13.1
Oct31° / 21°17621.911.83.3
Nov32° / 19°28411.54.4
Dec32° / 18°10.111.44.9

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25446
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75842
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96040
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126337
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Kankan gets around 28 mm of rain over 4 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 14% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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237
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431
529
626
724
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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 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 51% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10382069
214102263
315112360
416122556
517132653
628142749
7210162845
8311172841
9312182938
10414192935
11416192932
12517202929
13618212827
14720212825
15821212723
16922212721
171122212719
181223212617
191424212615
201624212514
211825202513
222025202411
232225192310
24252519229
25272518218
26302418207
27332417196
28362417185
29402316174
30432315164

Wind in November

Winds average 7 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
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Sunrise & sunset in November

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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 6:32 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in March across the year — November's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Kankan

In seasonPeak

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

Kankan's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kankan sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is November a good time to visit Kankan?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Kankan for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kankan in November

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

In November, Kankan sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kankan in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kankan peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kankan 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 Kankan is worst in March — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.6× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 1170 µg/m³Aug 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb67Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kankan?

Kankan sits at 10.4°N, 9.3°W, 381 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kouroussa, 70 km away.

KouroussaMandianaSiguiriDouakoAlbadériaKérouanéKintinianYanfolila

Topography around Kankan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kankan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 377 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m.

The land around Kankan is covered by artificial surfaces (70%) within 3 km, grassland (34%), shrubs (30%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
130 m
80 km
416 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Kouroussa 70 km · Mandiana 72 km · Siguiri 116 km · Douako 120 km · Albadéria 127 km · Kérouané 128 km · Kintinian 135 km · Yanfolila 154 km

Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / K
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,877
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 85%Christian 13%none 1%animist 0%

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 Kankan (10.3854°, -9.3057°, elevation 381 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).