Athi River weather in November

In November, Athi River sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 114 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 9% of the time in November, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of November to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Athi River's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Athi River's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 114 mm; 21.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:15 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 9th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

Athi River is town in Kenya.

Density: 117/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 Athi River reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°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 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)	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	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Athi River weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 15°	41	7.8	12.1	7.2
Feb	27° / 16°	36	6.5	12	7.1
Mar	27° / 16°	72	13.4	12	6.2
Apr	25° / 16°	133	21.4	12	5.0
May	24° / 16°	80	15.6	11.9	6.0
Jun	23° / 14°	31	6.7	11.9	6.8
Jul	22° / 13°	11	2.7	11.9	7.2
Aug	23° / 13°	15	3	12	7.3
Sep	24° / 14°	11	2.2	12	7.9
Oct	25° / 15°	37	8.6	12	6.9
Nov	24° / 16°	114	21.3	12.1	5.1
Dec	24° / 15°	69	15.2	12.1	6.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

	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 (%)	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	36	37	39	38	39	42	42
Cloudier (%)	60	61	61	61	62	62	62	64	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	64	64	63	61	62	61	58	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	35	65
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	39	61
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	42	58
30	42	58

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Athi River gets around 114 mm of rain over 21.3 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 69% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	56	58	59	61	63	64	65	66	67	68	68	69	69	70	70	71	71	72	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	73	73	72	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	58
3	59
4	61
5	63
6	64
7	65
8	66
9	67
10	68
11	68
12	69
13	69
14	70
15	70
16	71
17	71
18	72
19	72
20	73
21	73
22	73
23	74
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	73
28	73
29	72
30	71

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 54% 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 (%)	21	19	18	16	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Comfortable (%)	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	56	55	54	53	53	52	52	51	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	52	54	54
Humid (%)	20	22	23	25	27	28	30	31	33	34	35	36	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	44	44

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	21	59	20
2	19	59	22
3	18	59	23
4	16	59	25
5	14	59	27
6	13	59	28
7	12	58	30
8	11	58	31
9	10	57	33
10	9	57	34
11	8	57	35
12	8	56	36
13	7	55	38
14	7	54	39
15	7	53	40
16	6	53	41
17	6	52	42
18	5	52	43
19	5	51	44
20	5	50	45
21	4	50	46
22	4	50	46
23	4	50	46
24	3	51	46
25	3	51	46
26	3	51	46
27	3	51	46
28	3	52	45
29	2	54	44
30	2	54	44

Wind in November

Winds average 10 km/h in November.

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

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of November to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:24 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19
Sunset (PM)	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:14	6:17
2	12.1	6:14	6:17
3	12.1	6:14	6:17
4	12.1	6:14	6:17
5	12.1	6:14	6:17
6	12.1	6:14	6:18
7	12.1	6:14	6:18
8	12.1	6:14	6:18
9	12.1	6:14	6:18
10	12.1	6:14	6:18
11	12.1	6:15	6:18
12	12.1	6:15	6:19
13	12.1	6:15	6:19
14	12.1	6:15	6:19
15	12.1	6:15	6:19
16	12.1	6:15	6:19
17	12.1	6:16	6:20
18	12.1	6:16	6:20
19	12.1	6:16	6:20
20	12.1	6:16	6:20
21	12.1	6:16	6:21
22	12.1	6:17	6:21
23	12.1	6:17	6:21
24	12.1	6:17	6:22
25	12.1	6:18	6:22
26	12.1	6:18	6:22
27	12.1	6:18	6:23
28	12.1	6:18	6:23
29	12.1	6:19	6:23
30	12.1	6:19	6:24

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 5.29 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)	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	5.7	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Athi River?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Athi River for sightseeing.

What to pack for Athi River in November

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

In November, Athi River sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Athi River in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Athi River peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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)	15	15	16	15	12	10	11	12	14	14	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Athi River 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 Athi River is worst in June — around 53 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)	48	43	41	44	47	53	48	39	34	33	45	50
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	48	Poor
Feb	43	Poor
Mar	41	Poor
Apr	44	Poor
May	47	Poor
Jun	53	Poor
Jul	48	Poor
Aug	39	Poor
Sep	34	Moderate
Oct	33	Moderate
Nov	45	Poor
Dec	50	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Athi River?

Athi River sits at 1.5°S, 37.0°E, 1,505 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Kitengela, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Athi River

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Athi River has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 1,530 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,069 m.

The land around Athi River is covered by grassland (43%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

90 m

grassland 43%

16 km

383 m

grassland 78%

80 km

2,069 m

shrubs 40%

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← October Athi River year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Kitengela 3.0 km · Mlolongo 8.0 km · Githunguri 17 km · Imara Daima Estate 18 km · Pumwani 24 km · Ongata Rongai 25 km · Nairobi 26 km · Lang'ata 29 km

Kenya travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type G; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,363; 2025
Happiness: 4.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 4.9; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 28.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 593
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 Athi River (-1.4563°, 36.9783°, elevation 1,505 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	16
2	25	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
9	24	16
10	24	16
11	24	16
12	24	16
13	24	16
14	24	16
15	24	16
16	24	16
17	24	16
18	24	16
19	24	16
20	24	16
21	24	16
22	24	16
23	24	16
24	24	16
25	24	16
26	24	16
27	24	16
28	24	16
29	24	16
30	24	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	35	65
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	39	61
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	42	58
30	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	58
3	59
4	61
5	63
6	64
7	65
8	66
9	67
10	68
11	68
12	69
13	69
14	70
15	70
16	71
17	71
18	72
19	72
20	73
21	73
22	73
23	74
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	73
28	73
29	72
30	71

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	21	59	20
2	19	59	22
3	18	59	23
4	16	59	25
5	14	59	27
6	13	59	28
7	12	58	30
8	11	58	31
9	10	57	33
10	9	57	34
11	8	57	35
12	8	56	36
13	7	55	38
14	7	54	39
15	7	53	40
16	6	53	41
17	6	52	42
18	5	52	43
19	5	51	44
20	5	50	45
21	4	50	46
22	4	50	46
23	4	50	46
24	3	51	46
25	3	51	46
26	3	51	46
27	3	51	46
28	3	52	45
29	2	54	44
30	2	54	44

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	35	65
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	39	61
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	42	58
30	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	58
3	59
4	61
5	63
6	64
7	65
8	66
9	67
10	68
11	68
12	69
13	69
14	70
15	70
16	71
17	71
18	72
19	72
20	73
21	73
22	73
23	74
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	73
28	73
29	72
30	71

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	21	59	20
2	19	59	22
3	18	59	23
4	16	59	25
5	14	59	27
6	13	59	28
7	12	58	30
8	11	58	31
9	10	57	33
10	9	57	34
11	8	57	35
12	8	56	36
13	7	55	38
14	7	54	39
15	7	53	40
16	6	53	41
17	6	52	42
18	5	52	43
19	5	51	44
20	5	50	45
21	4	50	46
22	4	50	46
23	4	50	46
24	3	51	46
25	3	51	46
26	3	51	46
27	3	51	46
28	3	52	45
29	2	54	44
30	2	54	44

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	35	65
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	39	61
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	42	58
30	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	58
3	59
4	61
5	63
6	64
7	65
8	66
9	67
10	68
11	68
12	69
13	69
14	70
15	70
16	71
17	71
18	72
19	72
20	73
21	73
22	73
23	74
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	73
28	73
29	72
30	71

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	21	59	20
2	19	59	22
3	18	59	23
4	16	59	25
5	14	59	27
6	13	59	28
7	12	58	30
8	11	58	31
9	10	57	33
10	9	57	34
11	8	57	35
12	8	56	36
13	7	55	38
14	7	54	39
15	7	53	40
16	6	53	41
17	6	52	42
18	5	52	43
19	5	51	44
20	5	50	45
21	4	50	46
22	4	50	46
23	4	50	46
24	3	51	46
25	3	51	46
26	3	51	46
27	3	51	46
28	3	52	45
29	2	54	44
30	2	54	44