Embu weather in November

In November, Embu sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 190 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-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 15% of the time in November, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Embu's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Embu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
190 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:15 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Embu is city in Kenya.

Founded
1906

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 24°C through the month.

A typical November day in Embu reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Embu weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°808.8127.1
Feb27° / 16°686.8127.0
Mar27° / 17°10813.5126.1
Apr25° / 17°24625.4124.4
May24° / 17°19322.7125.0
Jun23° / 16°6614.1125.9
Jul22° / 15°4210.1126.3
Aug23° / 15°4811.6126.3
Sep25° / 16°459.1126.8
Oct25° / 17°15318.8125.5
Nov24° / 17°19022.7124.9
Dec25° / 16°9713.6126.5

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53664
63664
73664
83565
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103565
113565
123466
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203961
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224159
234258
244258
254456
264555
274753
284852
294951
305149

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Embu gets around 190 mm of rain over 22.7 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 75% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
179
279
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2570
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2967
3066

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the humid band about 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
153659
243561
333364
433265
523266
623167
713069
812970
912970
1012970
1112871
1212871
1312871
1412871
1512871
1622870
1722870
1822870
1922870
2022870
2122969
2222969
2323068
2423167
2523167
2623266
2723365
2823464
2923563
3023662

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
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206calm
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306calm

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 6:13 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:136:14
212.06:136:14
312.06:136:14
412.06:136:14
512.06:136:15
612.06:136:15
712.06:136:15
812.06:136:15
912.06:146:15
1012.06:146:15
1112.06:146:15
1212.06:146:15
1312.06:146:16
1412.06:146:16
1512.06:146:16
1612.06:156:16
1712.06:156:16
1812.06:156:17
1912.06:156:17
2012.06:166:17
2112.06:166:17
2212.06:166:18
2312.06:166:18
2412.06:176:18
2512.06:176:19
2612.06:176:19
2712.06:186:19
2812.06:186:20
2912.06:186:20
3012.06:196:20

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 4.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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45.0Bright
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95.0Bright
104.9Bright
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235.0Bright
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305.0Bright
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Embu?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Embu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Embu in November

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

In November, Embu sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Embu in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Embu peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 18UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Embu 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 Embu is worst in December — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorDec 1938 µg/m³Sep 1922 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb36Poor
Mar35Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Embu?

Embu sits at 0.5°S, 37.5°E, 1,336 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Wanguru, 20 km away.

Topography around Embu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Embu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m around an average of 1,353 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 767 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,672 m.

The land around Embu is covered by trees (59%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (38%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
260 m
16 km
767 m
80 km
4,672 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Wanguru 20 km · Kerugoya 20 km · Chuka 31 km · Karuri 35 km · Karatina 37 km · Murang’a 39 km · Kenol 58 km · Nyeri 58 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
Christian 86%Muslim 11%other 2%none 2%

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 Embu (-0.5399°, 37.4574°, elevation 1,336 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).