Garissa weather in November

In November, Garissa sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 67 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Garissa's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garissa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:06 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
53%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Garissa is capital of Garissa County, Kenya.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical November day in Garissa reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°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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How November really feels in Garissa

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.

Garissa weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°171.9123.3
Feb36° / 25°40.9122.7
Mar36° / 26°203.6122.3
Apr35° / 25°367.9122.7
May33° / 24°163.1123.9
Jun32° / 23°20.4124.6
Jul31° / 22°20.3125.1
Aug31° / 22°20.2125.0
Sep33° / 23°50.8124.4
Oct34° / 24°163.6123.6
Nov33° / 24°6711.8123.3
Dec33° / 24°427.6123.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26931
36832
46733
56733
66634
76634
86436
96337
106337
116238
126238
136139
146139
156040
166040
176040
186040
196040
205941
216040
226040
236040
246139
256238
266337
276436
286436
296634
306733

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Garissa gets around 67 mm of rain over 11.8 wet days in November, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
129
230
331
432
533
634
735
836
936
1037
1137
1238
1338
1439
1539
1640
1740
1841
1941
2042
2142
2242
2342
2442
2542
2642
2742
2841
2941
3040

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
165341
255144
355046
444848
534750
634651
724553
824454
914356
1014257
1114158
1214059
1314059
1413960
1513861
1613762
1713564
1813465
1913366
2013267
2113267
2213168
2313069
2413069
2513069
2612970
2712970
2812970
2912970
3012970

Wind in November

Winds average 10 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812calm
912calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 6:04 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:046:05
212.06:046:05
312.06:056:06
412.06:056:06
512.06:056:06
612.06:056:06
712.06:056:06
812.06:056:06
912.06:056:06
1012.06:056:06
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1212.06:056:07
1312.06:056:07
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1812.06:066:08
1912.06:076:08
2012.06:076:08
2112.06:076:09
2212.06:086:09
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2812.06:096:11
2912.06:106:11
3012.06:106:12

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Garissa?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Garissa. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Garissa in November

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

In November, Garissa sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Garissa in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Garissa peaks around March 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 24UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Garissa?

Garissa sits at 0.5°S, 39.6°E, 147 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Hola, 122 km away.

HolaMasalaniHabasweinGarba TulaMwingiMauaKituiChuka

Topography around Garissa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garissa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m.

The land around Garissa is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) within 3 km, shrubs (60%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
353 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
November weather nearby: Hola 122 km · Masalani 150 km · Habaswein 164 km · Garba Tula 167 km · Mwingi 184 km · Maua 204 km · Kitui 208 km · Chuka 223 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 Garissa (-0.4527°, 39.646°, elevation 147 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).