Marsabit weather in November

In November, Marsabit sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 89 mm of rain across 17.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-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 28% of the time in November, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of November to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Marsabit's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marsabit's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
17.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:17 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
56%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Marsabit is town in Marsabit 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 29°C through the month.

A typical November day in Marsabit 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 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C cooler than October and about 1°C cooler than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Marsabit

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.

Marsabit weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°183.611.95.4
Feb32° / 22°101.911.94.8
Mar32° / 23°347124.5
Apr30° / 22°7515.5124.3
May31° / 22°163.912.15.3
Jun30° / 21°20.312.16.0
Jul29° / 20°20.412.16.4
Aug30° / 20°20.212.16.3
Sep31° / 21°10.2125.9
Oct31° / 21°417.311.95.1
Nov29° / 21°8917.711.94.8
Dec30° / 21°419.611.95.5

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36040
45941
55842
65743
75743
85644
95644
105644
115644
125743
135743
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Marsabit gets around 89 mm of rain over 17.7 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 57% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
151
253
354
455
556
657
758
859
959
1060
1160
1260
1360
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1659
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1859
1959
2059
2158
2258
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3051

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the muggy band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 69% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11833580
21732600
31631620
41530640
51430650
60429670
70328690
80328690
90227710
100227710
110227710
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270526690
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290526681
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Wind in November

Winds average 12 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
214light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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713light breeze
813light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of November to 11 h 54 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 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:146:09
211.96:146:09
311.96:146:09
411.96:146:09
511.96:146:09
611.96:156:09
711.96:156:09
811.96:156:09
911.96:156:09
1011.96:156:09
1111.96:156:09
1211.96:166:09
1311.96:166:10
1411.96:166:10
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1611.96:176:10
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1811.96:176:10
1911.96:176:11
2011.96:186:11
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2311.96:196:12
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2911.96:216:13
3011.96:216:14

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.16 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 5.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
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165.2Bright
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225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Marsabit?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Marsabit for sightseeing.

What to pack for Marsabit in November

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

In November, Marsabit sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Marsabit 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 Marsabit peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 15Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Marsabit?

Marsabit sits at 2.3°N, 38.0°E, 1,364 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Moyale, 178 km away.

MoyaleMaralalGarba TulaHabasweinIsioloMauaWajirMeru

Topography around Marsabit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marsabit has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m around an average of 1,346 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 993 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Marsabit is covered by grassland (33%), trees (28%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
412 m
16 km
993 m
80 km
1,364 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
November weather nearby: Moyale 178 km · Maralal 199 km · Garba Tula 209 km · Habaswein 222 km · Isiolo 225 km · Maua 234 km · Wajir 239 km · Meru 257 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 Marsabit (2.3347°, 37.9909°, elevation 1,364 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).