Meru weather in November

In November, Meru sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 112 mm of rain across 20.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Meru's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Meru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
20.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:15 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
60%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Meru is town in Kenya.

Founded
1911

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 25°C through the month.

A typical November day in Meru reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C cooler than October and on par with December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52518
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Meru weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 16°397.5127.2
Feb28° / 17°204.8127.1
Mar28° / 18°428.8126.5
Apr27° / 18°8413.8126.0
May26° / 18°377.3127.2
Jun25° / 17°132.8127.8
Jul25° / 16°101.8128.0
Aug25° / 16°112.2127.9
Sep27° / 17°102.1127.9
Oct27° / 18°439.2126.8
Nov25° / 17°11220.6125.3
Dec25° / 16°5513.2126.5

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25545
35446
45446
55347
65248
75149
85050
95050
105050
114951
124951
134951
144951
154951
164951
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184951
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204951
215050
225050
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245248
255347
265446
275545
285545
295743
305743

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Meru gets around 112 mm of rain over 20.6 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 66% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
157
259
360
462
563
664
765
866
967
1068
1168
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1469
1569
1669
1769
1869
1970
2070
2169
2269
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2567
2666
2765
2864
2963
3062

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1533620
2431650
3429670
4328690
5327700
6225730
7224740
8123760
9122770
10122770
11121780
12121780
13120781
14120781
15120781
16119791
17119791
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20119791
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22119791
23119791
24120781
25120781
26121762
27122752
28122752
29123742
30124732

Wind in November

Winds average 5 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
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185calm
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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 6:13 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:136:13
212.06:136:13
312.06:136:13
412.06:136:13
512.06:136:13
612.06:136:13
712.06:136:13
812.06:136:13
912.06:146:13
1012.06:146:14
1112.06:146:14
1212.06:146:14
1312.06:146:14
1412.06:146:14
1512.06:146:14
1612.06:156:15
1712.06:156:15
1812.06:156:15
1912.06:156:15
2012.06:166:16
2112.06:166:16
2212.06:166:16
2312.06:166:16
2412.06:176:17
2512.06:176:17
2612.06:176:17
2712.06:186:18
2812.06:186:18
2912.06:186:18
3012.06:196:19

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
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305.2Bright
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Meru?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Meru for sightseeing.

What to pack for Meru in November

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

In November, Meru sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Meru 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 Meru peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Meru 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 Meru is worst in February — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateFeb 1832 µg/m³Sep 1819 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Meru?

Meru sits at 0.0°N, 37.7°E, 1,579 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Isiolo, 35 km away.

NanyukiEmbuKerugoyaKaratinaWanguru

Topography around Meru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Meru has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m around an average of 1,566 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,755 m.

The land around Meru is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%), grassland (26%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
418 m
16 km
1,570 m
80 km
4,755 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
November weather nearby: Isiolo 35 km · Maua 38 km · Chuka 42 km · Nanyuki 65 km · Embu 69 km · Kerugoya 74 km · Karatina 83 km · Wanguru 88 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 Meru (0.0463°, 37.6559°, elevation 1,579 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).