Nairobi weather in November

In November, Nairobi sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 83 mm of rain across 17.6 wet days and about 12.1 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 14% of the time in November, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of November to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Nairobi's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nairobi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
17.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:16 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Nairobi is capital city of Kenya.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 5.9 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
6,318/km²
people per km²
Founded
1899

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 Nairobi reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°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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Nairobi 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° / 14°356.312.17.4
Feb27° / 15°294.7127.3
Mar27° / 16°5710.3126.6
Apr25° / 16°11419.4125.2
May24° / 15°9216.111.95.9
Jun22° / 14°427.911.96.6
Jul22° / 13°133.211.97.1
Aug23° / 13°213.9127.1
Sep24° / 13°163.3127.8
Oct25° / 15°409.3126.8
Nov24° / 15°8317.612.15.7
Dec25° / 14°4710.212.17.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33862
43862
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63961
73862
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113763
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224060
234060
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264357
274555
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294753
304852

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Nairobi gets around 83 mm of rain over 17.6 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 57% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3054

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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
126668
224688
322699
421709
519729
6177310
7167410
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10137611
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2878310
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 6 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:156:18
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1212.16:166:19
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1812.16:176:20
1912.16:176:21
2012.16:176:21
2112.16:176:21
2212.16:186:21
2312.16:186:22
2412.16:186:22
2512.16:186:22
2612.16:196:23
2712.16:196:23
2812.16:196:23
2912.16:206:24
3012.16:206:24

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Nairobi

In seasonPeak

In November, Nairobi sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Nairobi's rainy season runs March–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Nairobi?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Nairobi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nairobi in November

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

In November, Nairobi sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Nairobi 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 Nairobi peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nairobi?

Nairobi sits at 1.3°S, 36.8°E, 1,684 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Pumwani, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Nairobi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nairobi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 1,689 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,244 m.

The land around Nairobi is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (32%), trees (31%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%) and shrubs (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
484 m
80 km
3,244 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Pumwani 3.0 km · Imara Daima Estate 8.0 km · Kiambu 13 km · Lang'ata 13 km · Karuri 14 km · Ongata Rongai 14 km · Kikuyu 18 km · Ngong 18 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 Nairobi (-1.2833°, 36.8167°, elevation 1,684 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).