Upper Gilgil weather in November

In November, Upper Gilgil sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 315 mm of rain across 20.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Upper Gilgil's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Upper Gilgil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
315 mm
20.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:20 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Upper Gilgil is A town in Nakuru 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 21°C through the month.

A typical November day in Upper Gilgil reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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Upper Gilgil weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 10°666.8127.3
Feb25° / 10°464.8127.5
Mar25° / 11°1459.2126.9
Apr23° / 12°33018.3125.3
May22° / 12°27316.9125.5
Jun21° / 12°13216.4125.3
Jul20° / 11°12919.6124.7
Aug20° / 11°15520.3124.7
Sep21° / 10°15314.1125.8
Oct22° / 11°31317.1125.3
Nov21° / 11°31520.3124.8
Dec22° / 11°12911.3126.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in November, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32080
42080
51981
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303070

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Upper Gilgil gets around 315 mm of rain over 20.3 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 66% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
171
272
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472
573
673
772
872
971
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1963
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18119
28119
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48119
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Wind in November

Winds average 5 km/h in November, the calmest month.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
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65calm
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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 6:18 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:186:19
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1912.06:216:21
2012.06:216:21
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2312.06:226:22
2412.06:226:23
2512.06:226:23
2612.06:236:23
2712.06:236:24
2812.06:236:24
2912.06:246:24
3012.06:246:25

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Upper Gilgil?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Upper Gilgil for sightseeing.

What to pack for Upper Gilgil in November

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

In November, Upper Gilgil sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Upper Gilgil 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 Upper Gilgil peaks around March 16 at about 17 (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 16UV 17Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Upper Gilgil 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 Upper Gilgil is worst in June — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 2338 µg/m³Jan 1227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Upper Gilgil?

Upper Gilgil sits at 0.2°S, 36.3°E, 2,710 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Ol Kalou, 14 km away.

Topography around Upper Gilgil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Upper Gilgil has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m around an average of 2,664 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 985 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,006 m.

The land around Upper Gilgil is covered by trees (36%), shrubs (22%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%), trees (25%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

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295 m
16 km
985 m
80 km
3,006 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Ol Kalou 14 km · Nakuru 25 km · Nyahururu 30 km · Mairo Inya 30 km · Gilgil 33 km · Njoro 39 km · Rongai 46 km · Elburgon 52 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 Upper Gilgil (-0.2121°, 36.2725°, elevation 2,710 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).