Mponela weather in November

In November, Mponela sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in November, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of November to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Mponela's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mponela's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:11 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
53%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Mponela is human settlement.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical November day in Mponela reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 2°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
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42919
52919
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72919
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122919
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Mponela weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 18°28828.512.73.8
Feb25° / 18°2252412.54.0
Mar25° / 17°1672412.14.5
Apr24° / 16°4110.211.77.0
May24° / 14°82.711.48.6
Jun22° / 12°20.711.28.6
Jul22° / 11°30.611.38.5
Aug24° / 13°20.411.69.0
Sep26° / 16°30.711.98.8
Oct28° / 18°153.412.37.5
Nov28° / 19°6411.412.65.8
Dec26° / 18°21124.612.84.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28020
37822
47822
57624
67525
77426
87228
97129
107030
116832
126733
136634
146436
156238
166139
175941
185842
195644
205446
215248
225050
235050
244852
254654
264555
274357
284456
294357
304159

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Mponela gets around 64 mm of rain over 11.4 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 38% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
122
223
324
426
527
628
728
829
930
1031
1132
1233
1334
1435
1536
1637
1738
1839
1940
2042
2143
2245
2347
2448
2550
2651
2753
2854
2955
3057

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 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13746170
23547180
33347200
43247220
53046230
62946251
72845261
82744271
92743291
102642311
112641321
122540341
132439361
142438371
152337392
162235412
172134422
182033443
191932463
201831474
211630494
221530505
231429516
241228546
251127557
261025578
27924589
287236010
296226111
306216112

Wind in November

Winds average 14 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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2712light breeze
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3012light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of November to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:145:43
212.55:145:44
312.55:135:44
412.55:135:44
512.55:135:45
612.55:135:45
712.65:125:46
812.65:125:46
912.65:125:46
1012.65:125:47
1112.65:125:47
1212.65:125:48
1312.65:115:48
1412.65:115:48
1512.65:115:49
1612.65:115:49
1712.65:115:50
1812.75:115:50
1912.75:115:51
2012.75:115:51
2112.75:115:52
2212.75:115:52
2312.75:115:53
2412.75:115:53
2512.75:125:54
2612.75:125:54
2712.75:125:55
2812.75:125:55
2912.75:125:56
3012.75:125:56

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — November's 6.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
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136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
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196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Mponela

In seasonPeak

None of Mponela's seasonal hazards are active in November. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Mponela's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is November a good time to visit Mponela?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Mponela for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mponela in November

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

In November, Mponela sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Mponela 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 Mponela peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 19UV 16Jun 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mponela 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 Mponela is worst in August — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 2031 µg/m³Dec 1715 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mponela?

Mponela sits at 13.5°S, 33.7°E, 1,218 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Lilongwe, 49 km away.

LilongweKasunguSalimaNkhotakotaMchinjiDedzaChipataMonkey Bay

Topography around Mponela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mponela has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m around an average of 1,216 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 498 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,230 m.

The land around Mponela is covered by cropland (75%) within 3 km, cropland (85%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
215 m
16 km
498 m
80 km
1,230 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Lilongwe 49 km · Kasungu 62 km · Salima 83 km · Nkhotakota 90 km · Mchinji 97 km · Dedza 114 km · Chipata 118 km · Monkey Bay 141 km

Malawi travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 53% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$672
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.8
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
33.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 465
Religion
Protestant 34%other Christian 27%Roman Catholic 17%Muslim 14%

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 Mponela (-13.531°, 33.7393°, elevation 1,218 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).