Keningau weather in November

In November, Keningau sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 165 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of November to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Keningau's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Keningau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
165 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:08 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
86%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Keningau is city in Sabah, Malaysia.

Founded
2022

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 30°C through the month.

A typical November day in Keningau reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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How November really feels in Keningau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Keningau weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°15719.911.73.8
Feb30° / 21°11816.811.83.8
Mar31° / 21°13419.7123.4
Apr31° / 21°15521.412.13.0
May31° / 21°1632312.23.0
Jun31° / 21°13219.812.33.3
Jul31° / 21°11817.412.33.6
Aug31° / 21°1241812.23.4
Sep31° / 21°12218.8123.3
Oct31° / 21°15723.111.93.1
Nov30° / 21°1652511.83.0
Dec30° / 21°16222.911.73.4

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Keningau gets around 165 mm of rain over 25 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 83% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in November

Winds average 4 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in November

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of November to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in April across the year — November's 4.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Keningau

In seasonPeak

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

Keningau sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

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

Is November a good time to visit Keningau?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Keningau.

What to pack for Keningau in November

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

In November, Keningau sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Keningau in November

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 45 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr30Tropical
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Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Keningau 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 Keningau peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 15Dec 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
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Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
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Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
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Air quality in Keningau 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 Keningau is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMar 1737 µg/m³Dec 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr22Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Keningau?

Keningau sits at 5.3°N, 116.2°E, 277 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Bandar Nabawan, 44 km away.

Topography around Keningau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Keningau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 292 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,191 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,610 m.

The land around Keningau is covered by trees (56%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
1,191 m
80 km
2,610 m
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November weather nearby: Bandar Nabawan 44 km · Beaufort 46 km · Tambunan 50 km · Papar 51 km · Kinarut 55 km · Donggongon 64 km · Petagas 65 km · Putatan 66 km

Malaysia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,125
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 581
Religion
Muslim 64%Buddhist 19%Christian 9%Hindu 6%

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 Keningau (5.3378°, 116.1602°, elevation 277 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).