Kidal weather in November

In November, Kidal sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of November to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Kidal's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kidal's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 6:06 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover: 33%; 10th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical November day in Kidal reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 4°C warmer than December.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	21
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	34	21
5	34	21
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	20
9	34	20
10	33	20
11	33	20
12	33	20
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	33	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	32	18
25	32	18
26	31	18
27	31	18
28	31	17
29	31	17
30	31	17

How November really feels in Kidal

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 21 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Kidal weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 13°	1	0.3	11	8.4
Feb	30° / 16°	0	0.1	11.4	6.6
Mar	34° / 20°	0	0	11.9	3.8
Apr	39° / 24°	0	0	12.4	0.9
May	41° / 28°	1	0.4	12.9	0.0
Jun	41° / 29°	3	1.2	13.1	0.0
Jul	40° / 28°	9	3.1	13	0.2
Aug	39° / 27°	17	5.3	12.6	0.8
Sep	39° / 27°	5	1.7	12.1	0.6
Oct	37° / 24°	2	0.3	11.6	1.7
Nov	33° / 19°	0	0	11.1	4.7
Dec	28° / 15°	0	0	10.9	7.5

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	85	85	84	83	82	82	81	80	79	78	78	77	76	74	74	73	73	72	72	71	71	71	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	67
Cloudier (%)	15	15	16	17	18	18	19	20	21	22	22	23	24	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	81	19
8	80	20
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	76	24
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Kidal gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in November

Winds average 16 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	16	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of November to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:13 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14
Sunset (PM)	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	5:58	5:17
2	11.3	5:59	5:17
3	11.3	5:59	5:17
4	11.3	6:00	5:16
5	11.3	6:00	5:16
6	11.2	6:01	5:16
7	11.2	6:01	5:15
8	11.2	6:02	5:15
9	11.2	6:02	5:15
10	11.2	6:03	5:14
11	11.2	6:03	5:14
12	11.2	6:04	5:14
13	11.2	6:04	5:14
14	11.1	6:05	5:13
15	11.1	6:06	5:13
16	11.1	6:06	5:13
17	11.1	6:07	5:13
18	11.1	6:07	5:13
19	11.1	6:08	5:13
20	11.1	6:08	5:13
21	11.1	6:09	5:13
22	11.1	6:10	5:13
23	11.0	6:10	5:13
24	11.0	6:11	5:13
25	11.0	6:11	5:13
26	11.0	6:12	5:13
27	11.0	6:13	5:13
28	11.0	6:13	5:13
29	11.0	6:14	5:13
30	11.0	6:14	5:13

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in April across the year — November's 5.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Kidal

In seasonPeak

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

Kidal sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is November a good time to visit Kidal?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.0

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kidal in November

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

In November, Kidal sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kidal in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kidal peaks around March 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	7	9	12	11	11	10	9	10	11	10	8	6
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Kidal 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 Kidal is worst in January — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.2× the cleanest month (September, 50 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	108	104	94	71	78	78	77	66	50	63	63	100
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	108	Unhealthy
Feb	104	Unhealthy
Mar	94	Unhealthy
Apr	71	Unhealthy
May	78	Unhealthy
Jun	78	Unhealthy
Jul	77	Unhealthy
Aug	66	Unhealthy
Sep	50	Poor
Oct	63	Unhealthy
Nov	63	Unhealthy
Dec	100	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Kidal?

Kidal sits at 18.4°N, 1.4°E, 457 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Bourem, 249 km away.

Topography around Kidal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kidal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 460 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m.

The land around Kidal is covered by bare terrain (90%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (90%) within 80 km.

3 km

48 m

bare terrain 90%

16 km

184 m

bare terrain 94%

80 km

487 m

bare terrain 90%

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← October Kidal year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Bourem 249 km · Gao 287 km · Andéranboukan 376 km · I-n-Tillit 379 km · Ayorou 416 km · Méhana 451 km · Tillabéri 471 km · Téra 498 km

Mali travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,193; 2025
Happiness: 4.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths: 22.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 408
Religion

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 Kidal (18.4434°, 1.4092°, elevation 457 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	21
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	34	21
5	34	21
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	20
9	34	20
10	33	20
11	33	20
12	33	20
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	33	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	32	18
25	32	18
26	31	18
27	31	18
28	31	17
29	31	17
30	31	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	81	19
8	80	20
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	76	24
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	21
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	34	21
5	34	21
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	20
9	34	20
10	33	20
11	33	20
12	33	20
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	33	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	32	18
25	32	18
26	31	18
27	31	18
28	31	17
29	31	17
30	31	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	81	19
8	80	20
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	76	24
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	21
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	34	21
5	34	21
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	20
9	34	20
10	33	20
11	33	20
12	33	20
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	33	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	32	18
25	32	18
26	31	18
27	31	18
28	31	17
29	31	17
30	31	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	81	19
8	80	20
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	76	24
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100