Dosso weather in November

In November, Dosso sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of November to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Dosso's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dosso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:51 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
32%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Dosso is urban commune in Niger.

Founded
1750

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical November day in Dosso reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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How November really feels in Dosso

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.

Dosso weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°0011.35.4
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.3
Mar39° / 24°10.211.90.9
Apr40° / 27°30.812.30.0
May39° / 28°133.412.60.5
Jun36° / 27°297.112.82.0
Jul33° / 25°7612.312.73.2
Aug32° / 24°15617.612.43.4
Sep33° / 25°588.912.13.4
Oct36° / 24°112.711.72.2
Nov36° / 21°0011.42.7
Dec33° / 18°0011.24.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Dosso 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 1% on the wettest days.

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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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1581414113
262141392
365131282
469131161
571131051
67412941
77612831
88011720
98210620
108410510
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Wind in November

Winds average 10 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 11 h 30 min at the start of November to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:456:17
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311.56:466:16
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511.56:466:16
611.56:476:15
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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 6.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — November's 6.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Dosso

In seasonPeak

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

Dosso sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

Dust
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Dec

Is November a good time to visit Dosso?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dosso. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dosso in November

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

In November, Dosso sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dosso in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dosso peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Dosso 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 Dosso is worst in February — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1890 µg/m³Aug 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan80Unhealthy
Feb91Unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May37Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dosso?

Dosso sits at 13.0°N, 3.2°E, 218 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Birnin Gaouré, 31 km away.

KolloYouri KourtéréDogondoutchiBirnin KebbiNiamey

Topography around Dosso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dosso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 225 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m.

The land around Dosso is covered by grassland (33%), artificial surfaces (33%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
112 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
November weather nearby: Birnin Gaouré 31 km · Baléyara 86 km · Say 90 km · Kollo 97 km · Youri Kourtéré 107 km · Dogondoutchi 112 km · Birnin Kebbi 127 km · Niamey 128 km

Niger travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$775
2025
Happiness
4.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
25.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%ethnic religionist 4%Christian 0%agnostics and other 0%

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 Dosso (13.049°, 3.1937°, elevation 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).