Bende weather in November

In November, Bende sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 88 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 Bende's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bende's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:22 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
75%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Bende is a town in Nigeria.

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical November day in Bende reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C warmer than October and about 2°C cooler than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Bende

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.

Bende weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°154.111.73.0
Feb35° / 24°337.711.82.4
Mar34° / 24°9818.1122.4
Apr32° / 24°17623.712.12.5
May31° / 23°23127.812.22.5
Jun30° / 23°26328.212.32.8
Jul29° / 22°27428.512.33.1
Aug29° / 22°25827.712.23.2
Sep29° / 22°29129122.8
Oct30° / 23°27129.411.92.7
Nov31° / 23°881611.73.5
Dec33° / 23°154.211.73.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2991
31090
41288
51288
61486
71585
81684
91783
101981
112080
122080
132278
142476
152575
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172773
182872
193070
203169
213268
223466
233466
243763
253862
263862
274159
284258
294357
304555

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Bende gets around 88 mm of rain over 16 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 54% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
182
280
378
476
574
672
770
868
965
1063
1161
1259
1357
1455
1553
1651
1749
1848
1946
2044
2143
2241
2339
2438
2537
2635
2734
2833
2932
3031

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1008515
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3008416
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5008416
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22028216
23028216
24038116
25038215
26048115
27158014
28158113
29168013
30178012

Wind in November

Winds average 5 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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 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 6:19 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:196:07
211.86:196:07
311.86:196:07
411.86:196:07
511.86:206:07
611.86:206:07
711.86:206:07
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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 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in January across the year — November's 4.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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304.7Bright
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Bende

In seasonPeak

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

Bende's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bende sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Bende?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bende.

What to pack for Bende in November

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

In November, Bende sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bende in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bende peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 12Jan 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bende 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 Bende is worst in January — around 169 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 65 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyJan 14168 µg/m³Aug 1366 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan169Very unhealthy
Feb157Very unhealthy
Mar115Unhealthy
Apr107Unhealthy
May93Unhealthy
Jun81Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep78Unhealthy
Oct98Unhealthy
Nov106Unhealthy
Dec163Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bende?

Bende sits at 5.6°N, 7.6°E, 123 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Umuahia, 16 km away.

Topography around Bende

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bende has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 88 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m.

The land around Bende is covered by trees (93%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
449 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
November weather nearby: Umuahia 16 km · Ohafia-Ifigh 21 km · Amaigbo 34 km · Ikot Ekpene 43 km · Okigwe 43 km · Afikpo 50 km · Itu 56 km · Ugep 57 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 13% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,224
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
15.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 1%

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 Bende (5.5587°, 7.6336°, elevation 123 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).