Umuahia weather in November

In November, Umuahia sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 94 mm of rain across 16.3 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 12% 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 Umuahia's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Umuahia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:23 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
75%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Umuahia is City in the Eastern land, 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 Umuahia 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 2°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 Umuahia

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.

Umuahia 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°174.111.73.1
Feb35° / 23°358.211.82.5
Mar34° / 24°10319.2122.4
Apr32° / 24°17923.912.12.5
May31° / 23°23328.112.22.5
Jun29° / 23°26228.212.32.9
Jul28° / 22°27528.512.33.2
Aug28° / 22°24927.712.23.3
Sep29° / 22°29129.1122.8
Oct30° / 22°27429.711.92.7
Nov31° / 23°9416.311.73.5
Dec33° / 22°174.611.73.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2991
31090
41189
51288
61288
71486
81684
91783
101783
112080
122179
132278
142377
152476
162575
172674
182971
192971
203070
213268
223367
233565
243763
253763
263961
274159
284258
294456
304456

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Umuahia gets around 94 mm of rain over 16.3 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 55% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
184
282
380
478
576
674
772
869
967
1065
1163
1260
1358
1456
1554
1652
1750
1848
1946
2044
2143
2241
2340
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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1009010
2009010
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4009010
5008911
6008911
7008911
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9008911
10008911
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20028711
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22038611
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24048511
25048610
26158410
2716849
2816849
2917848
3018838

Wind in November

Winds average 6 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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306calm

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 6:20 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:206:08
211.86:206:08
311.86:206:07
411.86:206:07
511.86:206:07
611.86:206:07
711.86:216:07
811.86:216:07
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1011.86:216:07
1111.86:226:07
1211.86:226:07
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1511.76:236:08
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1811.76:246:08
1911.76:246:08
2011.76:246:08
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2911.76:286:10
3011.76:286:11

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in January across the year — November's 4.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Umuahia

In seasonPeak

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

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

Umuahia 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 Umuahia?

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 Umuahia.

What to pack for Umuahia in November

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

In November, Umuahia 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 Umuahia 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 Umuahia 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 Umuahia 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 Umuahia 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 Umuahia?

Umuahia sits at 5.5°N, 7.5°E, 148 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Bende, 16 km away.

Topography around Umuahia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Umuahia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 139 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m.

The land around Umuahia is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
147 m
80 km
449 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
November weather nearby: Bende 16 km · Ohafia-Ifigh 37 km · Okigwe 37 km · Ikot Ekpene 45 km · Amaigbo 48 km · Aba 49 km · Nkwerre 50 km · Owerri 51 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 Umuahia (5.5249°, 7.4946°, elevation 148 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).