Makoua weather in November

In November, Makoua sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 171 mm of rain across 23.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-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 5% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of November to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Makoua's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Makoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
171 mm
23.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:43 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Makoua is town in Cuvette Department, Republic of the Congo.

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 Makoua reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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

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.

Makoua weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°7614.1124.0
Feb31° / 22°9915.3123.4
Mar32° / 23°14321.2123.0
Apr31° / 23°14822.7123.0
May30° / 23°11922123.4
Jun30° / 22°6614.1124.6
Jul29° / 22°5413.1124.9
Aug30° / 22°8218.2124.2
Sep30° / 22°13724.6123.3
Oct29° / 22°18526.7123.2
Nov30° / 22°17123.5123.4
Dec30° / 22°9517.5123.9

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Makoua gets around 171 mm of rain over 23.5 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 78% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
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684
783
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982
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3072

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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in November

Winds average 4 km/h in November, the calmest month.

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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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34calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of November to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:415:41
212.05:415:41
312.05:415:41
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512.05:415:41
612.05:415:41
712.05:415:41
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1512.05:435:43
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2012.05:445:44
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2712.05:465:46
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3012.05:475:47

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in March across the year — November's 4.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Makoua?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Makoua.

What to pack for Makoua in November

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

In November, Makoua sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Makoua 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 Makoua peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 14Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Makoua 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 Makoua is worst in February — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodModerateFeb 1237 µg/m³Oct 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar23Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov15Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Makoua?

Makoua sits at 0.0°N, 15.6°E, 324 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Owando, 62 km away.

OwandoOyoPokolaOuessoMossakaGambomaBoloboBolenge

Topography around Makoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 332 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m.

The land around Makoua is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
229 m
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November weather nearby: Owando 62 km · Oyo 136 km · Pokola 173 km · Ouesso 185 km · Mossaka 188 km · Gamboma 211 km · Bolobo 250 km · Bolenge 287 km

Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,515
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
46%
of population, 2021
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22%Protestant 20%none 11%

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 Makoua (0.0069°, 15.6333°, elevation 324 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).