Gitarama weather in November

In November, Gitarama sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 123 mm of rain across 21.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in November, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of November to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Gitarama's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gitarama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
13°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
123 mm
21.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:43 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Gitarama is city in Rwanda.

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 23°C through the month.

A typical November day in Gitarama reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°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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Gitarama weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°1342012.15.2
Feb24° / 14°11718.712.15.1
Mar24° / 14°12120.9125.0
Apr23° / 14°13524.5124.3
May23° / 14°7817.211.95.6
Jun23° / 14°174.411.97.5
Jul24° / 14°71.711.98.1
Aug25° / 14°255.211.97.5
Sep25° / 14°5410.6126.5
Oct24° / 14°11618.9125.3
Nov23° / 13°12321.512.14.7
Dec23° / 13°11719.112.15.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41189
51189
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301486

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Gitarama gets around 123 mm of rain over 21.5 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 71% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
170
271
371
472
572
672
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873
973
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1972
2071
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2868
2967
3067

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the comfortable band about 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
111872
210882
310882
49892
59892
69892
78902
88902
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108902
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128902
138902
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268893
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309883

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of November to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:425:47
212.15:425:47
312.15:425:47
412.15:425:47
512.15:425:47
612.15:425:47
712.15:425:47
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912.15:425:48
1012.15:435:48
1112.15:435:48
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1612.15:435:49
1712.15:445:49
1812.15:445:50
1912.15:445:50
2012.15:445:50
2112.15:445:51
2212.15:455:51
2312.15:455:51
2412.15:455:51
2512.15:455:52
2612.15:465:52
2712.15:465:53
2812.15:465:53
2912.15:475:53
3012.15:475:54

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 4.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Gitarama?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Gitarama for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gitarama in November

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

In November, Gitarama sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Gitarama in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gitarama peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gitarama 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 Gitarama is worst in January — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJan 1981 µg/m³May 966 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar73Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May66Unhealthy
Jun75Unhealthy
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug72Unhealthy
Sep72Unhealthy
Oct68Unhealthy
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gitarama?

Gitarama sits at 2.1°S, 29.8°E, 1,824 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Muhanga, 8.0 km away.

RuhangoMuginaNgororeroKamuhanda / RuyenziNyanzaShyorongiKigali

Topography around Gitarama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gitarama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m around an average of 1,834 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 775 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,145 m.

The land around Gitarama is covered by cropland (35%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), trees (25%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
247 m
16 km
775 m
80 km
3,145 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Muhanga 8.0 km · Ruhango 17 km · Mugina 21 km · Ngororero 28 km · Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi 28 km · Nyanza 31 km · Shyorongi 33 km · Kigali 36 km

Rwanda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 27% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,124
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Homicide rate
3.6
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Catholic 40%Pentecostal 21%Protestant 15%Adventist 12%

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 Gitarama (-2.0744°, 29.7567°, elevation 1,824 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).