Kibuye weather in November

In November, Kibuye sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 237 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in November, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Kibuye's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kibuye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
237 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:45 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Kibuye 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 21°C through the month.

A typical November day in Kibuye reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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Kibuye weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 19°15223.712.14.4
Feb22° / 20°13020.612.14.6
Mar22° / 20°17424.3124.3
Apr22° / 20°17923124.3
May22° / 20°10917.311.95.4
Jun21° / 20°488.411.96.7
Jul21° / 20°152.911.97.5
Aug21° / 19°41811.96.7
Sep21° / 19°11618.7125.1
Oct21° / 19°24027.1123.9
Nov21° / 19°23726.912.13.7
Dec21° / 19°20926.812.13.9

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in November, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Kibuye gets around 237 mm of rain over 26.9 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 90% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the humid band about 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
12674
22674
32674
42773
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62872
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113169
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Wind in November

Winds average 5 km/h in November, the calmest month.

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
16calm
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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 5:44 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:445:48
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2712.15:485:54
2812.15:485:55
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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 4.57 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in September across the year — November's 4.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Kibuye

In seasonPeak

In November, Kibuye sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kibuye's rainy season runs September–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is November a good time to visit Kibuye?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kibuye.

What to pack for Kibuye in November

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

In November, Kibuye sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kibuye 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 Kibuye peaks around March 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 16Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kibuye 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 Kibuye is worst in February — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyFeb 1073 µg/m³Apr 2059 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May61Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug73Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct65Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec69Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kibuye?

Kibuye sits at 2.1°S, 29.3°E, 1,480 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Gitesi, 8.0 km away.

MahembeGihomboKirimbiKarambiMacubaKiramboNgororero

Topography around Kibuye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kibuye has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 370 m around an average of 1,503 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,116 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,533 m.

The land around Kibuye is covered by water (44%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, water (33%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (30%), grassland (27%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
370 m
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1,116 m
80 km
3,533 m
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November weather nearby: Gitesi 8.0 km · Mahembe 21 km · Gihombo 22 km · Kirimbi 28 km · Karambi 31 km · Macuba 31 km · Kirambo 36 km · Ngororero 38 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 Kibuye (-2.0603°, 29.3478°, elevation 1,480 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).