Musanze weather in November

In November, Musanze sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 222 mm of rain across 25.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 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 Musanze's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Musanze's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
11th warmest
Overnight low
13°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
222 mm
25.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:45 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
84%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Musanze is city.

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 Musanze reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°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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Musanze weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 13°18620.512.14.8
Feb22° / 13°16617.6125.0
Mar22° / 14°23424.9124.2
Apr21° / 14°20026.2123.8
May21° / 14°11818.811.95.0
Jun21° / 13°396.911.96.7
Jul22° / 13°193.711.97.3
Aug22° / 13°6710.3126.4
Sep22° / 13°11415.8125.5
Oct21° / 13°20123124.4
Nov21° / 13°22225.312.13.9
Dec21° / 13°20723.312.14.4

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in November.

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 (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5892
6892
7793
8793
9793
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271090
281189
291189
301288

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Musanze gets around 222 mm of rain over 25.3 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 84% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
183
284
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485
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686
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3082

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
12377
22278
32179
42080
52080
61981
71981
81882
91882
101882
111882
121882
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Wind in November

Winds average 4 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
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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 5:43 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:435:47
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312.15:435:47
412.15:435:47
512.15:435:47
612.15:435:47
712.15:445:47
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1012.15:445:48
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1812.15:455:49
1912.15:455:50
2012.15:455:50
2112.15:465:50
2212.15:465:50
2312.15:465:51
2412.15:475:51
2512.15:475:51
2612.15:475:52
2712.15:475:52
2812.15:485:52
2912.15:485:53
3012.15:485:53

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 4.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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205.0Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Musanze?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Musanze.

What to pack for Musanze in November

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

In November, Musanze sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Musanze 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 Musanze peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Musanze 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 Musanze is worst in January — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJan 2299 µg/m³May 1181 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr82Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun95Unhealthy
Jul91Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep83Unhealthy
Oct81Unhealthy
Nov86Unhealthy
Dec93Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Musanze?

Musanze sits at 1.5°S, 29.6°E, 1,849 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Mukingo, 10 km away.

MukamiraKoraKisoroNgororeroRutshuruRubanda

Topography around Musanze

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Musanze has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m around an average of 1,850 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,644 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,540 m.

The land around Musanze is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (31%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), grassland (24%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
304 m
16 km
2,644 m
80 km
3,540 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Mukingo 10 km · Busogo 12 km · Mukamira 20 km · Kora 24 km · Kisoro 24 km · Ngororero 40 km · Rutshuru 41 km · Rubanda 42 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 Musanze (-1.4998°, 29.635°, elevation 1,849 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).