Rwamagana weather in November

In November, Rwamagana sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 97 mm of rain across 20.3 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Rwamagana's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rwamagana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
20.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:41 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Rwamagana 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 26°C through the month.

A typical November day in Rwamagana reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C cooler than October and on par with December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22618
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Rwamagana 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
Jan27° / 18°5813.312.15.8
Feb27° / 18°5412.412.15.7
Mar27° / 18°7716.9125.3
Apr26° / 18°10419.9124.8
May26° / 18°571211.96.2
Jun27° / 18°122.211.97.4
Jul28° / 18°30.811.97.5
Aug28° / 18°194.111.96.9
Sep28° / 18°4010.3126.2
Oct27° / 18°8216.4125.4
Nov26° / 18°9720.312.14.9
Dec26° / 18°7216.612.15.5

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41783
51684
61684
71585
81585
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Rwamagana gets around 97 mm of rain over 20.3 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 67% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
165
266
366
467
567
668
768
868
968
1068
1168
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1367
1467
1567
1666
1766
1866
1966
2066
2167
2267
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2669
2769
2869
2969
3068

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
110891
29901
38911
48911
57921
66931
76931
85941
95941
104951
114951
124951
134951
144942
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303961

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 5:40 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:405:44
212.15:405:44
312.15:405:44
412.15:405:44
512.15:405:44
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712.15:405:44
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1812.15:415:47
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2012.15:425:47
2112.15:425:48
2212.15:425:48
2312.15:425:48
2412.15:435:49
2512.15:435:49
2612.15:435:49
2712.15:445:50
2812.15:445:50
2912.15:445:50
3012.15:455:51

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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95.3Bright
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125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Rwamagana?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Rwamagana for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rwamagana in November

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

In November, Rwamagana sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Rwamagana 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 Rwamagana peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Rwamagana 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 Rwamagana is worst in June — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorJun 2256 µg/m³Apr 2237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr37Poor
May38Poor
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul55Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Rwamagana?

Rwamagana sits at 1.9°S, 30.4°E, 1,537 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Kayonza, 10 km away.

KibungoNderaKigaliNyamataKamuhanda / RuyenziShyorongiMugina

Topography around Rwamagana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rwamagana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 1,488 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,451 m.

The land around Rwamagana is covered by cropland (37%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (32%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
453 m
80 km
1,451 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Kayonza 10 km · Kibungo 26 km · Ndera 29 km · Kigali 42 km · Nyamata 43 km · Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi 50 km · Shyorongi 54 km · Mugina 57 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 Rwamagana (-1.9487°, 30.4347°, elevation 1,537 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).