Matam weather in November

In November, Matam sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of November to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Matam's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:01 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
47%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Matam is city and regional capital in Senegal.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical November day in Matam reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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

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.

Matam weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°10.111.24.7
Feb35° / 21°10.111.53.2
Mar38° / 24°0011.91.2
Apr41° / 27°0012.30.0
May42° / 29°00.112.70.0
Jun41° / 29°101.712.90.1
Jul37° / 27°425.912.81.7
Aug35° / 27°9010.212.52.6
Sep36° / 27°647.712.12.3
Oct38° / 27°132.511.61.0
Nov37° / 24°0011.31.9
Dec34° / 20°20.211.13.9

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36634
46634
56535
66535
76436
86337
96337
106238
116139
126139
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Matam gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
158171492
261161481
364151371
467141261
568141161
672131050
77512940
87711840
98010730
10829630
11838630
12858520
13877420
14877420
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21927100
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23927100
24936100
25936100
26936100
27936100
28936100
29945100
30945100

Wind in November

Winds average 13 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3015light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of November to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:546:19
211.46:546:19
311.46:556:19
411.46:556:18
511.46:556:18
611.46:566:18
711.46:566:18
811.36:576:17
911.36:576:17
1011.36:586:17
1111.36:586:17
1211.36:596:17
1311.36:596:16
1411.37:006:16
1511.37:006:16
1611.37:016:16
1711.27:016:16
1811.27:026:16
1911.27:026:16
2011.27:036:16
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2211.27:046:16
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2611.27:066:16
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2811.27:076:16
2911.17:086:17
3011.17:086:17

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — November's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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45.9Bright
55.9Bright
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305.2Bright
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Matam

In seasonPeak

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

Matam sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

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

Is November a good time to visit Matam?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Matam.

What to pack for Matam in November

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

In November, Matam sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Matam in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Matam peaks around August 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 20UV 12Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Matam 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 Matam is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 11104 µg/m³Aug 2023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb105Unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr78Unhealthy
May83Unhealthy
Jun75Unhealthy
Jul37Poor
Aug22Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct45Poor
Nov49Poor
Dec89Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Matam?

Matam sits at 15.7°N, 13.3°W, 22 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Ouro Sogui, 9.0 km away.

ThilogneKaédiElghabraSélibabyBogué

Topography around Matam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m.

The land around Matam is covered by grassland (44%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
65 m
80 km
124 m
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November weather nearby: Ouro Sogui 9.0 km · Kanel 20 km · Thilogne 52 km · Kaédi 61 km · Elghabra 127 km · Sélibaby 127 km · Bogué 150 km · Aleg 170 km

Senegal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,955
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
27%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
23.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 442
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Matam (15.6559°, -13.2554°, elevation 22 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).