Dodoma weather in November

In November, Dodoma sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 24 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in November, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of November to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Dodoma's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dodoma's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 24 mm; 3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:14 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 6th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.9; out of 10

Dodoma is city and capital of Tanzania.

Density: 297/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1906

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

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical November day in Dodoma reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 1°C warmer than December.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	32	20
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	20
19	32	20
20	32	20
21	32	20
22	32	20
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	32	20
26	32	20
27	32	20
28	32	20
29	31	20
30	31	20

Dodoma weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	105	14.5	12.3	4.8
Feb	29° / 20°	82	11.6	12.2	4.8
Mar	29° / 20°	87	11.9	12	5.0
Apr	29° / 19°	42	7.3	11.9	5.7
May	29° / 18°	6	1.5	11.7	6.6
Jun	28° / 16°	1	0.1	11.6	7.7
Jul	27° / 15°	0	0.1	11.7	8.3
Aug	28° / 16°	0	0	11.8	7.8
Sep	30° / 17°	0	0	12	6.7
Oct	31° / 18°	4	0.5	12.1	5.7
Nov	32° / 20°	24	3	12.3	4.9
Dec	30° / 20°	80	9.7	12.4	4.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	65	64	64	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64
Cloudier (%)	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Dodoma gets around 24 mm of rain over 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 10% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	4
4	4
5	4
6	5
7	5
8	6
9	6
10	7
11	7
12	8
13	9
14	9
15	10
16	10
17	11
18	11
19	12
20	13
21	13
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	16

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	36	35	34	32	31	30	29	28	27	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13
Comfortable (%)	54	55	55	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	52
Humid (%)	9	9	10	10	11	12	13	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	24	25	26	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	31
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	36	54	9	1
2	35	55	9	1
3	34	55	10	1
4	32	57	10	1
5	31	57	11	1
6	30	57	12	1
7	29	57	13	1
8	28	58	13	1
9	27	58	14	1
10	26	58	15	1
11	24	58	16	2
12	23	58	17	2
13	22	58	18	2
14	21	58	19	2
15	20	58	20	2
16	19	58	21	2
17	18	58	22	2
18	18	57	23	2
19	17	57	24	2
20	16	57	24	3
21	16	56	25	3
22	15	56	26	3
23	15	55	27	3
24	15	55	27	3
25	14	55	28	3
26	14	54	29	3
27	14	54	29	3
28	13	54	30	3
29	13	53	30	4
30	13	52	31	4

Wind in November

Winds average 17 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	18	light breeze
2	18	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	18	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	16	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of November to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:36 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17
Sunset (PM)	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:14	6:27
2	12.2	6:14	6:27
3	12.2	6:14	6:28
4	12.2	6:14	6:28
5	12.2	6:14	6:28
6	12.2	6:13	6:28
7	12.2	6:13	6:28
8	12.3	6:13	6:29
9	12.3	6:13	6:29
10	12.3	6:13	6:29
11	12.3	6:13	6:29
12	12.3	6:13	6:30
13	12.3	6:13	6:30
14	12.3	6:14	6:30
15	12.3	6:14	6:31
16	12.3	6:14	6:31
17	12.3	6:14	6:31
18	12.3	6:14	6:32
19	12.3	6:14	6:32
20	12.3	6:14	6:32
21	12.3	6:14	6:33
22	12.3	6:15	6:33
23	12.3	6:15	6:33
24	12.3	6:15	6:34
25	12.3	6:15	6:34
26	12.3	6:15	6:35
27	12.3	6:16	6:35
28	12.3	6:16	6:35
29	12.3	6:16	6:36
30	12.3	6:17	6:36

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.35 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in October across the year — November's 6.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.2	Intense
2	7.2	Intense
3	7.1	Intense
4	7.1	Intense
5	7.1	Intense
6	7.1	Intense
7	7.1	Intense
8	7.1	Intense
9	7.1	Intense
10	7.0	Intense
11	7.0	Intense
12	7.0	Intense
13	7.0	Intense
14	7.0	Intense
15	7.0	Intense
16	7.0	Intense
17	6.9	Intense
18	6.9	Intense
19	6.9	Intense
20	6.9	Intense
21	6.9	Intense
22	6.8	Intense
23	6.8	Intense
24	6.8	Intense
25	6.8	Intense
26	6.8	Intense
27	6.8	Intense
28	6.7	Intense
29	6.7	Intense
30	6.7	Intense

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Dodoma?

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

4.9

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

7.7

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Dodoma for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dodoma in November

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

In November, Dodoma sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

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UV index in Dodoma 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 Dodoma peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	16	14	11	10	11	11	13	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Dodoma?

Dodoma sits at 6.2°S, 35.7°E, 1,125 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mpwapwa, 85 km away.

Topography around Dodoma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dodoma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m around an average of 1,135 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,336 m.

The land around Dodoma is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), shrubs (31%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

195 m

artificial surfaces 63%

16 km

457 m

grassland 41%

80 km

1,336 m

grassland 33%

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← October Dodoma year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Mpwapwa 85 km · Kibakwe 92 km · Kibaigwa 101 km · Manyoni 111 km · Izazi 114 km · Geiro 125 km · Kondoa 142 km · Itigi 149 km

Tanzania travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 29% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,319; 2025
Happiness: 3.9 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 31%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 3.7; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 31.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 479
Religion

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 Dodoma (-6.1722°, 35.7395°, elevation 1,125 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	32	20
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	20
19	32	20
20	32	20
21	32	20
22	32	20
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	32	20
26	32	20
27	32	20
28	32	20
29	31	20
30	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	4
4	4
5	4
6	5
7	5
8	6
9	6
10	7
11	7
12	8
13	9
14	9
15	10
16	10
17	11
18	11
19	12
20	13
21	13
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	36	54	9	1
2	35	55	9	1
3	34	55	10	1
4	32	57	10	1
5	31	57	11	1
6	30	57	12	1
7	29	57	13	1
8	28	58	13	1
9	27	58	14	1
10	26	58	15	1
11	24	58	16	2
12	23	58	17	2
13	22	58	18	2
14	21	58	19	2
15	20	58	20	2
16	19	58	21	2
17	18	58	22	2
18	18	57	23	2
19	17	57	24	2
20	16	57	24	3
21	16	56	25	3
22	15	56	26	3
23	15	55	27	3
24	15	55	27	3
25	14	55	28	3
26	14	54	29	3
27	14	54	29	3
28	13	54	30	3
29	13	53	30	4
30	13	52	31	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	32	20
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	20
19	32	20
20	32	20
21	32	20
22	32	20
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	32	20
26	32	20
27	32	20
28	32	20
29	31	20
30	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	4
4	4
5	4
6	5
7	5
8	6
9	6
10	7
11	7
12	8
13	9
14	9
15	10
16	10
17	11
18	11
19	12
20	13
21	13
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	36	54	9	1
2	35	55	9	1
3	34	55	10	1
4	32	57	10	1
5	31	57	11	1
6	30	57	12	1
7	29	57	13	1
8	28	58	13	1
9	27	58	14	1
10	26	58	15	1
11	24	58	16	2
12	23	58	17	2
13	22	58	18	2
14	21	58	19	2
15	20	58	20	2
16	19	58	21	2
17	18	58	22	2
18	18	57	23	2
19	17	57	24	2
20	16	57	24	3
21	16	56	25	3
22	15	56	26	3
23	15	55	27	3
24	15	55	27	3
25	14	55	28	3
26	14	54	29	3
27	14	54	29	3
28	13	54	30	3
29	13	53	30	4
30	13	52	31	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	32	20
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	20
19	32	20
20	32	20
21	32	20
22	32	20
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	32	20
26	32	20
27	32	20
28	32	20
29	31	20
30	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	4
4	4
5	4
6	5
7	5
8	6
9	6
10	7
11	7
12	8
13	9
14	9
15	10
16	10
17	11
18	11
19	12
20	13
21	13
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	36	54	9	1
2	35	55	9	1
3	34	55	10	1
4	32	57	10	1
5	31	57	11	1
6	30	57	12	1
7	29	57	13	1
8	28	58	13	1
9	27	58	14	1
10	26	58	15	1
11	24	58	16	2
12	23	58	17	2
13	22	58	18	2
14	21	58	19	2
15	20	58	20	2
16	19	58	21	2
17	18	58	22	2
18	18	57	23	2
19	17	57	24	2
20	16	57	24	3
21	16	56	25	3
22	15	56	26	3
23	15	55	27	3
24	15	55	27	3
25	14	55	28	3
26	14	54	29	3
27	14	54	29	3
28	13	54	30	3
29	13	53	30	4
30	13	52	31	4