Kahama weather in November

In November, Kahama sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 117 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Kahama's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kahama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:30 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Kahama is town in northwestern Tanzania.

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 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical November day in Kahama reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C cooler than October and about 1°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kahama weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°11418.312.24.9
Feb29° / 19°8514.612.14.8
Mar28° / 19°12017.1124.8
Apr28° / 19°10415.311.95.4
May29° / 19°254.511.86.5
Jun29° / 18°20.511.86.7
Jul29° / 18°10.211.86.9
Aug30° / 19°71.211.96.3
Sep31° / 20°142.5125.4
Oct31° / 20°427.612.14.8
Nov29° / 19°1171612.24.7
Dec28° / 18°12919.812.24.9

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in November, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33466
43268
53268
63268
73070
83070
92971
102872
112872
122773
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223070
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Kahama gets around 117 mm of rain over 16 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 53% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2258
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2961
3061

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11929494
21729504
31628524
41528534
51427545
61226575
71125586
81025596
9924607
10823618
11822628
12721639
13720649
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157196311
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302126917

Wind in November

Winds average 6 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
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117calm
127calm
137calm
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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 12 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 6:29 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:296:37
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412.16:296:38
512.16:296:38
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712.26:296:38
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2012.26:306:41
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2612.26:326:44
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2912.26:336:45
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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 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in September across the year — November's 5.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
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95.8Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Kahama

In seasonPeak

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

Kahama's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Kahama?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Kahama for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kahama in November

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

In November, Kahama sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kahama 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 Kahama peaks around March 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kahama 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 Kahama is worst in January — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJan 2016 µg/m³May 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kahama?

Kahama sits at 3.8°S, 32.6°E, 1,249 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Isaka, 38 km away.

NzegaUshiromboShinyangaOld Shinyanga

Topography around Kahama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kahama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 1,237 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m.

The land around Kahama is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
191 m
80 km
502 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
November weather nearby: Isaka 38 km · Masumbwe 51 km · Tinde 67 km · Mhango 67 km · Nzega 77 km · Ushirombo 80 km · Shinyanga 93 km · Old Shinyanga 94 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
Christian 63%Muslim 34%folk religion 1%

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 Kahama (-3.8333°, 32.6°, elevation 1,249 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).