Katesh weather in November

In November, Katesh sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 60 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 28% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Katesh's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Katesh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:17 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Katesh is town in Manyara Region, Tanzania.

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 Katesh reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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)
12715
22715
32715
42715
52715
62715
72715
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Katesh 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°20414.712.26.0
Feb26° / 16°15411.912.16.1
Mar25° / 16°16214.5126.1
Apr24° / 16°10115.811.95.9
May23° / 14°39811.87.0
Jun22° / 12°3111.77.9
Jul22° / 11°20.611.88.1
Aug23° / 12°20.511.98.3
Sep25° / 13°10.4128.6
Oct26° / 14°102.312.17.9
Nov26° / 15°606.812.27.1
Dec26° / 16°16012.912.36.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35446
45446
55446
65446
75446
85446
95347
105347
115347
125347
135248
145248
155248
165149
175149
185149
195050
205050
215050
225149
235149
245149
255149
265248
275248
285248
295248
305347

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Katesh gets around 60 mm of rain over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
115
216
316
417
517
618
718
818
919
1019
1120
1220
1320
1420
1521
1621
1722
1822
1923
2024
2124
2225
2326
2426
2527
2627
2728
2828
2929
3029

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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
164333
263343
361354
460364
559374
657385
756386
855396
953407
1051418
1150428
1248429
13474310
14464411
15444511
16424612
17414713
18394813
19384914
20364914
21355015
22345115
23335116
24325216
25325216
26315217
27315217
28305317
29305317
30295318

Wind in November

Winds average 12 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 0 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:176:27
212.26:176:27
312.26:176:27
412.26:176:27
512.26:176:27
612.26:176:28
712.26:176:28
812.26:176:28
912.26:176:28
1012.26:176:28
1112.26:176:29
1212.26:176:29
1312.26:176:29
1412.26:176:29
1512.26:176:30
1612.26:176:30
1712.26:186:30
1812.26:186:31
1912.26:186:31
2012.26:186:31
2112.26:186:32
2212.26:186:32
2312.26:196:32
2412.26:196:33
2512.26:196:33
2612.26:196:33
2712.26:206:34
2812.26:206:34
2912.26:206:35
3012.26:216:35

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in October across the year — November's 6.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Katesh

In seasonPeak

None of Katesh's seasonal hazards are active in November. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Katesh's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is November a good time to visit Katesh?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

November is one of the better times to visit Katesh for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Katesh in November

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

In November, Katesh sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Katesh in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Katesh peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Katesh?

Katesh sits at 4.5°S, 35.4°E, 1,724 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Nangwa, 10 km away.

Topography around Katesh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katesh has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m around an average of 1,739 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,961 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,394 m.

The land around Katesh is covered by cropland (53%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
345 m
16 km
1,961 m
80 km
2,394 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Nangwa 10 km · Bashanet 33 km · Basotu 38 km · Dareda 39 km · Dongobesh 51 km · Babati 53 km · Galappo 59 km · Mtinko 59 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 Katesh (-4.5248°, 35.3849°, elevation 1,724 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).