Masumbwe weather in November

In November, Masumbwe sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 131 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Masumbwe's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masumbwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
131 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:31 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
73%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Masumbwe is city in Geita, 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 29°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical November day in Masumbwe reaches about 28°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 25°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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Masumbwe weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°1171912.25.0
Feb28° / 18°8815.312.14.8
Mar28° / 19°13017.9124.8
Apr27° / 18°11716.611.95.2
May28° / 19°315.111.86.5
Jun29° / 18°20.411.86.7
Jul29° / 18°10.211.86.8
Aug30° / 19°71.211.96.1
Sep31° / 20°142.6125.3
Oct31° / 20°478.312.14.7
Nov28° / 19°13117.412.24.7
Dec27° / 18°13620.312.24.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43169
53169
63070
72971
82872
92872
102773
112773
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Masumbwe gets around 131 mm of rain over 17.4 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 57% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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548
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953
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1961
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2564
2665
2765
2865
2965
3066

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11424548
21323568
31223578
41122589
5921619
68206210
77196410
86196411
96186412
105176513
114166614
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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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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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 6:31 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:316:39
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512.16:316:39
612.16:316:39
712.16:316:40
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1712.26:326:42
1812.26:326:42
1912.26:326:42
2012.26:326:43
2112.26:326:43
2212.26:336:43
2312.26:336:44
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2512.26:336:45
2612.26:346:45
2712.26:346:45
2812.26:346:46
2912.26:356:46
3012.26:356:46

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 5.41 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in September across the year — November's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.6Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Masumbwe

In seasonPeak

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

Masumbwe'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 Masumbwe?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Masumbwe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Masumbwe in November

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

In November, Masumbwe sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Masumbwe 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 Masumbwe peaks around March 15 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 15UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Masumbwe 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 Masumbwe 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 Masumbwe?

Masumbwe sits at 3.6°S, 32.2°E, 1,191 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Ushirombo, 29 km away.

BuseresereKatoroDiobahikaUyovuMhangoGeita

Topography around Masumbwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masumbwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 1,184 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 m.

The land around Masumbwe is covered by cropland (68%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
389 m
80 km
433 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
November weather nearby: Ushirombo 29 km · Kahama 51 km · Buseresere 73 km · Katoro 76 km · Diobahika 80 km · Uyovu 83 km · Mhango 84 km · Geita 85 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 Masumbwe (-3.6333°, 32.1833°, elevation 1,191 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).