Nguruka weather in November

In November, Nguruka sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 125 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-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 11% of the time in November, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Nguruka's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nguruka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
125 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:34 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Nguruka is settlement in Kigoma 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical November day in Nguruka reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°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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Nguruka weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°14222.712.34.4
Feb28° / 20°10918.212.24.7
Mar28° / 20°14120.7124.7
Apr27° / 20°11617.111.95.2
May28° / 19°244.411.87.1
Jun28° / 18°00.211.77.4
Jul28° / 17°00.111.77.4
Aug30° / 19°20.411.86.6
Sep31° / 20°51125.5
Oct31° / 21°376.212.14.8
Nov29° / 20°12517.312.24.5
Dec27° / 20°16423.212.34.4

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in November, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32773
42773
52674
62575
72476
82476
92476
102476
112476
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Nguruka gets around 125 mm of rain over 17.3 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 57% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
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848
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1456
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1761
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1963
2065
2166
2267
2368
2468
2569
2670
2771
2871
2972
3073

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the muggy band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
110194426
29194428
38184430
47174432
56164434
65154436
75144338
84134340
94124242
103114244
113114146
122104048
13293950
14293752
15283654
16273556
17273457
18263359
19253261
20253162
21243064
22142966
23142867
24132769
25132670
26122572
27122473
28122275
29012178
30012178

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
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306calm

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 6:34 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:346:45
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512.26:346:45
612.26:346:46
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2012.26:356:49
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2512.36:366:51
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2812.36:366:53
2912.36:376:53
3012.36:376:53

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in September across the year — November's 5.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.8Bright
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95.6Bright
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115.5Bright
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135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
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205.3Bright
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265.3Bright
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305.3Bright
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Nguruka

In seasonPeak

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

Nguruka sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Nguruka's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Nguruka?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Nguruka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nguruka in November

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

In November, Nguruka sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nguruka in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nguruka peaks around February 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Nguruka 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 Nguruka is worst in July — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.1× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodJul 2437 µg/m³Apr 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun23Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep25Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nguruka?

Nguruka sits at 5.1°S, 31.0°E, 1,081 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Uvinza, 72 km away.

UvinzaUramboKasuluMpandaMwandigaKigomaMabamaKibondo

Topography around Nguruka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nguruka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 1,078 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 744 m.

The land around Nguruka is covered by shrubs (34%), cropland (23%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (30%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
180 m
80 km
744 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Uvinza 72 km · Urambo 112 km · Kasulu 120 km · Mpanda 137 km · Mwandiga 156 km · Kigoma 159 km · Mabama 165 km · Kibondo 173 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 Nguruka (-5.1092°, 31.0419°, elevation 1,081 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).