Gombe weather in November

In November, Gombe sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 141 mm of rain across 25.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-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 5% of the time in November, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of November to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Gombe's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gombe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
141 mm
25.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:37 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
81%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Gombe is town in Butambala, Uganda.

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 Gombe reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°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)
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Gombe weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°6914.7125.6
Feb28° / 18°6815.3125.1
Mar27° / 18°11722.2124.5
Apr26° / 18°15326.1123.9
May25° / 18°12624.9124.4
Jun26° / 17°6216.6125.5
Jul26° / 17°4712.6126.1
Aug26° / 17°8720.2125.0
Sep27° / 17°11124.3124.3
Oct26° / 18°14726.7124.0
Nov26° / 18°14125.4124.0
Dec26° / 18°9319.2125.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Gombe gets around 141 mm of rain over 25.4 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 85% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
191
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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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13862
23763
33664
43664
53565
63466
73367
83367
93268
103169
113169
123169
133070
143070
153070
163169
173169
183268
193268
203367
213466
223565
233664
243763
253862
263961
273961
284060
294159
304159

Wind in November

Winds average 6 km/h in November, the calmest month.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:356:35
212.06:356:35
312.06:356:35
412.06:366:35
512.06:366:35
612.06:366:35
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1012.06:366:36
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1312.06:376:36
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1612.06:376:37
1712.06:376:37
1812.06:386:37
1912.06:386:37
2012.06:386:38
2112.06:386:38
2212.06:396:38
2312.06:396:38
2412.06:396:39
2512.06:406:39
2612.06:406:39
2712.06:406:40
2812.06:416:40
2912.06:416:40
3012.06:416:41

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 5.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Gombe?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Gombe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gombe in November

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

In November, Gombe sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Gombe 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 Gombe peaks around March 16 at about 15 (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 16UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gombe 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 Gombe is worst in January — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1648 µg/m³May 1127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov38Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gombe?

Gombe sits at 0.2°N, 32.1°E, 1,190 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Mityana, 25 km away.

NamayumbaKakiriLukayaKatabiKiziba

Topography around Gombe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gombe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 1,220 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 540 m.

The land around Gombe is covered by shrubs (48%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (26%), shrubs (26%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
540 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Mityana 25 km · Mpigi 25 km · Kasanje 35 km · Namayumba 40 km · Kakiri 41 km · Lukaya 44 km · Katabi 44 km · Kiziba 45 km

Uganda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,206
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 518
Religion
Protestant 45%Roman Catholic 39%Muslim 14%other 2%

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 Gombe (0.2033°, 32.0881°, elevation 1,190 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).