Kamwenge weather in November

In November, Kamwenge sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 128 mm of rain across 24.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in November, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Kamwenge's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kamwenge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
128 mm
24.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:44 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Kamwenge is place in Western Uganda, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical November day in Kamwenge reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°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 29°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 1°C cooler than December.

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

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°287.4125.2
Feb31° / 19°327.8124.6
Mar30° / 19°7816.5124.2
Apr28° / 18°10421.4124.0
May28° / 19°8618.3124.8
Jun29° / 18°327.9125.7
Jul29° / 18°195126.0
Aug29° / 18°5712.9125.1
Sep29° / 18°8319.1124.3
Oct28° / 18°11424.4123.9
Nov28° / 18°12824.2124.1
Dec28° / 18°6413.8125.2

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 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
41585
51585
61585
71684
81684
91684
101684
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272377
282377
292377
302377

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Kamwenge gets around 128 mm of rain over 24.2 wet days in November, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 80% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
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486
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2176
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2771
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2970
3070

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
10955
20955
30955
40955
50955
60955
70946
80946
90946
100955
110955
120955
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192944
202944
212944
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233943
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253943
263943
274933
284933
294933
304933

Wind in November

Winds average 4 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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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 6:42 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:426:42
212.06:426:42
312.06:426:42
412.06:426:42
512.06:426:42
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2212.06:456:45
2312.06:466:45
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2512.06:466:46
2612.06:466:46
2712.06:476:46
2812.06:476:47
2912.06:476:47
3012.06:486:47

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 5.22 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 Kamwenge?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Kamwenge for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kamwenge in November

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

In November, Kamwenge sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kamwenge 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 Kamwenge peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 15Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kamwenge 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 Kamwenge is worst in January — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 26 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 2044 µg/m³May 1026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul38Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kamwenge?

Kamwenge sits at 0.2°N, 30.5°E, 1,253 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kasozi, 19 km away.

IbandaKaseseKazoBuhesiKyenjojo

Topography around Kamwenge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kamwenge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 1,262 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 884 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,327 m.

The land around Kamwenge is covered by trees (46%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (33%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
183 m
16 km
884 m
80 km
4,327 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Kasozi 19 km · Rwamwanja Refugee Camp 29 km · Rwiimi 33 km · Ibanda 36 km · Kasese 41 km · Kazo 47 km · Buhesi 52 km · Kyenjojo 53 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 Kamwenge (0.1866°, 30.4539°, elevation 1,253 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).