Mbarara weather in November

In November, Mbarara sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 103 mm of rain across 22.5 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Mbarara's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbarara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
16°
6th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
22.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:42 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Mbarara is city in Uganda.

Founded
1901

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 Mbarara reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°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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Mbarara 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
Jan28° / 17°359.5126.1
Feb28° / 17°389.1125.5
Mar28° / 17°6615.3125.3
Apr27° / 17°8519.4124.8
May27° / 17°6515.8125.6
Jun27° / 16°266.8126.7
Jul27° / 16°133.5127.1
Aug27° / 16°4611.2126.1
Sep27° / 16°7017.5125.2
Oct27° / 16°10122.9124.5
Nov26° / 16°10322.5124.5
Dec26° / 16°6115.4125.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21783
31684
41684
51684
61684
71684
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Mbarara gets around 103 mm of rain over 22.5 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 75% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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581
681
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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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
11486
21486
31387
41288
51288
61189
71189
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11991
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301486

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
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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 6:40 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:406:42
212.06:406:42
312.06:406:42
412.06:406:42
512.06:406:42
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2012.06:436:44
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2312.06:446:45
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2512.06:446:46
2612.06:446:46
2712.06:456:47
2812.06:456:47
2912.06:456:47
3012.06:466:48

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 5.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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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 Mbarara?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Mbarara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mbarara in November

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

In November, Mbarara sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mbarara 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 Mbarara peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mbarara 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 Mbarara is worst in January — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 2045 µg/m³Apr 2328 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul41Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep33Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mbarara?

Mbarara sits at 0.6°S, 30.6°E, 1,422 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Bwizibwera, 3.0 km away.

IsingiroIryangoNakivale Refugee CampNyacheraMabare

Topography around Mbarara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbarara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 1,417 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 503 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,268 m.

The land around Mbarara is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), grassland (25%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
503 m
80 km
1,268 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Bwizibwera 3.0 km · Kinoni 20 km · Rutoma 30 km · Isingiro 36 km · Iryango 41 km · Nakivale Refugee Camp 42 km · Nyachera 42 km · Mabare 46 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 Mbarara (-0.6047°, 30.6485°, elevation 1,422 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).