Kansanshi weather in November

In November, Kansanshi sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 187 mm of rain across 22.6 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in November, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of November to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Kansanshi's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kansanshi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
187 mm
22.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:43 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
76%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Kansanshi is city in Zambia.

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 26°C by the end.

A typical November day in Kansanshi reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°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 30°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 3°C cooler than October and about 2°C warmer than December.

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

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°32329.312.63.6
Feb25° / 17°26525.512.43.8
Mar26° / 17°24525.812.14.2
Apr26° / 16°6310.411.76.6
May26° / 14°4111.58.4
Jun25° / 12°00.111.39.2
Jul25° / 11°0011.49.3
Aug28° / 14°0011.68.3
Sep30° / 17°41.311.96.2
Oct30° / 18°41712.35.1
Nov27° / 17°18722.612.64.3
Dec25° / 17°3082912.73.7

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 76%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33862
43763
53565
63367
73367
83268
93070
102872
112773
122674
132575
142377
152278
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301486

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Kansanshi gets around 187 mm of rain over 22.6 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 74% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
149
252
354
456
558
660
762
864
965
1067
1168
1269
1371
1473
1574
1676
1778
1880
1981
2083
2184
2285
2386
2487
2588
2688
2789
2889
2989
3090

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13230380
23030400
32730430
42430460
52229480
62029501
71728541
81527571
91427581
101226611
111025632
12923662
13822682
14621712
15619723
16518743
17416773
18315793
19314803
20212833
21211843
22210853
23210853
2429863
2518883
2617893
2717893
2816903
2916912
3015922

Wind in November

Winds average 7 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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187calm
197calm
206calm
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306calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of November to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:456:11
212.45:446:11
312.55:446:12
412.55:446:12
512.55:446:12
612.55:446:13
712.55:436:13
812.55:436:13
912.55:436:14
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1312.55:436:15
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2912.65:446:23
3012.75:446:23

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in September across the year — November's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.7Bright
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225.7Bright
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265.5Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Kansanshi

In seasonPeak

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

Kansanshi's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Kansanshi?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Kansanshi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kansanshi in November

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

In November, Kansanshi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kansanshi 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 Kansanshi peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 19UV 16Jun 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kansanshi 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 Kansanshi is worst in August — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.6× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodAug 1584 µg/m³Apr 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May11Good
Jun29Moderate
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep53Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kansanshi?

Kansanshi sits at 12.1°S, 26.4°E, 1,429 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Solwezi, 9.0 km away.

KipushiChisasaLubumbashiLikasiKamboveChililabombwe

Topography around Kansanshi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kansanshi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 1,417 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 508 m.

The land around Kansanshi is covered by bare terrain (58%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
229 m
16 km
415 m
80 km
508 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Solwezi 9.0 km · Manyama 67 km · Kipushi 97 km · Chisasa 101 km · Lubumbashi 124 km · Likasi 128 km · Kambove 137 km · Chililabombwe 155 km

Zambia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,318
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
5.2
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
20.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 573
Religion
Protestant 75%Roman Catholic 20%other 3%none 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 Kansanshi (-12.0951°, 26.4273°, elevation 1,429 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).