Kawambwa weather in November

In November, Kawambwa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 267 mm of rain across 25.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-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 6% of the time in November, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of November to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Kawambwa's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kawambwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
267 mm
25.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:35 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
80%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Kawambwa is human settlement.

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 Kawambwa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°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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Kawambwa weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°32229.312.53.6
Feb26° / 18°26625.512.33.7
Mar26° / 18°31128.812.13.7
Apr27° / 18°12214.911.85.6
May28° / 17°10211.67.3
Jun28° / 16°0011.48.4
Jul28° / 15°0011.58.4
Aug30° / 17°10.211.76.6
Sep31° / 19°142.911.95.0
Oct30° / 20°9113.312.24.3
Nov27° / 18°26725.412.43.9
Dec26° / 18°36729.612.63.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42773
52674
62575
72575
82377
92278
102278
112179
122080
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151981
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201684
211585
221585
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301090

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Kawambwa gets around 267 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 84% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
166
268
370
472
573
675
776
878
979
1080
1181
1282
1383
1484
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1685
1786
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1988
2089
2189
2290
2391
2491
2592
2693
2793
2894
2994
3094

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 53% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16204529
25194630
34184632
44174634
53154635
63144637
72134639
82124541
92104543
10194445
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24123265
25023266
26013168
27013168
28013069
29013069
30013069

Wind in November

Winds average 5 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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305calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of November to 12 h 30 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 5:37 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:375:58
212.45:365:58
312.45:365:58
412.45:365:59
512.45:365:59
612.45:365:59
712.45:365:59
812.45:366:00
912.45:356:00
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1312.45:356:01
1412.45:356:02
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in September across the year — November's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.7Bright
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85.7Bright
95.7Bright
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135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
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205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Kawambwa

In seasonPeak

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

Kawambwa'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 Kawambwa?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kawambwa.

What to pack for Kawambwa in November

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

In November, Kawambwa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kawambwa 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 Kawambwa peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 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 highExtremeFeb 20UV 16Aug 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kawambwa 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 Kawambwa is worst in September — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 14.9× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodSep 9101 µg/m³May 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun10Good
Jul27Moderate
Aug101Unhealthy
Sep101Unhealthy
Oct38Poor
Nov15Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kawambwa?

Kawambwa sits at 9.8°S, 29.1°E, 1,342 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Mwansabombwe, 35 km away.

LuwinguMporokosoChiengiPwetoMansaKaputa

Topography around Kawambwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kawambwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 1,334 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 647 m.

The land around Kawambwa is covered by cropland (40%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
284 m
80 km
647 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Mwansabombwe 35 km · Nchelenge 62 km · Luwingu 107 km · Mporokoso 124 km · Chiengi 126 km · Pweto 149 km · Mansa 158 km · Kaputa 160 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 Kawambwa (-9.7915°, 29.0791°, elevation 1,342 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).