Ruwa weather in November

In November, Ruwa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 100 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of November to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Ruwa's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ruwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 100 mm; 13 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 5:15 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 8th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Ruwa is town in Harare Province, Zimbabwe.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical November day in Ruwa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C cooler than October and about 2°C warmer than December.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	28	16
10	28	16
11	28	16
12	27	16
13	27	16
14	27	16
15	27	16
16	27	16
17	27	16
18	27	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	26	16
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16

Ruwa weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 17°	206	19.7	13	5.2
Feb	25° / 16°	138	14.3	12.6	5.8
Mar	25° / 15°	93	11.6	12.1	6.6
Apr	24° / 13°	34	5.4	11.6	8.0
May	23° / 10°	8	1.6	11.2	8.6
Jun	21° / 8°	2	0.7	10.9	8.5
Jul	20° / 8°	1	0.2	11	8.5
Aug	23° / 10°	1	0.3	11.4	9.2
Sep	27° / 13°	4	0.8	11.9	8.7
Oct	28° / 15°	31	5.5	12.4	7.5
Nov	27° / 16°	100	13	12.8	6.1
Dec	25° / 16°	193	19.6	13.1	5.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	70	68	68	66	66	65	64	63	61	60	58	56	54	53	51	50	48	47	45	44	44	43	43	44	43	43	44	44	44	44
Cloudier (%)	30	32	32	34	34	35	36	37	39	40	42	44	46	47	49	50	52	53	55	56	56	57	57	56	57	57	56	56	56	56

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	58	42
12	56	44
13	54	46
14	53	47
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	45	55
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Ruwa gets around 100 mm of rain over 13 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 43% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	26	26	27	28	29	30	32	33	35	37	39	41	42	44	46	47	49	50	51	52	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	27
4	28
5	29
6	30
7	32
8	33
9	35
10	37
11	39
12	41
13	42
14	44
15	46
16	47
17	49
18	50
19	51
20	52
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	53
25	52
26	52
27	52
28	52
29	52
30	52

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	74	72	71	69	67	65	63	61	58	56	53	51	48	46	43	41	39	37	35	33	32	31	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27
Comfortable (%)	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	34
Humid (%)	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	10	11	13	14	16	18	19	21	23	25	27	28	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	74	24	2
2	72	25	3
3	71	26	3
4	69	27	4
5	67	28	5
6	65	29	6
7	63	30	7
8	61	31	8
9	58	32	10
10	56	33	11
11	53	34	13
12	51	35	14
13	48	36	16
14	46	36	18
15	43	37	19
16	41	37	21
17	39	38	23
18	37	38	25
19	35	38	27
20	33	38	28
21	32	38	30
22	31	38	31
23	30	38	32
24	29	38	33
25	29	37	34
26	28	37	35
27	28	36	36
28	28	36	37
29	27	35	38
30	27	34	38

Wind in November

Winds average 11 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of November to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:14 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:15
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:19	5:58
2	12.7	5:18	5:59
3	12.7	5:18	5:59
4	12.7	5:18	6:00
5	12.7	5:17	6:00
6	12.7	5:17	6:01
7	12.7	5:17	6:01
8	12.8	5:16	6:02
9	12.8	5:16	6:02
10	12.8	5:16	6:03
11	12.8	5:16	6:03
12	12.8	5:15	6:04
13	12.8	5:15	6:04
14	12.8	5:15	6:05
15	12.8	5:15	6:05
16	12.9	5:15	6:06
17	12.9	5:15	6:06
18	12.9	5:14	6:07
19	12.9	5:14	6:08
20	12.9	5:14	6:08
21	12.9	5:14	6:09
22	12.9	5:14	6:09
23	12.9	5:14	6:10
24	12.9	5:14	6:11
25	12.9	5:14	6:11
26	13.0	5:14	6:12
27	13.0	5:14	6:12
28	13.0	5:15	6:13
29	13.0	5:15	6:13
30	13.0	5:15	6:14

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — November's 6.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.0	Intense
2	7.0	Intense
3	7.0	Intense
4	7.0	Intense
5	6.9	Intense
6	6.9	Intense
7	6.9	Intense
8	6.9	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.7	Intense
13	6.7	Intense
14	6.6	Intense
15	6.6	Intense
16	6.6	Intense
17	6.5	Intense
18	6.5	Intense
19	6.5	Intense
20	6.4	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Ruwa

In seasonPeak

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

Ruwa'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 Ruwa?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Ruwa for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ruwa in November

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

In November, Ruwa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Ruwa in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ruwa peaks around January 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	14	14	11	9	8	8	9	10	11	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Ruwa 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 Ruwa is worst in August — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.2× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	13	14	19	27	30	37	41	39	28	14	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	19	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	37	Poor
Aug	41	Poor
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	28	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ruwa?

Ruwa sits at 17.9°S, 31.2°E, 1,562 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Epworth, 10 km away.

Topography around Ruwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ruwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 1,545 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 860 m.

The land around Ruwa is covered by artificial surfaces (30%), grassland (28%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (32%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

77 m

artificial surfaces 30%

16 km

319 m

grassland 32%

80 km

860 m

grassland 41%

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← October Ruwa year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Epworth 10 km · Harare 21 km · Chitungwiza 23 km · Mount Hampden 36 km · Harare Western Suburbs 39 km · Marondera 46 km · Norton 58 km · Bindura 66 km

Zimbabwe travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 56% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,021; 2025
Happiness: 3.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 25%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 6.8; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 41.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 602
Religion

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 Ruwa (-17.8897°, 31.2447°, elevation 1,562 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	28	16
10	28	16
11	28	16
12	27	16
13	27	16
14	27	16
15	27	16
16	27	16
17	27	16
18	27	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	26	16
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	58	42
12	56	44
13	54	46
14	53	47
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	45	55
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	27
4	28
5	29
6	30
7	32
8	33
9	35
10	37
11	39
12	41
13	42
14	44
15	46
16	47
17	49
18	50
19	51
20	52
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	53
25	52
26	52
27	52
28	52
29	52
30	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	74	24	2
2	72	25	3
3	71	26	3
4	69	27	4
5	67	28	5
6	65	29	6
7	63	30	7
8	61	31	8
9	58	32	10
10	56	33	11
11	53	34	13
12	51	35	14
13	48	36	16
14	46	36	18
15	43	37	19
16	41	37	21
17	39	38	23
18	37	38	25
19	35	38	27
20	33	38	28
21	32	38	30
22	31	38	31
23	30	38	32
24	29	38	33
25	29	37	34
26	28	37	35
27	28	36	36
28	28	36	37
29	27	35	38
30	27	34	38

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	28	16
10	28	16
11	28	16
12	27	16
13	27	16
14	27	16
15	27	16
16	27	16
17	27	16
18	27	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	26	16
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	58	42
12	56	44
13	54	46
14	53	47
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	45	55
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	27
4	28
5	29
6	30
7	32
8	33
9	35
10	37
11	39
12	41
13	42
14	44
15	46
16	47
17	49
18	50
19	51
20	52
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	53
25	52
26	52
27	52
28	52
29	52
30	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	74	24	2
2	72	25	3
3	71	26	3
4	69	27	4
5	67	28	5
6	65	29	6
7	63	30	7
8	61	31	8
9	58	32	10
10	56	33	11
11	53	34	13
12	51	35	14
13	48	36	16
14	46	36	18
15	43	37	19
16	41	37	21
17	39	38	23
18	37	38	25
19	35	38	27
20	33	38	28
21	32	38	30
22	31	38	31
23	30	38	32
24	29	38	33
25	29	37	34
26	28	37	35
27	28	36	36
28	28	36	37
29	27	35	38
30	27	34	38

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	28	16
10	28	16
11	28	16
12	27	16
13	27	16
14	27	16
15	27	16
16	27	16
17	27	16
18	27	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	26	16
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	58	42
12	56	44
13	54	46
14	53	47
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	45	55
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	44	56
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	27
4	28
5	29
6	30
7	32
8	33
9	35
10	37
11	39
12	41
13	42
14	44
15	46
16	47
17	49
18	50
19	51
20	52
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	53
25	52
26	52
27	52
28	52
29	52
30	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	74	24	2
2	72	25	3
3	71	26	3
4	69	27	4
5	67	28	5
6	65	29	6
7	63	30	7
8	61	31	8
9	58	32	10
10	56	33	11
11	53	34	13
12	51	35	14
13	48	36	16
14	46	36	18
15	43	37	19
16	41	37	21
17	39	38	23
18	37	38	25
19	35	38	27
20	33	38	28
21	32	38	30
22	31	38	31
23	30	38	32
24	29	38	33
25	29	37	34
26	28	37	35
27	28	36	36
28	28	36	37
29	27	35	38
30	27	34	38