Climate averages 1991–2020
Lodwar weather
in November.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a hot month in Lodwar: daytime highs average 33.1°C and nights cool to about 24.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 60 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes November a moderately wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 59 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kotido (163 km away). In November its highs average 28.8°C, 4.3°C cooler than Lodwar, with 27 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Lodwar ranks 1st of 37 for the warmest November highs and joint 1st of 37 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 37 cities is 25.3°C; Lodwar is 7.8°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 33.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 60 mm to 26 mm.
The annual picture
November in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Lodwar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.0°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 12 | 1.9 | 12.012 h |
| February | 36.2°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 7.2 | 1.2 | 12.012 h |
| March | 35.7°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 36 | 4.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.9°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 74 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| May | 33.5°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 49 | 6.7 | 12.312 h |
| June | 32.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 23 | 4.0 | 12.312 h |
| July | 32.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 22 | 4.4 | 12.312 h |
| August | 32.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 19 | 3.5 | 12.212 h |
| September | 34.4°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 10 | 1.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 34.2°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 32 | 4.5 | 12.112 h |
| November, selected | 33.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 60 | 5.8 | 12.012 h |
| December | 33.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 26 | 3.4 | 11.912 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
November in nearby cities
- Kotido in NovemberUganda · 163 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 18.7°C · 27 mm rain
- Kitale in NovemberKenya · 243 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 141 mm rain
- Eldoret in NovemberKenya · 291 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 12.1°C · 122 mm rain
- Lira in NovemberUganda · 315 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 18.4°C · 103 mm rain
- Kakamega in NovemberKenya · 329 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.3°C · 202 mm rain
- Busia in NovemberKenya · 339 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 16.7°C · 210 mm rain
- Khwisero in NovemberKenya · 346 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 15.8°C · 197 mm rain
- Gulu in NovemberUganda · 368 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 18.8°C · 121 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Lodwar) is explained once on the Lodwar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.