Climate averages 1991–2020
Pointe-Noire weather
in November.
A warm, wet month: the 7th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a warm month in Pointe-Noire: daytime highs average 27.9°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 147 mm of rain on roughly 22 days, which makes November a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 20 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cabinda (95 km away). In November its highs average 27.7°C, about as warm as Pointe-Noire, with 178 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in the Republic of the Congo, Pointe-Noire ranks 4th of 4 for the warmest November highs and 1st of 4 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 4 cities is 29.0°C; Pointe-Noire is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From November to December, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 28.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 147 mm to 135 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
Pointe-Noire climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.4°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 142 | 21.7 | 12.412 h |
| February | 28.9°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 152 | 19.9 | 12.312 h |
| March | 29.3°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 129 | 20.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.9°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 131 | 19.4 | 12.012 h |
| May | 28.0°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 38 | 9.2 | 11.912 h |
| June | 26.0°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 1.7 | 0.3 | 11.812 h |
| July | 25.0°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11.912 h |
| August | 25.1°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 1.8 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| September | 26.1°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 6.3 | 1.7 | 12.112 h |
| October | 27.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 53 | 12.3 | 12.212 h |
| November, selected | 27.9°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 147 | 21.6 | 12.312 h |
| December | 28.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 135 | 21.0 | 12.412 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
- Cabinda in NovemberAngola · 95 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 24.3°C · 178 mm rain
- Dolisie in NovemberRepublic of the Congo · 110 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.2°C · 245 mm rain
- Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo in NovemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 140 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 24.0°C · 78 mm rain
- Soyo in NovemberAngola · 161 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 24.8°C · 64 mm rain
- Nkayi in NovemberRepublic of the Congo · 171 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 22.6°C · 158 mm rain
- Boma in NovemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 178 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 23.5°C · 155 mm rain
- Matadi in NovemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 213 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 22.8°C · 149 mm rain
- Kimpese in NovemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 298 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.0°C · 179 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 Pointe-Noire) is explained once on the Pointe-Noire year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.