Asmara weather in November
November in Asmara: nice, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#8 of 12 months in Asmara · #102 of 1413 destinations to visit in November · comfort 90/100 (tier S)
- Days
- 21°C
- Nights
- 11°C
- Wet days
- 9
- Sun
- 10.3 h
- Humidity
- 75%
- Daylight
- 11 h

Traveller notes on Asmara in November
Other months in Asmara
Forum posters describe Asmara's high-altitude setting as giving it genuinely excellent, mild weather most of the time, with one visitor who stayed from January through the end of September specifically describing sunny, nice tropical-feeling conditions throughout that stretch, including September. Posters more generally describe the city as pleasantly mild, even uncomfortably cool in the depths of winter, a real contrast to the heat typical of lower-elevation parts of the Horn of Africa. Given the limited amount of destination-specific detail available for September specifically, this note leans on that broader pattern of Asmara's altitude-moderated, comfortable climate holding fairly steady across much of the year. Posters generally rate September as a pleasant, comfortably mild time to visit Asmara.
Forum posters consistently credit Asmara's high altitude (over 2,300m) for genuinely mild, comfortable weather that's a real outlier for the region - posters describe conditions as pleasant enough to feel cool at night even in what would be a hot season at lower elevation, with one poster specifically calling out excellent weather as a highlight of visiting. Posters do flag that later in the dry season, closer to late April and May, days can turn genuinely hot even at Asmara's elevation, framing March as still comfortably within the cooler, more pleasant stretch of the year. Posters consistently recommend Asmara's well-preserved Italian colonial architecture and cafe culture as ideal for walking exploration given the mild daytime conditions.
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Asmara climate normals — November
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Asmara in November
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Shoulder seasonschool holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Asmara's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Fair weatherAsmara's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.
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Asmara in November — FAQ
- Is November a good time to visit Asmara?
- November in Asmara: nice, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #8 of 12 months for Asmara on SeasonMap's comfort score (90/100).
- What is the weather like in Asmara in November?
- In November, Asmara averages a daily high of 20.9°C and a low of 11°C, with about 36.8 mm of rain over roughly 8.6 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Asmara in November?
- Asmara has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 50 in November.