Ushuaia weather in November

In November, Ushuaia sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 18.7 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of November to 16 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Ushuaia's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ushuaia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
76 mm
18.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
5:21 AM – 9:16 PM
Cloud cover
77%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Ushuaia is capital of Tierra del Fuego in Argentina.

Density
2,471/km²
people per km²
Founded
1884

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month.

A typical November day in Ushuaia reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C warmer than October and about 2°C cooler than December.

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How November really feels in Ushuaia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
30
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ushuaia weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 10022.4116.41.9
Feb11° / 7617.61.314.72.0
Mar / 7916.8312.61.5
Apr / 6615.26.910.30.5
May / -2°5712.58.78.20.0
Jun / -4°5012.1127.10.0
Jul / -5°4912.212.47.50.0
Aug / -4°501212.39.30.0
Sep / -3°4812.510.711.50.0
Oct / -1°5614.78.313.80.5
Nov / 7618.75.615.91.3
Dec10° / 9921.82.916.91.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Ushuaia gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 18.7 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 62% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in November

Winds average 10 km/h in November, the windiest month of the year.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in November

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Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of November to 16 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 8:46 PM to 9:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:488:46
215.05:468:48
315.15:448:50
415.25:428:52
515.25:408:54
615.35:388:56
715.45:368:58
815.45:349:00
915.55:329:02
1015.65:319:04
1115.65:299:06
1215.75:279:08
1315.75:269:10
1415.85:249:12
1515.95:239:14
1615.95:219:16
1716.05:209:18
1816.05:189:20
1916.15:179:22
2016.15:159:24
2116.25:149:25
2216.25:139:27
2316.35:129:29
2416.35:109:31
2516.45:099:32
2616.45:089:34
2716.55:079:36
2816.55:069:38
2916.65:059:39
3016.65:059:41

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 5.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Ushuaia?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ushuaia.

What to pack for Ushuaia in November

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

In November, Ushuaia sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ushuaia in November

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 64 km away) is warmest in February at about 9°C and coldest in August near 6°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Ushuaia in November

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Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ushuaia peaks around January 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highModerateLowModerateHighJan 14UV 9Jun 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb7High
Mar3Moderate
Apr2Low
May1Low
Jun0Low
Jul1Low
Aug1Low
Sep2Moderate
Oct4Moderate
Nov6High
Dec8Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Ushuaia?

Ushuaia sits at 54.8°S, 68.3°W, 6 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Río Grande, 120 km away.

Punta ArenasRío GallegosPuerto NatalesEl CalafateEl ChaltenStanleyPuerto Deseado

Topography around Ushuaia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ushuaia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m around an average of 92 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,443 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,279 m.

The land around Ushuaia is covered by trees (38%) and water (28%) within 3 km, water (34%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (31%), trees (30%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
422 m
16 km
1,443 m
80 km
2,279 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
November weather nearby: Río Grande 120 km · Punta Arenas 250 km · Río Gallegos 360 km · Puerto Natales 441 km · El Calafate 564 km · El Chalten 684 km · Stanley 776 km · Puerto Deseado 803 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,898
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 575
Religion
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

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 Ushuaia (-54.8108°, -68.3159°, elevation 6 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).