Cox's Bazar weather in November

In November, Cox's Bazar sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 42 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in November, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of November to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Cox's Bazar's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cox's Bazar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:08 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
28%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Cox's Bazar is beach town in Bangladesh.

Density
391/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical November day in Cox's Bazar reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Cox's Bazar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 2 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
2
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Cox's Bazar weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 17°50.610.89.5
Feb26° / 19°101.211.38.9
Mar29° / 23°272.711.87.0
Apr31° / 25°536.512.55.3
May31° / 26°22118.4133.9
Jun29° / 26°58427.313.32.9
Jul29° / 26°6583013.22.9
Aug29° / 26°46629.812.72.9
Sep29° / 26°34126.512.13.1
Oct29° / 25°19617.111.54.6
Nov28° / 22°424.3117.5
Dec25° / 19°151.310.79.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37228
47327
57327
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77426
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Cox's Bazar gets around 42 mm of rain over 4.3 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 15% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
131
230
329
428
526
625
723
821
920
1018
1116
1215
1314
1413
1512
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1710
1810
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248
258
268
277
287
297
307

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the muggy band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101146520
201166518
302186416
402206414
503236113
603256111
704275910
80530569
90632548
100735517
110937486
1201039455
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1401442404
1511643373
1611844343
1712145313
1822345282
1922545262
2022745242
2132945211
2233145191
2343344171
2443544161
2553743141
2663942120
2764042110
2874241100
298434090
308443980

Wind in November

Winds average 9 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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109calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of November to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:005:11
211.26:005:11
311.26:015:10
411.16:015:10
511.16:025:10
611.16:025:09
711.16:035:09
811.16:045:08
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1011.06:055:08
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1211.06:065:07
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2010.96:115:05
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — November's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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304.5Bright
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Cox's Bazar

In seasonPeak

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

Cox's Bazar sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Cox's Bazar's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Cox's Bazar?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

November is one of the better times to visit Cox's Bazar for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Cox's Bazar in November

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

In November, Cox's Bazar sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Cox's Bazar in November

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 16 km away) is warmest in October at about 30°C and coldest in January near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Warm
Feb24Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec26Warm

UV index in Cox's Bazar in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cox's Bazar peaks around July 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 22UV 13Jan 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Cox's Bazar 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 Cox's Bazar is worst in March — around 143 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.5× the cleanest month (July, 19 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorMar 20137 µg/m³Jul 1919 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar143Unhealthy
Apr113Unhealthy
May32Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec52Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Cox's Bazar?

Cox's Bazar sits at 21.4°N, 92.0°E, 2 m above sea level, in Bangladesh. The nearest listed city is Buthidaung Town, 83 km away.

Buthidaung TownChittagongKyauktawBarisalBagerhat

Topography around Cox's Bazar

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cox's Bazar.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cox's Bazar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,029 m.

The land around Cox's Bazar is covered by trees (54%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, water (41%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
92 m
80 km
1,029 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
November weather nearby: Buthidaung Town 83 km · Chittagong 102 km · Kyauktaw 120 km · Mrauk U 155 km · Sittwe 171 km · Hakha 213 km · Barisal 220 km · Bagerhat 266 km

Bangladesh travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / C / D / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 25% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,597
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
59%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.3
per 100k, 2018
Road deaths
15.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 506
Religion
Muslim 91%Hindu 8%other 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 Cox's Bazar (21.4397°, 92.0096°, elevation 2 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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. 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).