Oruro weather in November

In November, Oruro sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of November to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Oruro's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oruro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:48 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Oruro is city of Bolivia.

Density
128/km²
people per km²
Founded
1606

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 18°C through the month.

A typical November day in Oruro reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 2°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1185
2185
3185
4185
5185
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7185
8185
9185
10185
11185
12185
13185
14185
15185
16185
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19185
20185
21185
22185
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25185
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27186
28186
29186
30186

How November really feels in Oruro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Oruro weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 14325.60.5132.8
Feb15° / 11622.60.412.62.8
Mar15° / 8521.40.212.13.5
Apr16° / 2790.111.65.3
May16° / 72.30.211.26.2
Jun14° / -1°51.30.410.95.6
Jul14° / -2°820.7115.5
Aug16° / -0°123.10.811.46.0
Sep17° / 215.90.511.96.2
Oct18° / 3510.10.212.46.0
Nov18° / 4913.20.212.85.4
Dec17° / 10520.90.413.13.9

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34258
44159
54159
64159
74060
83961
93961
103862
113763
123763
133763
143763
153664
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193466
203466
213367
223367
233169
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282773
292575
302575

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Oruro gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 44% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
135
235
336
436
536
636
736
837
937
1038
1139
1240
1341
1442
1543
1644
1745
1846
1948
2049
2150
2251
2352
2453
2554
2654
2755
2855
2955
3055

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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
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8100
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11100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 10 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of November to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:526:32
212.75:526:32
312.75:516:33
412.75:516:33
512.75:506:34
612.75:506:34
712.75:506:35
812.85:506:35
912.85:496:36
1012.85:496:36
1112.85:496:37
1212.85:496:37
1312.85:486:38
1412.85:486:38
1512.85:486:39
1612.95:486:39
1712.95:486:40
1812.95:486:41
1912.95:486:41
2012.95:486:42
2112.95:476:42
2212.95:476:43
2312.95:476:43
2412.95:476:44
2513.05:476:45
2613.05:486:45
2713.05:486:46
2813.05:486:46
2913.05:486:47
3013.05:486:48

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 7.9 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in November across the year — November's 7.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
28.0Intense
38.0Intense
48.0Intense
58.0Intense
68.0Intense
78.0Intense
88.0Intense
98.0Intense
108.0Intense
118.0Intense
128.0Intense
137.9Intense
147.9Intense
157.9Intense
167.9Intense
177.9Intense
187.9Intense
197.9Intense
207.8Intense
217.8Intense
227.8Intense
237.8Intense
247.8Intense
257.8Intense
267.7Intense
277.7Intense
287.7Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Oruro

In seasonPeak

None of Oruro's seasonal hazards are active in November. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Oruro's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Oruro?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Oruro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Oruro in November

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

In November, Oruro sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 5°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Oruro in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Oruro peaks around January 21 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 19Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Oruro?

Oruro sits at 18.0°S, 67.1°W, 3,885 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Huanuni, 45 km away.

Sipe SipeVintoQuillacolloQuimeColcapirhuaTiquipaya

Topography around Oruro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oruro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 3,709 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,577 m.

The land around Oruro is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, bare terrain (45%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
700 m
80 km
2,577 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
November weather nearby: Huanuni 45 km · Llallagua 74 km · Sipe Sipe 97 km · Vinto 105 km · Quillacollo 108 km · Quime 111 km · Colcapirhua 112 km · Tiquipaya 117 km

Bolivia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,148
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
Roman Catholic 65%Protestant 20%none 6%other 5%

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 Oruro (-17.9715°, -67.0932°, elevation 3,885 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. 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).