Potosí weather in November

In November, Potosí sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 15.6 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Potosí's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Potosí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
77 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:40 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Potosí is city in Bolivia.

Density
1,195/km²
people per km²
Founded
1545

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 17°C through the month.

A typical November day in Potosí reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 1°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1185
2175
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10175
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30176

How November really feels in Potosí

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.

Potosí weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 17125.80.213.12.7
Feb15° / 14723.40.112.72.7
Mar15° / 10821.40.212.13.3
Apr16° / 359.6011.65.1
May16° / -0°61.80.111.16.4
Jun15° / -2°20.50.110.86.3
Jul15° / -3°410.310.96.1
Aug16° / -1°102.60.611.36.5
Sep17° / 266.50.211.96.2
Oct18° / 5111.80.212.55.6
Nov17° / 7715.60.212.94.7
Dec16° / 13322.50.113.23.5

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34357
44258
54258
64159
74060
84060
94060
103862
113862
123862
133763
143664
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302575

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Potosí gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 15.6 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 53% and peaks near 63% 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 (%)
143
244
344
444
544
644
745
845
946
1047
1148
1249
1350
1451
1553
1654
1755
1856
1957
2058
2159
2260
2361
2461
2561
2662
2762
2863
2963
3063

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
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21100
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29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 7 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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307calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of November to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:456:28
212.75:446:29
312.85:446:29
412.85:436:30
512.85:436:30
612.85:436:31
712.85:426:31
812.85:426:32
912.85:426:33
1012.95:416:33
1112.95:416:34
1212.95:416:34
1312.95:416:35
1412.95:406:35
1512.95:406:36
1612.95:406:37
1713.05:406:37
1813.05:406:38
1913.05:406:38
2013.05:406:39
2113.05:396:40
2213.05:396:40
2313.05:396:41
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2813.15:406:44
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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 7.44 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in November across the year — November's 7.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
117.5Intense
127.5Intense
137.5Intense
147.4Intense
157.4Intense
167.4Intense
177.4Intense
187.4Intense
197.4Intense
207.4Intense
217.4Intense
227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Potosí

In seasonPeak

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

Potosí's rainy season runs November–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 Potosí?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Potosí for sightseeing.

What to pack for Potosí in November

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

In November, Potosí sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Potosí 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 Potosí peaks around January 21 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 18Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Potosí?

Potosí sits at 19.6°S, 65.8°W, 3,967 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Sucre, 80 km away.

UyuniLlallaguaHuanuniMizqueTupizaPunataOruro

Topography around Potosí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Potosí has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m around an average of 4,008 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,712 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,305 m.

The land around Potosí is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and bare terrain (29%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) and bare terrain (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
695 m
16 km
1,712 m
80 km
3,305 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Sucre 80 km · Uyuni 148 km · Llallagua 155 km · Huanuni 184 km · Mizque 188 km · Tupiza 207 km · Punata 227 km · Oruro 228 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 Potosí (-19.5836°, -65.7531°, elevation 3,967 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).