San Pedro de Atacama weather in November

In November, San Pedro de Atacama sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of November to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is San Pedro de Atacama's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Pedro de Atacama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:44 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
17%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
9.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.2
out of 10

San Pedro de Atacama is town in Chile.

Density
4,745/km²
people per km²
Founded
1450

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 26°C through the month.

A typical November day in San Pedro de Atacama reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C warmer than October and on par with December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in San Pedro de Atacama

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.

San Pedro de Atacama weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 13°223.813.28.0
Feb25° / 12°284.612.88.0
Mar25° / 11°142.512.28.8
Apr23° / 30.611.59.2
May20° / 30.710.98.6
Jun19° / 20.310.68.2
Jul19° / 20.710.78.2
Aug20° / 30.511.28.7
Sep22° / 20.411.99.2
Oct24° / 00.112.59.5
Nov26° / 10°0013.19.2
Dec26° / 12°20.613.48.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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6919
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

San Pedro de Atacama gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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 8 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of November to 13 h 18 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 6:50 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 8:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:507:42
212.96:507:43
312.96:497:43
412.96:497:44
512.96:487:45
613.06:487:45
713.06:477:46
813.06:477:47
913.06:477:47
1013.06:467:48
1113.06:467:48
1213.16:467:49
1313.16:457:50
1413.16:457:50
1513.16:457:51
1613.16:447:52
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1813.26:447:53
1913.26:447:54
2013.26:447:54
2113.26:447:55
2213.26:437:56
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2513.26:437:58
2613.36:437:58
2713.36:437:59
2813.36:438:00
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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 9.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 9.24 kWh/m² in December across the year — November's 9.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
19.0Intense
29.0Intense
39.0Intense
49.0Intense
59.0Intense
69.1Intense
79.1Intense
89.1Intense
99.1Intense
109.1Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit San Pedro de Atacama?

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

9.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

November is one of the better times to visit San Pedro de Atacama for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for San Pedro de Atacama in November

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

In November, San Pedro de Atacama sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in San Pedro de Atacama in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Pedro de Atacama peaks around January 13 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 17Jul 10UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is San Pedro de Atacama?

San Pedro de Atacama sits at 22.9°S, 68.2°W, 0 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Calama, 90 km away.

VillazónTupizaUyuniSan Salvador de JujuyPozo Almonte

Topography around San Pedro de Atacama

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Pedro de Atacama.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Pedro de Atacama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m around an average of 2,445 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 704 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,696 m.

The land around San Pedro de Atacama is covered by bare terrain (81%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
228 m
16 km
704 m
80 km
3,696 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
November weather nearby: Calama 90 km · Tocopilla 224 km · Antofagasta 239 km · Villazón 283 km · Tupiza 303 km · Uyuni 307 km · San Salvador de Jujuy 329 km · Pozo Almonte 338 km

Chile travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 48% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,995
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 517
Religion
Catholic 57%none 26%Evangelical or Protestant 16%other Christians and traditions related to 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 San Pedro de Atacama (-22.9111°, -68.2011°, elevation 0 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).