Kashgar weather in November

In November, Kashgar sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 8 mm of precipitation across 1.9 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of November to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Kashgar's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kashgar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
4th coldest
Precipitation
8 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:48 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
40%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Kashgar is city in Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, China.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 90.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
505/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 15°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical November day in Kashgar reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 9°C cooler than October and about 9°C warmer than December.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1153
2152
3152
4142
5142
6142
7131
8131
9131
10121
11120
12110
13110
14110
1510-1
1610-1
1710-1
189-2
199-2
208-2
218-2
228-3
237-3
247-3
257-3
266-4
276-4
286-4
295-4
305-4

How November really feels in Kashgar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 27 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
27
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kashgar weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -10°51.21.69.50.0
Feb / -5°102.32.110.40.4
Mar13° / 133111.74.5
Apr22° / 10°102.50.1137.8
May27° / 14°223.9014.17.3
Jun31° / 18°173.9014.75.3
Jul32° / 20°163.7014.54.8
Aug30° / 18°264.6013.56.0
Sep26° / 14°244.5012.38.0
Oct19° / 122.30117.5
Nov10° / -1°81.90.89.82.9
Dec / -7°51.21.59.30.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
46931
56931
66931
76931
86832
96832
106832
116832
126832
136832
146832
156832
166832
176832
186931
196931
206832
216931
226931
237030
246931
256931
266931
276832
286931
296832
306832

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Kashgar gets around 8 mm of rain and snow over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
161
271
371
471
571
671
782
882
982
1082
1183
1283
1383
1483
1583
1673
1773
1873
1963
2063
2163
2253
2353
2454
2544
2644
2744
2844
2945
3045

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 6 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of November to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:30 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:305:49
210.37:325:48
310.27:335:47
410.27:345:46
510.27:355:44
610.17:365:43
710.17:375:43
810.17:385:42
910.07:405:41
1010.07:415:40
1110.07:425:39
129.97:435:38
139.97:445:37
149.97:455:37
159.87:465:36
169.87:485:35
179.87:495:34
189.77:505:34
199.77:515:33
209.77:525:33
219.77:535:32
229.67:545:32
239.67:555:31
249.67:565:31
259.57:575:30
269.57:585:30
279.57:595:29
289.58:005:29
299.58:015:29
309.48:025:29

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 2.94 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

01234151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Kashgar

In seasonPeak

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

Kashgar sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in April.

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

Is November a good time to visit Kashgar?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kashgar.

What to pack for Kashgar in November

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

In November, Kashgar sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Kashgar in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kashgar peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kashgar 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 Kashgar is worst in April — around 171 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 45 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kashgar's WHO annual average of 90.2 µg/m³.

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorApr 15167 µg/m³Dec 1745 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb67Unhealthy
Mar148Unhealthy
Apr171Very unhealthy
May137Unhealthy
Jun72Unhealthy
Jul79Unhealthy
Aug95Unhealthy
Sep77Unhealthy
Oct95Unhealthy
Nov49Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kashgar?

Kashgar sits at 39.5°N, 76.0°E, 1,284 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Naryn, 218 km away.

XonobodOshQorasuvKara Suu

Topography around Kashgar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kashgar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 1,294 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 619 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,064 m.

The land around Kashgar is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and bare terrain (31%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (62%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
619 m
80 km
3,064 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Naryn 218 km · Kara-Kulja 241 km · Uzgen 270 km · Sultonobod 294 km · Xonobod 296 km · Osh 296 km · Qorasuv 299 km · Kara Suu 299 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,862
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
17.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 464
Religion
unaffiliated 52%folk religion 22%Buddhist 18%Christian 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 Kashgar (39.4672°, 75.9868°, elevation 1,284 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. 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).