Balboa weather in November

In November, Balboa sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 579 mm of rain across 29.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in November, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of November to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Balboa's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balboa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 579 mm; 29.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:57 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 12th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.88 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Balboa is town in Cauca, Colombia.

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

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical November day in Balboa reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C cooler than October and on par with December.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	16
9	23	16
10	23	16
11	23	16
12	23	16
13	23	16
14	23	16
15	23	16
16	23	16
17	23	16
18	23	16
19	23	16
20	23	16
21	23	16
22	23	16
23	23	16
24	23	16
25	23	16
26	23	16
27	23	16
28	23	16
29	23	16
30	23	16

Balboa weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 16°	417	28.8	11.9	3.9
Feb	24° / 16°	364	25.8	11.9	3.9
Mar	24° / 16°	480	29.6	12	3.7
Apr	24° / 16°	528	29.3	12	3.6
May	24° / 16°	473	29.1	12.1	3.7
Jun	24° / 16°	293	23.4	12.1	4.4
Jul	25° / 16°	191	17.8	12.1	5.3
Aug	26° / 16°	159	16.3	12.1	5.3
Sep	25° / 16°	308	23.9	12	4.2
Oct	24° / 16°	500	29.5	12	3.7
Nov	23° / 16°	579	29.4	11.9	3.5
Dec	23° / 16°	498	29.3	11.9	3.7

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in November, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Cloudier (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	3	97

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Balboa gets around 579 mm of rain over 29.4 wet days in November, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 98% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	99
15	99
16	99
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the humid band about 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Comfortable (%)	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Humid (%)	91	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	90	90	90	90	90
Muggy (%)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	7	91	2
2	6	92	2
3	6	92	2
4	6	92	2
5	6	92	2
6	6	91	3
7	6	91	3
8	6	91	3
9	6	91	3
10	6	91	3
11	5	92	3
12	5	92	3
13	5	92	3
14	6	91	3
15	6	91	3
16	6	91	3
17	6	91	3
18	7	90	3
19	7	90	3
20	7	90	3
21	7	90	3
22	7	90	3
23	7	90	3
24	6	91	3
25	6	91	3
26	6	90	4
27	6	90	4
28	6	90	4
29	6	90	4
30	6	90	4

Wind in November

Winds average 3 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of November to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:55 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02
Sunset (PM)	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:55	5:50
2	11.9	5:55	5:50
3	11.9	5:55	5:50
4	11.9	5:55	5:50
5	11.9	5:55	5:50
6	11.9	5:55	5:50
7	11.9	5:55	5:50
8	11.9	5:55	5:50
9	11.9	5:55	5:50
10	11.9	5:56	5:50
11	11.9	5:56	5:51
12	11.9	5:56	5:51
13	11.9	5:56	5:51
14	11.9	5:56	5:51
15	11.9	5:57	5:51
16	11.9	5:57	5:51
17	11.9	5:57	5:51
18	11.9	5:57	5:52
19	11.9	5:58	5:52
20	11.9	5:58	5:52
21	11.9	5:58	5:52
22	11.9	5:59	5:53
23	11.9	5:59	5:53
24	11.9	5:59	5:53
25	11.9	6:00	5:53
26	11.9	6:00	5:54
27	11.9	6:00	5:54
28	11.9	6:01	5:54
29	11.9	6:01	5:55
30	11.9	6:02	5:55

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.88 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.08 kWh/m² in August across the year — November's 3.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.0	Moderate
4	4.0	Moderate
5	4.0	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Balboa?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

2.8

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Balboa.

What to pack for Balboa in November

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

In November, Balboa sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Balboa in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balboa peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 12 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	14	14	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Balboa 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 Balboa is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	15	17	15	14	12	12	14	15	13	12	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	12	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	12	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Balboa?

Balboa sits at 2.0°N, 77.2°W, 1,616 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Patía, 18 km away.

Topography around Balboa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balboa has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,524 m around an average of 1,522 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,930 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,378 m.

The land around Balboa is covered by trees (64%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,524 m

trees 64%

16 km

2,930 m

trees 56%

80 km

4,378 m

trees 79%

treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater

← October Balboa year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Patía 18 km · La Unión 50 km · Providencia 59 km · San Lorenzo 60 km · Villa Rica 67 km · Buesaco 73 km · Popayán 80 km · Samaniego 89 km

Colombia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $8,562; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 74%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 24.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 15.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 480
Religion

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 Balboa (2.0418°, -77.2165°, elevation 1,616 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	16
9	23	16
10	23	16
11	23	16
12	23	16
13	23	16
14	23	16
15	23	16
16	23	16
17	23	16
18	23	16
19	23	16
20	23	16
21	23	16
22	23	16
23	23	16
24	23	16
25	23	16
26	23	16
27	23	16
28	23	16
29	23	16
30	23	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	99
15	99
16	99
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	7	91	2
2	6	92	2
3	6	92	2
4	6	92	2
5	6	92	2
6	6	91	3
7	6	91	3
8	6	91	3
9	6	91	3
10	6	91	3
11	5	92	3
12	5	92	3
13	5	92	3
14	6	91	3
15	6	91	3
16	6	91	3
17	6	91	3
18	7	90	3
19	7	90	3
20	7	90	3
21	7	90	3
22	7	90	3
23	7	90	3
24	6	91	3
25	6	91	3
26	6	90	4
27	6	90	4
28	6	90	4
29	6	90	4
30	6	90	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	16
9	23	16
10	23	16
11	23	16
12	23	16
13	23	16
14	23	16
15	23	16
16	23	16
17	23	16
18	23	16
19	23	16
20	23	16
21	23	16
22	23	16
23	23	16
24	23	16
25	23	16
26	23	16
27	23	16
28	23	16
29	23	16
30	23	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	99
15	99
16	99
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	7	91	2
2	6	92	2
3	6	92	2
4	6	92	2
5	6	92	2
6	6	91	3
7	6	91	3
8	6	91	3
9	6	91	3
10	6	91	3
11	5	92	3
12	5	92	3
13	5	92	3
14	6	91	3
15	6	91	3
16	6	91	3
17	6	91	3
18	7	90	3
19	7	90	3
20	7	90	3
21	7	90	3
22	7	90	3
23	7	90	3
24	6	91	3
25	6	91	3
26	6	90	4
27	6	90	4
28	6	90	4
29	6	90	4
30	6	90	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	16
9	23	16
10	23	16
11	23	16
12	23	16
13	23	16
14	23	16
15	23	16
16	23	16
17	23	16
18	23	16
19	23	16
20	23	16
21	23	16
22	23	16
23	23	16
24	23	16
25	23	16
26	23	16
27	23	16
28	23	16
29	23	16
30	23	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	99
15	99
16	99
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	7	91	2
2	6	92	2
3	6	92	2
4	6	92	2
5	6	92	2
6	6	91	3
7	6	91	3
8	6	91	3
9	6	91	3
10	6	91	3
11	5	92	3
12	5	92	3
13	5	92	3
14	6	91	3
15	6	91	3
16	6	91	3
17	6	91	3
18	7	90	3
19	7	90	3
20	7	90	3
21	7	90	3
22	7	90	3
23	7	90	3
24	6	91	3
25	6	91	3
26	6	90	4
27	6	90	4
28	6	90	4
29	6	90	4
30	6	90	4