La Dorada weather in November

In November, La Dorada sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 225 mm of rain across 23.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of November to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is La Dorada's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Dorada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
225 mm
23.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:51 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
83%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical November day in La Dorada reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C cooler 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 La Dorada

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

La Dorada 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 21°6712.411.73.5
Feb34° / 22°801311.82.8
Mar33° / 22°15618.9122.6
Apr33° / 22°15119.112.12.7
May33° / 22°11916.412.22.9
Jun34° / 22°357.912.33.0
Jul35° / 22°31612.32.7
Aug35° / 22°48812.22.4
Sep34° / 22°11015.3122.3
Oct32° / 22°21122.211.92.6
Nov31° / 21°22523.611.82.9
Dec31° / 21°11617.111.73.5

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
5991
6991
7991
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9892
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

La Dorada gets around 225 mm of rain over 23.6 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 78% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
177
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679
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981
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1174548
2064549
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9044353
10044353
11044254
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Wind in November

Winds average 4 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of November to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:485:36
211.85:485:36
311.85:485:36
411.85:495:36
511.85:495:36
611.85:495:36
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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 4.67 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in August across the year — November's 4.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
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304.7Bright
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit La Dorada?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Dorada.

What to pack for La Dorada in November

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

In November, La Dorada sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in La Dorada 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 La Dorada peaks around February 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 14Dec 16UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in La Dorada 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 La Dorada is worst in March — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1730 µg/m³Jul 1320 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is La Dorada?

La Dorada sits at 5.4°N, 74.7°W, 176 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Puerto Salgar, 2.0 km away.

Topography around La Dorada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Dorada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 189 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,209 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,840 m.

The land around La Dorada is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
1,209 m
80 km
3,840 m
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November weather nearby: Puerto Salgar 2.0 km · Honda 28 km · San Sebastián de Mariquita 38 km · Guaduas 43 km · Puerto Triunfo 47 km · Fresno 53 km · Villeta 53 km · Manzanares 58 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
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 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 La Dorada (5.4478°, -74.6631°, elevation 176 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).