Puerto Rico weather in November

In November, Puerto Rico sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 226 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 2% 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 Puerto Rico's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Rico's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
226 mm
26 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:49 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
84%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Puerto Rico is capital of Puerto Rico municipality, Caquetá Department, Colombia.

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 Puerto Rico reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Puerto Rico weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°8012.811.96.0
Feb26° / 17°10114.711.95.4
Mar26° / 17°17524.1124.3
Apr25° / 17°20027.1123.9
May24° / 17°19527.712.14.0
Jun23° / 16°18125.912.14.0
Jul23° / 16°16825.312.14.3
Aug24° / 16°10020.312.15.1
Sep25° / 16°9021124.9
Oct25° / 16°16624.3124.3
Nov26° / 17°2262611.94.0
Dec26° / 16°14119.211.95.2

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 7% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
2991
3991
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5892
6892
7892
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301387

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Puerto Rico gets around 226 mm of rain over 26 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 86% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
148313
248313
338314
438314
528315
628315
728315
818316
918316
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2868212
2978112
3078211

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
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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 5:46 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:465:42
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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 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in September across the year — November's 4.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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34.9Bright
44.9Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Puerto Rico?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Puerto Rico for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puerto Rico in November

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

In November, Puerto Rico sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 13UV 15Dec 12UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico is worst in February — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.3× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1650 µg/m³Jul 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb54Poor
Mar29Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul10Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico sits at 1.9°N, 75.2°W, 259 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is El Doncello, 29 km away.

Topography around Puerto Rico

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Rico has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 266 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,995 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,253 m.

The land around Puerto Rico is covered by grassland (60%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
1,995 m
80 km
3,253 m
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November weather nearby: El Doncello 29 km · Florencia 59 km · Garzón 61 km · Guadalupe 68 km · Gigante 68 km · Tarqui 77 km · Campoalegre 88 km · Rivera 97 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 Puerto Rico (1.91°, -75.1593°, elevation 259 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).