Salento weather in November

In November, Salento sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 832 mm of rain across 29.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of November to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Salento's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salento's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
832 mm
29.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:54 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
94%
6th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10
Founded
1842

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 19°C through the month.

A typical November day in Salento reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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Salento weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 10°66330.511.83.2
Feb19° / 10°73827.411.83.1
Mar19° / 11°100030.5123.1
Apr19° / 11°115029.912.13.0
May19° / 11°127930.912.23.0
Jun18° / 11°15123012.32.9
Jul18° / 10°15983112.22.9
Aug18° / 10°14753112.23.0
Sep19° / 10°119230123.0
Oct19° / 11°95430.611.93.0
Nov19° / 11°83229.511.83.0
Dec19° / 10°80830.711.73.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
10100
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Salento gets around 832 mm of rain over 29.5 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 99% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in November

Winds average 3 km/h in November, the calmest month.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
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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 48 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 5:51 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:515:41
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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 4.18 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.2 kWh/m² in August across the year — November's 4.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Salento?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Salento.

What to pack for Salento in November

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

In November, Salento sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Salento 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 Salento peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 16Dec 13UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Salento 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 Salento is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1534 µg/m³Jul 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Salento?

Salento sits at 4.6°N, 75.6°W, 0 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Circasia, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Salento

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salento has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 855 m around an average of 1,957 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,982 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,020 m.

The land around Salento is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (73%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
855 m
16 km
2,982 m
80 km
5,020 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
November weather nearby: Circasia 8.0 km · Calarcá 14 km · Armenia 16 km · Quimbaya 21 km · Montenegro 22 km · Pereira 24 km · Dosquebradas 25 km · Santa Rosa de Cabal 26 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 Salento (4.6375°, -75.5703°, 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. 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).