San Marcos weather in November

In November, San Marcos sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 196 mm of rain across 27.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-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 6% of the time in November, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of November to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is San Marcos's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Marcos's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 196 mm; 27.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 5:58 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 5th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.5; out of 10

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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 San Marcos reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with 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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	31	24
6	31	24
7	31	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24

How November really feels in San Marcos

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

San Marcos weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 24°	31	7.8	11.6	3.8
Feb	35° / 25°	31	6.9	11.7	2.9
Mar	35° / 26°	80	15.2	11.9	2.3
Apr	33° / 25°	198	25.7	12.2	2.1
May	32° / 25°	310	29.3	12.4	2.1
Jun	32° / 25°	260	27.1	12.5	2.2
Jul	32° / 25°	244	27.3	12.5	2.3
Aug	32° / 24°	258	28.3	12.3	2.2
Sep	32° / 24°	265	28.9	12.1	2.2
Oct	31° / 24°	273	29.8	11.8	2.3
Nov	31° / 24°	196	27.2	11.6	2.5
Dec	32° / 24°	96	18.8	11.5	3.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	13	15	16	17	17	19	20	20	22	22	23	24	24	25	25
Cloudier (%)	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	87	87	87	87	85	84	83	83	81	80	80	78	78	77	76	76	75	75

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	15	85
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	25	75
30	25	75

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

San Marcos gets around 196 mm of rain over 27.2 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 91% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	94	94	93	92	91	90	89	88	87	86	85	84	83	82	81	81	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	95
14	94
15	94
16	93
17	92
18	91
19	90
20	89
21	88
22	87
23	86
24	85
25	84
26	83
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	81

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the miserable band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	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
Oppressive (%)	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22
Miserable (%)	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78

Wind in November

Winds average 5 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of November to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:36 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)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04
Sunset (PM)	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	5:53	5:35
2	11.7	5:54	5:35
3	11.7	5:54	5:34
4	11.7	5:54	5:34
5	11.7	5:54	5:34
6	11.7	5:55	5:34
7	11.6	5:55	5:34
8	11.6	5:55	5:34
9	11.6	5:55	5:34
10	11.6	5:56	5:34
11	11.6	5:56	5:34
12	11.6	5:56	5:34
13	11.6	5:57	5:34
14	11.6	5:57	5:34
15	11.6	5:57	5:34
16	11.6	5:58	5:34
17	11.6	5:58	5:34
18	11.6	5:59	5:34
19	11.6	5:59	5:34
20	11.6	5:59	5:34
21	11.6	6:00	5:34
22	11.6	6:00	5:34
23	11.6	6:01	5:34
24	11.6	6:01	5:35
25	11.6	6:02	5:35
26	11.6	6:02	5:35
27	11.5	6:02	5:35
28	11.5	6:03	5:35
29	11.5	6:03	5:36
30	11.5	6:04	5:36

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.41 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in March across the year — November's 4.41 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)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit San Marcos?

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

2.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Marcos.

What to pack for San Marcos in November

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

In November, San Marcos sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in San Marcos in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Marcos peaks around June 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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)	11	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in San Marcos 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 San Marcos is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	21	34	27	22	20	20	17	14	13	12	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is San Marcos?

San Marcos sits at 8.7°N, 75.1°W, 25 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is San Benito Abad, 32 km away.

Topography around San Marcos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Marcos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,004 m.

The land around San Marcos is covered by grassland (57%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km

18 m

grassland 57%

16 km

73 m

grassland 69%

80 km

1,004 m

grassland 68%

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

November weather nearby: San Benito Abad 32 km · Ayapel 38 km · Sahagún 47 km · Sucre 48 km · Galeras 56 km · Planeta Rica 57 km · Chinú 58 km · Ciénaga de Oro 59 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 San Marcos (8.6597°, -75.1281°, elevation 25 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	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	31	24
6	31	24
7	31	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	15	85
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	25	75
30	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	95
14	94
15	94
16	93
17	92
18	91
19	90
20	89
21	88
22	87
23	86
24	85
25	84
26	83
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	81

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	31	24
6	31	24
7	31	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	15	85
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	25	75
30	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	95
14	94
15	94
16	93
17	92
18	91
19	90
20	89
21	88
22	87
23	86
24	85
25	84
26	83
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	81

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	31	24
6	31	24
7	31	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	15	85
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	25	75
30	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	95
14	94
15	94
16	93
17	92
18	91
19	90
20	89
21	88
22	87
23	86
24	85
25	84
26	83
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	81

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78