Tunja weather in November

In November, Tunja sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 175 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Tunja's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tunja's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 175 mm; 26.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 5:46 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 5th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; 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 17°C through the month.

A typical November day in Tunja reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 18°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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

Tunja weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 7°	100	20.4	11.7	3.9
Feb	17° / 8°	136	22.1	11.8	3.5
Mar	17° / 8°	215	27.6	12	3.1
Apr	17° / 9°	233	28.5	12.1	2.8
May	16° / 9°	194	30	12.2	2.7
Jun	16° / 8°	161	28.5	12.3	2.5
Jul	15° / 7°	163	29.8	12.3	2.4
Aug	15° / 7°	126	28.5	12.2	2.5
Sep	16° / 7°	114	25.7	12	2.9
Oct	17° / 8°	172	28.1	11.9	2.9
Nov	17° / 8°	175	26.9	11.7	3.1
Dec	17° / 8°	122	23.3	11.7	3.6

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 3% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

	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 (%)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Cloudier (%)	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Tunja gets around 175 mm of rain over 26.9 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 89% and peaks near 94% 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 (%)	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	89	89	88	87	87	86	85	85	84	84	83	83	83	83

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

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 100% 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
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in November

Winds average 4 km/h in November, the calmest month.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 4 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	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
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	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	5	calm

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 5:43 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:34 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)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52
Sunset (PM)	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	5:43	5:31
2	11.8	5:43	5:31
3	11.8	5:43	5:31
4	11.8	5:43	5:31
5	11.8	5:44	5:31
6	11.8	5:44	5:31
7	11.8	5:44	5:31
8	11.8	5:44	5:31
9	11.8	5:44	5:31
10	11.8	5:45	5:31
11	11.8	5:45	5:31
12	11.8	5:45	5:31
13	11.8	5:45	5:31
14	11.8	5:46	5:31
15	11.7	5:46	5:31
16	11.7	5:46	5:31
17	11.7	5:47	5:31
18	11.7	5:47	5:31
19	11.7	5:47	5:31
20	11.7	5:48	5:32
21	11.7	5:48	5:32
22	11.7	5:48	5:32
23	11.7	5:49	5:32
24	11.7	5:49	5:32
25	11.7	5:50	5:33
26	11.7	5:50	5:33
27	11.7	5:50	5:33
28	11.7	5:51	5:33
29	11.7	5:51	5:34
30	11.7	5:52	5:34

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in September across the year — November's 4.39 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)	4.6	4.6	4.5	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
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	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	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	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Tunja?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tunja.

What to pack for Tunja in November

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

In November, Tunja sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 27 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

UV index in Tunja in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tunja peaks around February 20 at about 17 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	17	17	15	15	14	13	14	15	14	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	15	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Tunja 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 Tunja is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 11 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)	15	19	26	19	14	12	11	12	13	14	14	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	26	Moderate
Apr	19	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	12	Moderate
Jul	11	Good
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Tunja?

Tunja sits at 5.5°N, 73.4°W, 2,693 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Moniquirá, 44 km away.

Topography around Tunja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tunja has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m around an average of 2,782 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,302 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,866 m.

The land around Tunja is covered by grassland (44%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and trees (48%) within 80 km.

3 km

410 m

grassland 44%

16 km

1,302 m

grassland 67%

80 km

3,866 m

grassland 49%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

November weather nearby: Moniquirá 44 km · Duitama 47 km · Sogamoso 51 km · Chiquinquirá 52 km · Barbosa 52 km · Villa de San Diego de Ubaté 57 km · Vélez 63 km · La Mesa 69 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 Tunja (5.5448°, -73.3576°, elevation 2,693 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	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	17	8
14	17	8
15	17	8
16	17	8
17	17	8
18	17	8
19	17	8
20	17	8
21	17	8
22	17	8
23	17	8
24	17	8
25	17	8
26	17	8
27	17	8
28	17	8
29	17	8
30	17	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100