Catamayo weather in November

In November, Catamayo sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 133 mm of rain across 19.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of November to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Catamayo's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Catamayo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
14°
5th coldest
Rainfall
133 mm
19.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:57 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
79%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Catamayo is city of Loja Province, Ecuador.

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 22°C through the month.

A typical November day in Catamayo reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 24°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)
12214
22214
32214
42214
52214
62214
72214
82214
92214
102214
112214
122214
132214
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Catamayo weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 14°16722.512.24.5
Feb21° / 14°19522.812.14.1
Mar21° / 14°20424.2124.1
Apr21° / 14°14820.911.94.6
May21° / 14°8216.311.85.5
Jun21° / 13°4911.711.86.1
Jul20° / 13°3710.111.86.4
Aug21° / 13°246.911.97.0
Sep22° / 14°368.4126.8
Oct22° / 14°8816.212.15.5
Nov22° / 14°13319.212.24.9
Dec21° / 14°14821.812.24.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21783
31783
41783
51783
61783
71783
81882
91882
101882
111882
121882
131882
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Catamayo gets around 133 mm of rain over 19.2 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 64% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
163
263
364
464
565
665
765
865
965
1065
1166
1266
1365
1465
1565
1665
1765
1864
1964
2064
2163
2263
2363
2463
2563
2663
2763
2864
2964
3064

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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
16139
26040
35941
45842
55743
65743
75644
85545
95446
105347
115248
125248
135149
144951
154951
164852
174753
184753
194654
204654
214555
224555
234555
244555
254456
264456
274456
284456
294456
304456

Wind in November

Winds average 5 km/h in November, the calmest month.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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275calm
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305calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of November to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:576:05
212.15:576:05
312.15:576:05
412.25:576:06
512.25:576:06
612.25:566:06
712.25:566:06
812.25:576:06
912.25:576:06
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1912.25:586:09
2012.25:586:09
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2412.25:596:11
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2712.26:006:12
2812.26:006:12
2912.26:006:13
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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 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in September across the year — November's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
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235.3Bright
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Catamayo

In seasonPeak

In November, Catamayo sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Catamayo's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Catamayo?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Catamayo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Catamayo in November

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

In November, Catamayo sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Catamayo in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Catamayo peaks around February 17 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 17Jun 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Catamayo 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 Catamayo is worst in November — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1721 µg/m³Jul 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Good
Jun11Good
Jul10Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Catamayo?

Catamayo sits at 4.0°S, 79.4°W, 1,452 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Loja, 17 km away.

Topography around Catamayo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Catamayo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m around an average of 1,336 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,111 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,846 m.

The land around Catamayo is covered by grassland (54%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
567 m
16 km
2,111 m
80 km
3,846 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
November weather nearby: Loja 17 km · Vilcabamba 34 km · Cariamanga 44 km · Zamora 46 km · Piñas 50 km · Pasaje 89 km · Santa Rosa 89 km · Arenillas 92 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,125
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
70%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
45.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 466
Religion
Roman Catholic 68%Protestant 19%none 8%other 2%

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 Catamayo (-3.9866°, -79.3576°, elevation 1,452 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).