Cayambe weather in November

In November, Cayambe sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 206 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°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 12 hours at the start of November to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Cayambe's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cayambe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 206 mm; 26.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:58 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 87%; 10th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

Cayambe is city of Pichincha Province, Ecuador.

Density: 2,069/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1883

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical November day in Cayambe reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

Cayambe weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 7°	169	24.2	12	3.2
Feb	16° / 8°	171	24.1	12	3.0
Mar	16° / 8°	230	27.5	12	2.8
Apr	16° / 8°	253	27.5	12	2.7
May	16° / 8°	186	26.6	12	3.0
Jun	15° / 7°	105	20.6	12	3.4
Jul	15° / 7°	74	17	12	3.8
Aug	16° / 6°	52	14	12	4.2
Sep	16° / 7°	101	20.2	12	3.7
Oct	16° / 7°	171	26.6	12	3.1
Nov	16° / 7°	206	26.4	12	2.8
Dec	16° / 8°	193	25.9	12	3.0

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 6% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	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 (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Cloudier (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Cayambe gets around 206 mm of rain over 26.4 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 88% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87

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

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 4 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)	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
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	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	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:02 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:56	5:56
2	12.0	5:56	5:56
3	12.0	5:56	5:56
4	12.0	5:56	5:56
5	12.0	5:56	5:56
6	12.0	5:56	5:56
7	12.0	5:57	5:56
8	12.0	5:57	5:57
9	12.0	5:57	5:57
10	12.0	5:57	5:57
11	12.0	5:57	5:57
12	12.0	5:57	5:57
13	12.0	5:57	5:57
14	12.0	5:57	5:57
15	12.0	5:58	5:58
16	12.0	5:58	5:58
17	12.0	5:58	5:58
18	12.0	5:58	5:58
19	12.0	5:59	5:58
20	12.0	5:59	5:59
21	12.0	5:59	5:59
22	12.0	5:59	5:59
23	12.0	6:00	6:00
24	12.0	6:00	6:00
25	12.0	6:00	6:00
26	12.0	6:01	6:01
27	12.0	6:01	6:01
28	12.0	6:01	6:01
29	12.0	6:02	6:02
30	12.0	6:02	6:02

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in September across the year — November's 4.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7
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	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Cayambe?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cayambe.

What to pack for Cayambe in November

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

In November, Cayambe sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Cayambe 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 Cayambe peaks around March 10 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 13 (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)	17	18	19	16	16	14	13	14	15	16	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	18	Extreme
Mar	19	Extreme
Apr	16	Extreme
May	16	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	16	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Cayambe?

Cayambe sits at 0.0°N, 78.1°W, 2,911 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Otavalo, 25 km away.

Topography around Cayambe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cayambe has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m around an average of 2,829 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,102 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,267 m.

The land around Cayambe is covered by grassland (40%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

396 m

grassland 40%

16 km

3,102 m

grassland 54%

80 km

5,267 m

trees 63%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

November weather nearby: Otavalo 25 km · Atuntaqui 33 km · Ibarra 34 km · Pomasqui 36 km · Quito 52 km · Mindo 71 km · Machachi 78 km · Tulcán 98 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

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 Cayambe (0.041°, -78.1464°, elevation 2,911 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. 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	16	7
2	16	7
3	16	7
4	16	7
5	16	7
6	16	7
7	16	7
8	16	7
9	16	7
10	16	7
11	16	7
12	16	7
13	16	7
14	16	7
15	16	7
16	16	7
17	16	7
18	16	7
19	16	7
20	16	7
21	16	7
22	16	7
23	16	7
24	16	7
25	16	7
26	16	7
27	16	7
28	16	7
29	16	7
30	16	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93

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

	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