Macas weather in November

In November, Macas sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 309 mm of rain across 29 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in November, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of November to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Macas's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 309 mm; 29 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:55 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 8th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Macas is city in Ecuador, capital of the Morona-Santiago Province.

Density: 1,992/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1563

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 24°C through the month.

A typical November day in Macas reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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)	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 low (°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 high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	17
2	24	17
3	24	17
4	24	17
5	24	17
6	24	17
7	24	17
8	24	17
9	24	17
10	24	17
11	24	17
12	24	17
13	24	17
14	24	17
15	24	17
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17	24	17
18	24	17
19	24	17
20	24	17
21	24	17
22	24	17
23	24	17
24	24	17
25	24	17
26	24	17
27	24	17
28	24	17
29	24	17
30	24	17

Macas weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 2nd-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	24° / 17°	303	27.6	12.1	4.0
Feb	24° / 17°	335	25.5	12.1	3.9
Mar	24° / 17°	382	30.5	12	3.5
Apr	24° / 17°	390	29	12	3.6
May	24° / 17°	429	29.8	11.9	3.7
Jun	23° / 16°	403	28.9	11.9	3.6
Jul	22° / 15°	369	29.1	11.9	3.7
Aug	23° / 15°	293	27.8	11.9	4.0
Sep	24° / 16°	263	28.2	12	3.9
Oct	24° / 16°	290	30.2	12.1	3.7
Nov	24° / 17°	309	29	12.1	3.6
Dec	24° / 17°	314	29.3	12.1	3.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% 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 (%)	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6
Cloudier (%)	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Macas gets around 309 mm of rain over 29 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 97% and peaks near 98% 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 (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97

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

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the humid band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% 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
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Humid (%)	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	87	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	86	86
Muggy (%)	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	92	7
2	1	92	7
3	1	92	7
4	1	91	8
5	1	91	8
6	1	90	9
7	1	90	9
8	1	89	10
9	1	89	10
10	0	89	11
11	0	88	12
12	0	88	12
13	0	87	13
14	0	86	14
15	0	86	14
16	0	85	15
17	0	85	15
18	0	85	15
19	0	84	16
20	0	84	16
21	0	84	16
22	0	84	16
23	0	84	16
24	0	84	16
25	0	84	16
26	0	84	16
27	0	85	15
28	0	85	15
29	0	86	14
30	0	86	14

Wind in November

Winds average 4 km/h in November.

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.

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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
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
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4	4	calm
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18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
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27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of November to 12 h 06 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 5:54 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:06 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58
Sunset (PM)	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:54	5:59
2	12.1	5:54	5:59
3	12.1	5:54	5:59
4	12.1	5:54	5:59
5	12.1	5:54	5:59
6	12.1	5:54	5:59
7	12.1	5:54	5:59
8	12.1	5:54	5:59
9	12.1	5:54	5:59
10	12.1	5:54	6:00
11	12.1	5:54	6:00
12	12.1	5:54	6:00
13	12.1	5:54	6:00
14	12.1	5:54	6:00
15	12.1	5:54	6:01
16	12.1	5:55	6:01
17	12.1	5:55	6:01
18	12.1	5:55	6:01
19	12.1	5:55	6:02
20	12.1	5:55	6:02
21	12.1	5:56	6:02
22	12.1	5:56	6:03
23	12.1	5:56	6:03
24	12.1	5:56	6:03
25	12.1	5:57	6:04
26	12.1	5:57	6:04
27	12.1	5:57	6:04
28	12.1	5:58	6:05
29	12.1	5:58	6:05
30	12.1	5:58	6:06

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.07 kWh/m² in October across the year — November's 4.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	4.9	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	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6
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	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Macas?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.2

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Macas.

What to pack for Macas in November

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

In November, Macas sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

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UV index in Macas 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 Macas peaks around February 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 at about 11 (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	16	16	12	14	12	11	11	13	14	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Macas 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 Macas is worst in February — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 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)	24	29	27	22	18	14	12	20	18	21	19	20
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	24	Moderate
Feb	29	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Macas?

Macas sits at 2.3°S, 78.1°W, 1,315 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Guamote, 78 km away.

Topography around Macas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Macas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 570 m around an average of 1,028 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,203 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,093 m.

The land around Macas is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km

570 m

trees 70%

16 km

2,203 m

trees 94%

80 km

5,093 m

trees 83%

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

November weather nearby: Guamote 78 km · Puyo 92 km · Riobamba 93 km · Azogues 94 km · Gualaceo 98 km · Banos 107 km · Cuenca 117 km · Pelileo 118 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 Macas (-2.3074°, -78.1203°, elevation 1,315 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	24	17
2	24	17
3	24	17
4	24	17
5	24	17
6	24	17
7	24	17
8	24	17
9	24	17
10	24	17
11	24	17
12	24	17
13	24	17
14	24	17
15	24	17
16	24	17
17	24	17
18	24	17
19	24	17
20	24	17
21	24	17
22	24	17
23	24	17
24	24	17
25	24	17
26	24	17
27	24	17
28	24	17
29	24	17
30	24	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	92	7
2	1	92	7
3	1	92	7
4	1	91	8
5	1	91	8
6	1	90	9
7	1	90	9
8	1	89	10
9	1	89	10
10	0	89	11
11	0	88	12
12	0	88	12
13	0	87	13
14	0	86	14
15	0	86	14
16	0	85	15
17	0	85	15
18	0	85	15
19	0	84	16
20	0	84	16
21	0	84	16
22	0	84	16
23	0	84	16
24	0	84	16
25	0	84	16
26	0	84	16
27	0	85	15
28	0	85	15
29	0	86	14
30	0	86	14

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	92	7
2	1	92	7
3	1	92	7
4	1	91	8
5	1	91	8
6	1	90	9
7	1	90	9
8	1	89	10
9	1	89	10
10	0	89	11
11	0	88	12
12	0	88	12
13	0	87	13
14	0	86	14
15	0	86	14
16	0	85	15
17	0	85	15
18	0	85	15
19	0	84	16
20	0	84	16
21	0	84	16
22	0	84	16
23	0	84	16
24	0	84	16
25	0	84	16
26	0	84	16
27	0	85	15
28	0	85	15
29	0	86	14
30	0	86	14

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	92	7
2	1	92	7
3	1	92	7
4	1	91	8
5	1	91	8
6	1	90	9
7	1	90	9
8	1	89	10
9	1	89	10
10	0	89	11
11	0	88	12
12	0	88	12
13	0	87	13
14	0	86	14
15	0	86	14
16	0	85	15
17	0	85	15
18	0	85	15
19	0	84	16
20	0	84	16
21	0	84	16
22	0	84	16
23	0	84	16
24	0	84	16
25	0	84	16
26	0	84	16
27	0	85	15
28	0	85	15
29	0	86	14
30	0	86	14