Playas weather in November

In November, Playas sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-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 16% of the time in November, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Playas's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Playas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 15 mm; 2.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:03 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 8th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.5; out of 10

Playas is city of Guayas Province, Ecuador.

Founded: 1910

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 22°C through the month.

A typical November day in Playas reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 1°C cooler than 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)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

Playas weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-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	25° / 24°	88	10	12.1	6.6
Feb	26° / 25°	144	13.8	12.1	5.6
Mar	26° / 25°	146	14.2	12	5.7
Apr	25° / 24°	83	11.4	11.9	6.4
May	25° / 24°	48	9	11.9	6.9
Jun	23° / 23°	20	5	11.9	7.6
Jul	23° / 22°	13	3.7	11.9	7.7
Aug	22° / 21°	5	1.6	11.9	7.9
Sep	22° / 21°	9	2.5	12	7.6
Oct	22° / 21°	10	3	12.1	7.5
Nov	22° / 22°	15	2.8	12.1	7.5
Dec	24° / 23°	38	5.6	12.1	7.5

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

	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 (%)	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	37	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	42	42	42
Cloudier (%)	68	67	67	66	65	65	65	64	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	63	62	62	62	62	61	60	60	60	58	58	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	34	66
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	36	64
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	42	58

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Playas gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.8 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 10% and peaks near 11% 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 (%)	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11

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

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the muggy band about 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% 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
Humid (%)	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3
Muggy (%)	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	86	86	87	87	86	87	87	86	87	86	86	86	85	86	85	85	84
Oppressive (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	12	13

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	14	82	4
2	13	83	4
3	13	83	4
4	13	83	4
5	13	83	4
6	12	84	4
7	12	84	4
8	11	85	4
9	11	85	4
10	10	86	4
11	10	86	4
12	9	87	4
13	9	87	4
14	9	86	5
15	9	86	5
16	8	87	5
17	8	87	5
18	8	86	6
19	7	87	6
20	7	87	6
21	7	86	7
22	6	87	7
23	6	86	8
24	6	86	8
25	5	86	9
26	5	85	10
27	4	86	10
28	4	85	11
29	3	85	12
30	3	84	13

Wind in November

Winds average 19 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
8	19	light breeze
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10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	19	light breeze
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14	19	light breeze
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17	19	light breeze
18	18	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
21	18	light breeze
22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	18	light breeze
27	18	light breeze
28	18	light breeze
29	18	light breeze
30	18	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

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 6:02 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:15 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)	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07
Sunset (PM)	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:02	6:08
2	12.1	6:02	6:08
3	12.1	6:02	6:08
4	12.1	6:02	6:08
5	12.1	6:02	6:08
6	12.1	6:02	6:08
7	12.1	6:02	6:09
8	12.1	6:02	6:09
9	12.1	6:02	6:09
10	12.1	6:02	6:09
11	12.1	6:03	6:09
12	12.1	6:03	6:10
13	12.1	6:03	6:10
14	12.1	6:03	6:10
15	12.1	6:03	6:10
16	12.1	6:03	6:10
17	12.1	6:03	6:11
18	12.1	6:04	6:11
19	12.1	6:04	6:11
20	12.1	6:04	6:12
21	12.1	6:04	6:12
22	12.1	6:04	6:12
23	12.1	6:05	6:13
24	12.1	6:05	6:13
25	12.1	6:05	6:13
26	12.1	6:05	6:14
27	12.1	6:06	6:14
28	12.1	6:06	6:14
29	12.1	6:06	6:15
30	12.1	6:07	6:15

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.9 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in November across the year — November's 5.9 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)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
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	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Playas

In seasonPeak

None of Playas's seasonal hazards are active in November. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Playas's rainy season runs January–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 Playas?

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

7.5

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is one of the better times to visit Playas for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Playas in November

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

In November, Playas sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Playas in November

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 27°C and coldest in September near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	26	26	27	26	26	24	23	23	23	23	23	24
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	26	Warm
Feb	26	Warm
Mar	27	Warm
Apr	26	Warm
May	26	Warm
Jun	24	Warm
Jul	23	Refreshing
Aug	23	Refreshing
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	24	Warm

UV index in Playas 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 Playas peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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)	14	15	15	13	12	10	10	11	11	13	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Playas?

Playas sits at 2.6°S, 80.4°W, 10 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Posorja, 18 km away.

Topography around Playas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Playas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 579 m.

The land around Playas is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (46%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and water (55%) within 80 km.

3 km

94 m

grassland 39%

16 km

321 m

water 46%

80 km

579 m

water 55%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves

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

November weather nearby: Posorja 18 km · Santa Elena 69 km · La Libertad 73 km · Guayaquil 74 km · Salinas 78 km · Eloy Alfaro 80 km · Machala 84 km · Naranjal 86 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 Playas (-2.632°, -80.3881°, elevation 10 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	22	21
2	22	21
3	22	21
4	22	21
5	22	22
6	22	22
7	22	22
8	22	22
9	22	22
10	22	22
11	22	22
12	22	22
13	22	22
14	22	22
15	22	22
16	22	22
17	22	22
18	22	22
19	22	22
20	22	22
21	22	22
22	23	22
23	23	22
24	23	22
25	23	22
26	23	22
27	23	22
28	23	22
29	23	22
30	23	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	34	66
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	36	64
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	42	58

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	14	82	4
2	13	83	4
3	13	83	4
4	13	83	4
5	13	83	4
6	12	84	4
7	12	84	4
8	11	85	4
9	11	85	4
10	10	86	4
11	10	86	4
12	9	87	4
13	9	87	4
14	9	86	5
15	9	86	5
16	8	87	5
17	8	87	5
18	8	86	6
19	7	87	6
20	7	87	6
21	7	86	7
22	6	87	7
23	6	86	8
24	6	86	8
25	5	86	9
26	5	85	10
27	4	86	10
28	4	85	11
29	3	85	12
30	3	84	13

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	34	66
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	36	64
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	42	58

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	14	82	4
2	13	83	4
3	13	83	4
4	13	83	4
5	13	83	4
6	12	84	4
7	12	84	4
8	11	85	4
9	11	85	4
10	10	86	4
11	10	86	4
12	9	87	4
13	9	87	4
14	9	86	5
15	9	86	5
16	8	87	5
17	8	87	5
18	8	86	6
19	7	87	6
20	7	87	6
21	7	86	7
22	6	87	7
23	6	86	8
24	6	86	8
25	5	86	9
26	5	85	10
27	4	86	10
28	4	85	11
29	3	85	12
30	3	84	13

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	34	66
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	36	64
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	42	58

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	14	82	4
2	13	83	4
3	13	83	4
4	13	83	4
5	13	83	4
6	12	84	4
7	12	84	4
8	11	85	4
9	11	85	4
10	10	86	4
11	10	86	4
12	9	87	4
13	9	87	4
14	9	86	5
15	9	86	5
16	8	87	5
17	8	87	5
18	8	86	6
19	7	87	6
20	7	87	6
21	7	86	7
22	6	87	7
23	6	86	8
24	6	86	8
25	5	86	9
26	5	85	10
27	4	86	10
28	4	85	11
29	3	85	12
30	3	84	13