Riobamba weather in November

In November, Riobamba sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 142 mm of precipitation across 23.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Riobamba's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Riobamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
9th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
142 mm
23.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:58 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
85%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Riobamba is city in Ecuador, capital of the Chimborazo Province.

Density
6,573/km²
people per km²
Founded
1534

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 14°C through the month.

A typical November day in Riobamba reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°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)
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How November really feels in Riobamba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Riobamba weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 13421.712.12.9
Feb14° / 15722.712.12.6
Mar14° / 20527.6122.3
Apr14° / 17726.4122.4
May14° / 11522.211.92.8
Jun13° / 7416.911.93.1
Jul13° / 4912.411.93.5
Aug14° / 298.111.94.2
Sep15° / 4912.2124.1
Oct14° / 11421.9123.0
Nov14° / 14223.512.12.6
Dec14° / 13723.312.12.8

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 7% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Riobamba gets around 142 mm of rain and snow over 23.5 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 78% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
176
276
376
477
577
677
777
878
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1078
1179
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3077

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.

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Dry (%)
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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
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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 5:56 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:566:00
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712.15:576:01
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2012.15:586:03
2112.15:596:04
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2512.16:006:05
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2812.16:016:06
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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 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in September across the year — November's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Riobamba?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Riobamba.

What to pack for Riobamba in November

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

In November, Riobamba sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Riobamba 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 Riobamba peaks around February 19 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 13 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 19Jul 15UV 13
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar19Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Riobamba 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 Riobamba is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1921 µg/m³Jul 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Riobamba?

Riobamba sits at 1.7°S, 78.7°W, 2,777 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Guamote, 31 km away.

Topography around Riobamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Riobamba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m around an average of 2,786 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,033 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,236 m.

The land around Riobamba is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
288 m
16 km
2,033 m
80 km
6,236 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
November weather nearby: Guamote 31 km · Guaranda 39 km · Pelileo 39 km · Banos 40 km · Ambato 46 km · Montalvo 71 km · Puyo 75 km · Pujilí 79 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 Riobamba (-1.6651°, -78.6589°, elevation 2,777 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).