Santo Domingo de los Colorados weather in November

In November, Santo Domingo de los Colorados sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 131 mm of rain across 20.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in November, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Santo Domingo de los Colorados's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santo Domingo de los Colorados's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
131 mm
20.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:02 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
92%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Santo Domingo de los Colorados is city in Ecuador, capital of the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province.

Density
5,743/km²
people per km²
Founded
1899

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 27°C through the month.

A typical November day in Santo Domingo de los Colorados reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°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)
12720
22720
32720
42720
52720
62720
72720
82720
92720
102720
112720
122720
132720
142720
152720
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202720
212720
222720
232720
242720
252720
262721
272721
282721
292721
302721

Santo Domingo de los Colorados weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 21°37629.6123.5
Feb27° / 21°40326.8123.4
Mar27° / 21°41429.7123.4
Apr27° / 21°39128.3123.4
May27° / 21°25227.5123.7
Jun26° / 21°12321.4124.4
Jul26° / 20°8718.9125.0
Aug26° / 20°5915.7125.3
Sep26° / 20°8719.1124.7
Oct27° / 20°11822.6124.3
Nov27° / 20°13120.9124.4
Dec27° / 21°23526.1123.9

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 1% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
10100
20100
30100
40100
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14298
15298
16298
17298
18199
19199
20199
21199
22199
23199
24199
25199
26199
27199
28199
29199
30199

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Santo Domingo de los Colorados gets around 131 mm of rain over 20.9 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 70% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
169
269
369
469
570
670
770
870
970
1070
1171
1271
1371
1471
1571
1670
1770
1870
1970
2069
2169
2269
2369
2469
2570
2670
2771
2871
2972
3072

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
107624
207624
307624
407525
507525
607525
707525
817425
917425
1017425
1117524
1217524
1317524
1417524
1517524
1627424
1727424
1827424
1927424
2027424
2127325
2227325
2337126
2437027
2536928
2627028
2726929
2826731
2926632
3026533

Wind in November

Winds average 5 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

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 6:00 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:006:01
212.06:006:01
312.06:006:01
412.06:006:01
512.06:006:01
612.06:006:01
712.06:006:01
812.06:006:01
912.06:006:01
1012.06:016:01
1112.06:016:01
1212.06:016:02
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1412.06:016:02
1512.06:016:02
1612.06:026:02
1712.06:026:03
1812.06:026:03
1912.06:026:03
2012.06:036:03
2112.06:036:04
2212.06:036:04
2312.06:036:04
2412.06:046:04
2512.06:046:05
2612.06:046:05
2712.06:056:05
2812.06:056:06
2912.06:056:06
3012.06:066:06

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.26 kWh/m² to a high of 3.82 kWh/m² in March across the year — November's 3.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Santo Domingo de los Colorados

In seasonPeak

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

Santo Domingo de los Colorados's rainy season runs December–May, 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 Santo Domingo de los Colorados?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Santo Domingo de los Colorados for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santo Domingo de los Colorados in November

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

In November, Santo Domingo de los Colorados sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Santo Domingo de los Colorados in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santo Domingo de los Colorados peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 18 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 16Jul 18UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Santo Domingo de los Colorados 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 Santo Domingo de los Colorados is worst in November — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateNov 1724 µg/m³Jul 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santo Domingo de los Colorados?

Santo Domingo de los Colorados sits at 0.3°S, 79.2°W, 555 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Mindo, 50 km away.

Topography around Santo Domingo de los Colorados

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santo Domingo de los Colorados.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santo Domingo de los Colorados has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 536 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,314 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,013 m.

The land around Santo Domingo de los Colorados is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (75%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
1,314 m
80 km
5,013 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
November weather nearby: Mindo 50 km · Quito 72 km · Rosa Zarate 73 km · Machachi 73 km · La Maná 77 km · Valencia 80 km · Pomasqui 83 km · Quevedo 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 Santo Domingo de los Colorados (-0.2537°, -79.1763°, elevation 555 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).