Vilcabamba weather in November

In November, Vilcabamba sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 144 mm of rain across 19.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of November to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Vilcabamba's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vilcabamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
144 mm
19.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:56 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
81%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Vilcabamba is village and rural parish of Loja Province in Ecuador.

Founded
1576

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 21°C through the month.

A typical November day in Vilcabamba reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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Vilcabamba weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 13°18423.612.24.2
Feb21° / 13°22123.712.13.9
Mar21° / 13°22025.3124.0
Apr21° / 13°16622.311.94.4
May21° / 13°951811.85.1
Jun20° / 12°5813.311.85.7
Jul19° / 12°4811.911.85.9
Aug20° / 12°309.111.96.5
Sep21° / 12°4410126.3
Oct21° / 13°10317.512.15.2
Nov21° / 13°14419.612.24.7
Dec21° / 13°16822.912.24.4

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
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51288
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Vilcabamba gets around 144 mm of rain over 19.6 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 65% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
164
264
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665
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1464
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1764
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1964
2064
2165
2265
2365
2466
2566
2666
2767
2867
2967
3068

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17030
26931
36832
46733
56634
66535
76436
86436
96337
106337
116238
126238
136238
146139
156139
166040
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195842
205743
215644
225545
235446
245347
255347
265248
275149
285149
295050
305050

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 12 min at the start of November to 12 h 12 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 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:566:05
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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 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in September across the year — November's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Vilcabamba

In seasonPeak

In November, Vilcabamba sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Vilcabamba's rainy season runs October–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 Vilcabamba?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Vilcabamba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vilcabamba in November

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

In November, Vilcabamba sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Vilcabamba 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 Vilcabamba peaks around February 16 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 16UV 17Jun 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Vilcabamba 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 Vilcabamba is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateSep 1816 µg/m³Jul 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul7Good
Aug11Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vilcabamba?

Vilcabamba sits at 4.3°S, 79.2°W, 0 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Loja, 30 km away.

Santa RosaArenillasPasaje

Topography around Vilcabamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vilcabamba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 570 m around an average of 1,715 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,458 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,521 m.

The land around Vilcabamba is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (42%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
570 m
16 km
2,458 m
80 km
3,521 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
November weather nearby: Loja 30 km · Catamayo 34 km · Zamora 37 km · Cariamanga 38 km · Piñas 82 km · Santa Rosa 122 km · Arenillas 122 km · Pasaje 123 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 Vilcabamba (-4.2608°, -79.2227°, elevation 0 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).