Kupang weather in November

In November, Kupang sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 73 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of November to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Kupang's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kupang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:17 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
55%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Kupang is administrative city in Kupang Regency, Indonesia.

Founded
1978

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical November day in Kupang reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13425
23425
33425
43425
53426
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73426
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303326

How November really feels in Kupang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 30 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
30
20 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kupang weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°27226.912.52.9
Feb30° / 25°24225.212.32.9
Mar31° / 25°19922.612.13.3
Apr32° / 25°7811.111.83.8
May32° / 25°233.711.54.5
Jun32° / 24°151.911.45.2
Jul31° / 23°4111.55.5
Aug32° / 23°20.511.75.2
Sep33° / 23°40.811.94.5
Oct34° / 25°183.512.23.6
Nov34° / 26°7310.512.53.0
Dec31° / 25°23624.512.62.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36634
46634
56535
66436
76337
86238
96139
106040
115941
125842
135743
145644
155545
165446
175248
185149
194951
204852
214654
224555
234456
244159
253961
263862
273664
283565
293367
303367

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Kupang gets around 73 mm of rain over 10.5 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 36% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
113
214
315
416
517
619
720
822
923
1025
1126
1228
1330
1432
1534
1636
1738
1840
1942
2044
2146
2248
2350
2452
2554
2657
2759
2861
2963
3065

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1430633
2328663
3327673
4326674
5224704
6223705
7121735
8120736
9118747
10117748
110157510
120147511
130127513
140117514
15097516
16087418
17077320
18077023
19066925
20066628
21056530
22056233
23046036
24045739
25045442
26035245
27034948
28034651
29034453
30034156

Wind in November

Winds average 8 km/h in November, the calmest month.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
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207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of November to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:185:40
212.45:185:40
312.45:185:41
412.45:185:41
512.45:175:41
612.45:175:42
712.45:175:42
812.45:175:42
912.45:175:42
1012.45:175:43
1112.45:175:43
1212.45:175:44
1312.55:175:44
1412.55:175:44
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2912.55:185:51
3012.55:195:51

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in October across the year — November's 6.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Kupang

In seasonPeak

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

Kupang sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Kupang's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Kupang?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kupang.

What to pack for Kupang in November

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

In November, Kupang sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Kupang in November

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 December at about 30°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Kupang 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 Kupang peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 20UV 16Jun 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kupang?

Kupang sits at 10.2°S, 123.6°E, 94 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Soe, 82 km away.

Topography around Kupang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kupang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m around an average of 79 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 510 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,713 m.

The land around Kupang is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 3 km, water (43%), trees (27%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and water (63%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
201 m
16 km
510 m
80 km
1,713 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Soe 82 km · Kefamenanu 125 km · Atambua 184 km · Lewoleba 201 km · Suai 204 km · Maliana 220 km · Maumere 231 km · Atsabe 240 km

Indonesia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,060
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
11.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 471
Religion
Muslim 87%Protestant 8%Roman Catholic 3%Hindu 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 Kupang (-10.1708°, 123.6069°, elevation 94 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).