Palembang weather in November

In November, Palembang sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 287 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in November, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of November to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Palembang's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palembang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
287 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:42 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
91%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Palembang is city in South Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Founded
~683 CE

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 31°C through the month.

A typical November day in Palembang reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C cooler than October and about 1°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Palembang

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Palembang weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°24728.112.12.7
Feb31° / 24°2402512.12.6
Mar31° / 24°29929.3122.4
Apr31° / 24°27328.511.92.3
May32° / 24°18325.111.92.7
Jun31° / 24°11919.411.83.3
Jul31° / 24°11217.311.83.6
Aug32° / 24°7613.911.93.5
Sep33° / 24°8412.5123.2
Oct33° / 24°17319.312.12.8
Nov31° / 24°28726.912.12.4
Dec31° / 24°30029.112.22.5

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 4% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3892
4892
5892
6892
7793
8694
9694
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12595
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Palembang gets around 287 mm of rain over 26.9 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 89% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
177
279
380
481
582
684
785
885
986
1087
1188
1288
1389
1490
1591
1691
1792
1892
1993
2093
2193
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3095

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the miserable band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
173855
263757
353758
443759
543660
633661
733562
823563
923464
1013366
1113267
1213168
1303070
1403070
1502971
1602872
1702773
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1902674
2002575
2102575
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2702476
2802476
2902476
3002476

Wind in November

Winds average 4 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
15calm
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305calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 6 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:415:48
212.15:415:48
312.15:415:48
412.15:415:48
512.15:415:48
612.15:415:48
712.15:415:48
812.15:415:49
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2012.15:435:51
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2312.15:445:52
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2912.25:455:55
3012.25:465:55

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in September across the year — November's 4.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
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204.5Bright
214.4Bright
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244.4Bright
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264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Palembang?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Palembang.

What to pack for Palembang in November

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

In November, Palembang sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Palembang in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Palembang peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jul 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Palembang 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 Palembang is worst in October — around 189 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (February, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyOct 15181 µg/m³Feb 926 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr36Poor
May34Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug51Poor
Sep138Unhealthy
Oct189Very unhealthy
Nov103Unhealthy
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Palembang?

Palembang sits at 2.9°S, 104.7°E, 5 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Indralaya, 38 km away.

Topography around Palembang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palembang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m.

The land around Palembang is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
58 m
80 km
80 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
November weather nearby: Indralaya 38 km · Prabumulih 81 km · Muntok 105 km · Baturaja 149 km · Tanjungagung 154 km · Lahat 165 km · Pangkalpinang 175 km · Jambi City 193 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 Palembang (-2.9167°, 104.7458°, elevation 5 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).