Pekanbaru weather in November

In November, Pekanbaru sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 298 mm of rain across 27.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-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 hours at the start of November to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Pekanbaru's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pekanbaru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
298 mm
27.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:00 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
93%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Pekanbaru is city in Riau Province, Indonesia.

Density
1,847/km²
people per km²
Founded
1784

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 Pekanbaru reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°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 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 Pekanbaru

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.

Pekanbaru weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°20924.1122.9
Feb31° / 24°15721.1122.8
Mar32° / 24°21326.1122.4
Apr32° / 24°23327.9122.2
May32° / 24°19124.9122.4
Jun32° / 24°13119.6122.9
Jul32° / 24°12419.1123.1
Aug32° / 24°15722.1122.8
Sep32° / 23°19523.8122.6
Oct32° / 24°24127122.4
Nov31° / 24°29827.9122.4
Dec31° / 24°26326.8122.7

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 3% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4595
5496
6496
7496
8496
9496
10496
11496
12496
13496
14397
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28298
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30397

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Pekanbaru gets around 298 mm of rain over 27.9 wet days in November, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 93% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
292
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492
592
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793
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993
1093
1193
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1994
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2991
3090

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52179
62278
72278
82377
92377
102476
112476
122575
132575
142674
152674
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202773
212773
222773
232773
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252674
262674
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282674
292674
302674

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
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
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104calm
114calm
124calm
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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 5:58 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:585:57
212.05:585:57
312.05:585:57
412.05:585:57
512.05:595:57
612.05:595:57
712.05:595:57
812.05:595:58
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2012.06:016:00
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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 4.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.03 kWh/m² in September across the year — November's 4.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
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254.1Bright
264.1Bright
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304.0Bright
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Pekanbaru?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pekanbaru.

What to pack for Pekanbaru in November

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

In November, Pekanbaru sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Pekanbaru 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 Pekanbaru peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 18UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Pekanbaru 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 Pekanbaru is worst in September — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1549 µg/m³Dec 1723 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug43Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct42Poor
Nov25Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pekanbaru?

Pekanbaru sits at 0.5°N, 101.4°E, 19 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Balai Pungut, 63 km away.

Topography around Pekanbaru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pekanbaru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 667 m.

The land around Pekanbaru is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
667 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Balai Pungut 63 km · Payakumbuh 121 km · Dumai 128 km · Sijunjung 145 km · Bukittinggi 150 km · Padangpanjang 158 km · Solok 170 km · Pariaman 194 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 Pekanbaru (0.5167°, 101.4417°, elevation 19 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).