Samarinda weather in November

In November, Samarinda sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 290 mm of rain across 28.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-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 Samarinda's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Samarinda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
290 mm
28.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:56 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
90%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Samarinda is city in East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia.

Density
1,105/km²
people per km²
Founded
1668

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 Samarinda 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 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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How November really feels in Samarinda

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
15 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.

Samarinda weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°27725.9122.7
Feb31° / 24°23922.7122.8
Mar31° / 24°29926.6122.6
Apr31° / 24°31027.2122.4
May31° / 24°26028.5122.5
Jun31° / 24°22725.9122.7
Jul31° / 24°18623.7123.1
Aug31° / 24°16020.5123.3
Sep32° / 24°17321.3123.0
Oct32° / 24°22625.5122.6
Nov31° / 24°29028.2122.3
Dec31° / 24°31529.1122.4

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Samarinda gets around 290 mm of rain over 28.2 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 94% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in November

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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 5:54 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in September across the year — November's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Samarinda?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Samarinda.

What to pack for Samarinda in November

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

In November, Samarinda sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Samarinda 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 at the nearest coast (about 50 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 29°C.

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

28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
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Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
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Dec29Tropical

UV index in Samarinda in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Samarinda peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Samarinda 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 Samarinda is worst in October — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (March, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 1427 µg/m³Mar 1314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Samarinda?

Samarinda sits at 0.5°S, 117.1°E, 24 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Loa Janan, 12 km away.

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Topography around Samarinda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Samarinda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 m.

The land around Samarinda is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
261 m
80 km
686 m
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November weather nearby: Loa Janan 12 km · Bontang 79 km · Balikpapan 93 km · Muara Teweh 255 km · Tanjung 269 km · Amuntai 300 km · Barabai 304 km · Palu 307 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 Samarinda (-0.4917°, 117.1458°, elevation 24 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. 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. 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).