Tanjung Balai weather in November

In November, Tanjung Balai sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 329 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of November to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Tanjung Balai's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tanjung Balai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
26°
4th coldest
Rainfall
329 mm
28.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:53 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Tanjung Balai is capital of Karimun Regency, Riau Islands, Indonesia.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical November day in Tanjung Balai reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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 Tanjung Balai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tanjung Balai weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°17418.611.94.9
Feb28° / 26°9813.3125.5
Mar28° / 26°16721.3124.4
Apr29° / 26°22026.4123.4
May29° / 27°23226.7123.4
Jun29° / 27°19122.512.13.8
Jul29° / 27°18622.512.14.0
Aug28° / 26°17422.8124.0
Sep28° / 26°16721.5124.1
Oct28° / 26°22024.6123.7
Nov28° / 26°32928.1123.5
Dec27° / 26°31925.811.93.9

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 6% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31387
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51288
61288
71288
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Tanjung Balai gets around 329 mm of rain over 28.1 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 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 78% 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 13 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of November to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:515:49
212.05:515:49
312.05:515:49
412.05:515:49
512.05:515:49
612.05:515:49
712.05:515:49
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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 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in March across the year — November's 4.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is November a good time to visit Tanjung Balai?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tanjung Balai.

What to pack for Tanjung Balai in November

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

In November, Tanjung Balai sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tanjung Balai 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 15 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°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
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Tanjung Balai in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tanjung Balai peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Tanjung Balai 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 Tanjung Balai is worst in September — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 26 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateSep 1845 µg/m³Jan 1026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr35Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tanjung Balai?

Tanjung Balai sits at 1.0°N, 103.4°E, 9 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Boon Lay, 46 km away.

Topography around Tanjung Balai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tanjung Balai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Tanjung Balai is covered by water (47%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, water (72%) within 16 km, and water (60%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
480 m
80 km
656 m
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November weather nearby: Boon Lay 46 km · Iskandar Puteri 49 km · Jurong Town 50 km · Jurong East 51 km · Jurong West 51 km · Clementi Housing Estate 52 km · Hong Kah 52 km · Telok Blangah 53 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 Tanjung Balai (1.0001°, 103.4219°, elevation 9 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).