Ensenada weather in November

In November, Ensenada sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 22 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of November to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Ensenada's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ensenada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:21 AM – 4:42 PM
Cloud cover
32%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Ensenada is municipal seat of Ensenada, State of Baja California, Mexico.

Density
22,190/km²
people per km²
Founded
1882

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 22°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical November day in Ensenada reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 3°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Ensenada weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 585.210.27.0
Feb18° / 726.110.86.6
Mar19° / 48511.87.1
Apr20° / 11°213.212.87.9
May22° / 13°71.513.68.6
Jun24° / 16°10.1149.4
Jul27° / 19°10.213.98.8
Aug28° / 20°20.313.28.4
Sep27° / 18°40.712.28.6
Oct25° / 15°121.911.28.9
Nov21° / 11°223.310.48.0
Dec18° / 454.9106.9

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28119
38119
48119
58119
68020
78020
88020
97921
107921
117822
127822
137624
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257129
267030
276931
286931
296931
306832

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Ensenada gets around 22 mm of rain over 3.3 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 11% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3014

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1928
2937
3946
4946
5955
6955
7964
8964
9973
10973
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16991
17991
18991
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20991
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22991
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25991
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29991
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Wind in November

Winds average 7 km/h in November, the calmest month.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of November to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 4:52 PM to 4:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:084:52
210.76:094:51
310.76:104:50
410.66:114:49
510.66:124:49
610.66:134:48
710.66:134:47
810.56:144:46
910.56:154:46
1010.56:164:45
1110.56:174:45
1210.46:184:44
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1610.36:214:42
1710.36:224:42
1810.36:234:41
1910.36:244:41
2010.36:254:40
2110.26:264:40
2210.26:274:40
2310.26:274:39
2410.26:284:39
2510.26:294:39
2610.16:304:39
2710.16:314:39
2810.16:324:38
2910.16:334:38
3010.16:334:38

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 8.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 3.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
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44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Moderate
144.0Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Ensenada?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is one of the better times to visit Ensenada for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ensenada in November

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

In November, Ensenada sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 3 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Ensenada in November

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 20°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 7 to Sep 21 — about 1.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

14°16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr16Cool
May17Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug20Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Ensenada in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ensenada peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ensenada?

Ensenada sits at 31.9°N, 116.6°W, 29 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, 17 km away.

Topography around Ensenada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ensenada has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,088 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,863 m.

The land around Ensenada is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
265 m
16 km
1,088 m
80 km
1,863 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada 17 km · Las Delicias 68 km · Rosarito 69 km · Villa del Prado 2da Sección 71 km · Terrazas del Valle 72 km · La Joya 74 km · Pórticos de San Antonio 75 km · Tecate 77 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

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 Ensenada (31.8715°, -116.6007°, elevation 29 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).