Saipan weather in November

In November, Saipan sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 133 mm of rain across 19 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-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 53% of the time in November, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of November to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Saipan's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saipan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
133 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:24 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
47%
6th clearest
Wind
28 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Saipan is city.

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 Saipan reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 1°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 Saipan

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.

Saipan weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°6113.311.26.2
Feb27° / 26°3911.311.56.5
Mar27° / 26°389.811.96.9
Apr27° / 26°5010.412.36.7
May28° / 27°6413.212.76.0
Jun28° / 27°10017.912.94.7
Jul28° / 27°2232712.83.5
Aug28° / 26°34028.212.53.3
Sep28° / 26°29826.612.13.4
Oct28° / 27°30425.611.73.8
Nov28° / 27°1331911.34.9
Dec28° / 26°6714.811.16.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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25644
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Saipan gets around 133 mm of rain over 19 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 63% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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270
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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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101882
201981
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Wind in November

Winds average 28 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 29 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of November to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:175:44
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411.46:185:43
511.46:195:43
611.46:195:42
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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 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 4.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Saipan

In seasonPeak

In November, Saipan sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Saipan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Saipan's monsoon runs July–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is November a good time to visit Saipan?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Saipan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saipan in November

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

In November, Saipan sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Saipan 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 16 km away) is warmest in September at about 30°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Saipan 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 Saipan peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 13Dec 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Saipan?

Saipan sits at 15.2°N, 145.8°E, 5 m above sea level, in Northern Mariana Islands. The nearest listed city is Yigo Village, 208 km away.

Topography around Saipan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saipan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 446 m.

The land around Saipan is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, water (86%) within 16 km, and water (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
454 m
16 km
454 m
80 km
446 m
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November weather nearby: Yigo Village 208 km · Dededo Village 213 km · Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village 219 km · Tumon 219 km · Hagatna 221 km · Mangilao Village 221 km · Ngerulmud 1,485 km · Koror 1,509 km

Northern Mariana Islands travel facts

GDP per capita
$23,786
2022
Safe drinking water
81%
of population, 2024
Income group
High
World Bank

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 Saipan (15.2123°, 145.7545°, 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).