Ayacucho weather in November

In November, Ayacucho sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 90 mm of rain across 20.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of November to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Ayacucho's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ayacucho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
1st warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
20.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:24 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
82%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Ayacucho is capital city of Ayacucho, Peru.

Founded
1540

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 17°C through the month.

A typical November day in Ayacucho reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 19°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)
1176
2176
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How November really feels in Ayacucho

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.

Ayacucho weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 18327.512.72.8
Feb16° / 17725.812.42.7
Mar16° / 14927.612.12.8
Apr16° / 601711.73.8
May15° / 247.811.45.0
Jun15° / 15411.25.1
Jul14° / 195.111.35.0
Aug15° / 276.711.65.0
Sep16° / 4212.511.94.6
Oct17° / 7520.112.34.0
Nov17° / 9020.512.63.9
Dec17° / 15125.412.83.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51585
61585
71684
81585
91585
101585
111585
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Ayacucho gets around 90 mm of rain over 20.5 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 69% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
267
367
467
567
667
767
867
967
1067
1168
1268
1368
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1569
1669
1769
1869
1970
2070
2170
2270
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2672
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2873
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3074

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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30100

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of November to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:265:55
212.55:265:55
312.55:265:55
412.55:255:56
512.55:255:56
612.55:255:57
712.55:255:57
812.55:245:57
912.65:245:58
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1112.65:245:59
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1412.65:246:00
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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 6.75 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in November across the year — November's 6.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
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236.7Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
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276.6Intense
286.6Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Ayacucho

In seasonPeak

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

Ayacucho's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Ayacucho?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ayacucho.

What to pack for Ayacucho in November

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

In November, Ayacucho sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Ayacucho in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ayacucho peaks around February 10 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 9 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 10UV 19Jul 9UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ayacucho?

Ayacucho sits at 13.2°S, 74.2°W, 2,805 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Huanta, 26 km away.

AbancayChilcaHuancayoSanta AnaQuillabamba

Topography around Ayacucho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ayacucho has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 740 m around an average of 2,853 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,901 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,580 m.

The land around Ayacucho is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) within 16 km, and grassland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
740 m
16 km
1,901 m
80 km
4,580 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
November weather nearby: Huanta 26 km · Huancavelica 91 km · Andahuaylas 106 km · Abancay 154 km · Chilca 161 km · Huancayo 162 km · Santa Ana 167 km · Quillabamba 169 km

Peru travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,684
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.6
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
13.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 519
Religion
Catholic 76%Evangelical Christian 16%no religion 5%other religions 3%

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 Ayacucho (-13.1638°, -74.2234°, elevation 2,805 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).