Cerro de Pasco weather in November

In November, Cerro de Pasco sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 124 mm of precipitation across 24 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of November to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Cerro de Pasco's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cerro de Pasco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
1st warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
124 mm
24 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:35 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
85%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Cerro de Pasco is capital city of Pasco, Peru.

Founded
1578

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 12°C through the month.

A typical November day in Cerro de Pasco reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C warmer than October and on par with December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1121
2121
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5121
6121
7121
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10121
11121
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How November really feels in Cerro de Pasco

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 25 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
25
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Cerro de Pasco 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 177282.312.61.8
Feb12° / 18126.6212.41.6
Mar12° / 16928.71.612.11.6
Apr12° / 90230.711.82.0
May11° / 5616.50.611.52.4
Jun11° / -1°268.20.611.42.8
Jul11° / -2°238.10.811.42.7
Aug11° / -1°3611.41.311.62.7
Sep11° / -0°6919.91.511.92.1
Oct11° / 11225.11.512.21.9
Nov12° / 124241.412.52.1
Dec12° / 17527.41.812.61.9

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 (%)
1991
2991
3991
41090
51189
61189
71189
81090
91090
101090
111090
121090
131090
141090
15991
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20991
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24892
25793
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27793
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29694
30694

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Cerro de Pasco gets around 124 mm of rain and snow over 24 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 81% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1835
2825
3825
4815
5815
6805
7805
8805
9805
10806
11806
12806
13806
14805
15805
16805
17815
18815
19815
20815
21815
22815
23815
24814
25824
26824
27824
28824
29825
30835

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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3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 6 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of November to 12 h 36 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 5:37 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:376:00
212.45:376:00
312.45:376:01
412.45:366:01
512.45:366:01
612.45:366:02
712.45:366:02
812.45:366:02
912.45:366:03
1012.55:366:03
1112.55:356:03
1212.55:356:04
1312.55:356:04
1412.55:356:04
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1612.55:356:05
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2012.55:366:07
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2312.55:366:08
2412.55:366:09
2512.65:366:09
2612.65:366:10
2712.65:366:10
2812.65:376:11
2912.65:376:11
3012.65:376:12

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.29 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in November across the year — November's 6.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
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126.3Intense
136.3Intense
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196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
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236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Cerro de Pasco

In seasonPeak

In November, Cerro de Pasco sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Cerro de Pasco's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is November a good time to visit Cerro de Pasco?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cerro de Pasco.

What to pack for Cerro de Pasco in November

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

In November, Cerro de Pasco sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 1°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Cerro de Pasco 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 Cerro de Pasco peaks around February 13 at about 20 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 13UV 20Jun 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb20Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cerro de Pasco?

Cerro de Pasco sits at 10.7°S, 76.3°W, 4,457 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Yanacancha, 0.0 km away.

Huaral

Topography around Cerro de Pasco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cerro de Pasco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m around an average of 4,353 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,206 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,604 m.

The land around Cerro de Pasco is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (93%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
513 m
16 km
1,206 m
80 km
4,604 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
November weather nearby: Yanacancha 0.0 km · Chaupimarca 37 km · Junín 62 km · Yanacancha 64 km · Huánuco 82 km · La Oroya 102 km · Tarma 104 km · Huaral 139 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 Cerro de Pasco (-10.6658°, -76.2531°, elevation 4,457 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).