Iquitos weather in November

In November, Iquitos sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 235 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in November, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of November to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Iquitos's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iquitos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
235 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:33 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
84%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Iquitos is city of Peru, capital of Loreto region.

Founded
1750

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 30°C through the month.

A typical November day in Iquitos reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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 Iquitos

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.

Iquitos weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°25225.912.23.0
Feb30° / 24°23324.512.12.9
Mar30° / 24°30428.4122.8
Apr30° / 23°29427.311.92.9
May29° / 23°27126.711.83.2
Jun29° / 23°2192511.83.4
Jul29° / 22°16623.311.83.8
Aug30° / 22°15421.811.93.6
Sep31° / 23°17923.5123.2
Oct31° / 23°20125.912.12.9
Nov30° / 24°23525.812.22.9
Dec30° / 24°26327.212.22.9

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Iquitos gets around 235 mm of rain over 25.8 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 86% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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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 65% 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 4 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in November

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of November to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in September across the year — November's 4.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Iquitos?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Iquitos.

What to pack for Iquitos in November

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

In November, Iquitos sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Iquitos in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Iquitos peaks around February 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 16Aug 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Iquitos 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 Iquitos is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 915 µg/m³Jun 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Iquitos?

Iquitos sits at 3.7°S, 73.3°W, 107 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Belen, 1.0 km away.

RequenaAtalaia do NorteBenjamin ConstantLeticiaTabatingaYurimaguas

Topography around Iquitos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iquitos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m.

The land around Iquitos is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

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November weather nearby: Belen 1.0 km · San Juan 4.0 km · Requena 160 km · Atalaia do Norte 346 km · Benjamin Constant 364 km · Leticia 371 km · Tabatinga 372 km · Yurimaguas 398 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 Iquitos (-3.7481°, -73.2529°, elevation 107 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. 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).