La Rinconada weather in November

In November, La Rinconada sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 116 mm of precipitation across 22.7 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is La Rinconada's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Rinconada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
1st warmest
Overnight low
-1°
8th coldest
Precipitation
116 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:02 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
87%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

La Rinconada is town in Peru, considered highest elevated human settlement in the world.

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 10°C through the month.

A typical November day in La Rinconada reaches about 10°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 8°C and 12°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)
110-1
210-1
310-1
410-1
510-1
610-1
710-1
810-1
910-1
1010-1
1110-1
1210-1
1310-1
1410-1
1510-1
1610-1
1710-1
1810-1
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22100
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27100
28100
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How November really feels in La Rinconada

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

La Rinconada 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
Jan / -0°20129.117.212.80.9
Feb / -0°18526.315.312.50.9
Mar / -1°13927.611.912.11.1
Apr / -1°77216.811.71.4
May / -3°3512.12.911.31.7
Jun / -4°186.22.311.21.7
Jul / -5°196.83.111.21.6
Aug / -5°3211.14.311.51.6
Sep / -3°5918.47.711.91.4
Oct / -2°10222.910.112.31.4
Nov10° / -1°11622.79.212.71.5
Dec / -0°18427.814.212.91.1

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 5% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21486
31486
41585
51585
61486
71486
81486
91387
101387
111288
121189
131189
141090
151090
16892
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

La Rinconada gets around 116 mm of rain and snow over 22.7 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 76% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
17331
27331
37330
47230
57229
67229
77228
87228
97228
107228
117228
127228
137328
147429
157429
167530
177630
187731
197732
207832
217933
228034
238034
248135
258235
268236
278337
288337
298438
308539

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 (%)
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22100
23100
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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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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of November to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:05 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:055:37
212.55:055:38
312.65:055:38
412.65:045:38
512.65:045:39
612.65:045:39
712.65:045:40
812.65:035:40
912.65:035:41
1012.65:035:41
1112.65:035:41
1212.75:035:42
1312.75:035:42
1412.75:025:43
1512.75:025:43
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2012.75:025:46
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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 6.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in October across the year — November's 6.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
305.9Bright
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for La Rinconada

In seasonPeak

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

La Rinconada's monsoon runs October–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 La Rinconada?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Rinconada.

What to pack for La Rinconada in November

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

In November, La Rinconada sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in La Rinconada in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 18 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Rinconada peaks around January 23 at about 20 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeJan 23UV 20Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan20Extreme
Feb20Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov18Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is La Rinconada?

La Rinconada sits at 14.6°S, 69.4°W, 5,022 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Miguel, 119 km away.

San MiguelJuliacaAyaviriPunoSorataIsla del SolIlaveCopacabana

Topography around La Rinconada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Rinconada has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,196 m around an average of 4,993 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,375 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,196 m.

The land around La Rinconada is covered by bare terrain (45%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and bare terrain (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,196 m
16 km
2,375 m
80 km
5,196 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
November weather nearby: San Miguel 119 km · Juliaca 122 km · Ayaviri 126 km · Puno 148 km · Sorata 153 km · Isla del Sol 159 km · Ilave 163 km · Copacabana 176 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 La Rinconada (-14.6313°, -69.4464°, elevation 5,022 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).