Quillabamba weather in November

In November, Quillabamba sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 236 mm of rain across 28.6 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in November, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Quillabamba's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quillabamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
13°
9th coldest
Rainfall
236 mm
28.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:18 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
89%
8th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Quillabamba is city in Cusco, Peru.

Founded
1857

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 21°C through the month.

A typical November day in Quillabamba reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°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)
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Quillabamba weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 14°35030.612.73.2
Feb21° / 14°32727.112.43.3
Mar21° / 13°25030.212.13.3
Apr21° / 12°16127.711.73.7
May21° / 11°9822.511.44.6
Jun21° / 10°511311.36.0
Jul20° / 4311.111.36.3
Aug21° / 5512.711.66.2
Sep22° / 11°7617.611.95.4
Oct22° / 12°15326.612.34.0
Nov21° / 13°23628.612.63.4
Dec21° / 14°32530.312.73.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4694
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Quillabamba gets around 236 mm of rain over 28.6 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 95% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
395
495
594
694
794
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2798
2898
2998
3098

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the comfortable band about 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
14933
24924
34924
44924
53925
63925
73916
83916
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103916
113907
123907
133907
143907
153898
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Wind in November

Winds average 3 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
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133calm
143calm
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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 5:20 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:205:48
212.55:205:49
312.55:205:49
412.55:205:49
512.55:195:50
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2612.75:195:59
2712.75:196:00
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2912.75:196:01
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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 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in September across the year — November's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Quillabamba

In seasonPeak

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

Quillabamba's rainy season runs November–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 Quillabamba?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Quillabamba.

What to pack for Quillabamba in November

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

In November, Quillabamba sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Quillabamba in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Quillabamba peaks around February 8 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 8UV 17Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Quillabamba 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 Quillabamba is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1320 µg/m³Dec 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul10Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Quillabamba?

Quillabamba sits at 12.9°S, 72.7°W, 1,054 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Santa Ana, 3.0 km away.

Andahuaylas

Topography around Quillabamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quillabamba has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m around an average of 1,297 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,363 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,792 m.

The land around Quillabamba is covered by trees (57%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,168 m
16 km
3,363 m
80 km
5,792 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
November weather nearby: Santa Ana 3.0 km · Machu Picchu 37 km · Aguas Calientes 37 km · Abancay 88 km · Santiago 106 km · Wanchaq 108 km · Cusco 108 km · Andahuaylas 116 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 Quillabamba (-12.8633°, -72.6931°, elevation 1,054 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).