Santiago weather in November

In November, Santiago sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 116 mm of precipitation across 22.8 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 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Santiago's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santiago's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 12th coldest
Precipitation: 116 mm; 22.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:14 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover: 87%; 8th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Santiago is city in Cusco, Peru.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical November day in Santiago reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 1°C warmer than December.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	6
8	16	6
9	16	6
10	16	6
11	16	6
12	16	6
13	16	6
14	16	6
15	16	6
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6
29	15	6
30	15	6

Santiago 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 6°	229	28.8	0.7	12.7	2.3
Feb	14° / 6°	214	26.1	0.3	12.5	2.2
Mar	14° / 5°	170	27.4	0.3	12.1	2.4
Apr	14° / 5°	76	18.6	0	11.7	3.2
May	14° / 3°	24	8.1	0	11.4	4.5
Jun	14° / 2°	12	3.3	0.1	11.2	4.9
Jul	14° / 2°	11	3.1	0.1	11.3	5.0
Aug	15° / 2°	22	6.5	0.5	11.6	4.9
Sep	15° / 4°	37	13.1	0	11.9	4.3
Oct	16° / 5°	84	20.3	0.1	12.3	3.5
Nov	16° / 6°	116	22.8	0.3	12.6	3.1
Dec	15° / 6°	197	27.5	0.5	12.8	2.5

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 5% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2
Cloudier (%)	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	97	97	98	98	98	98

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Santiago gets around 116 mm of rain and snow over 22.8 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 84% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	73	73	74	75	75	76	77	78	79	79	80	80	81	81	82	82	83	83	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	71
3	71
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	71
9	72
10	72
11	72
12	73
13	73
14	74
15	75
16	75
17	76
18	77
19	78
20	79
21	79
22	80
23	80
24	81
25	81
26	82
27	82
28	83
29	83
30	84

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in November

Winds average 4 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm

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 5:17 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:59 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15
Sunset (PM)	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:17	5:46
2	12.5	5:16	5:47
3	12.5	5:16	5:47
4	12.5	5:16	5:47
5	12.5	5:16	5:48
6	12.5	5:15	5:48
7	12.6	5:15	5:48
8	12.6	5:15	5:49
9	12.6	5:15	5:49
10	12.6	5:15	5:50
11	12.6	5:15	5:50
12	12.6	5:14	5:50
13	12.6	5:14	5:51
14	12.6	5:14	5:51
15	12.6	5:14	5:52
16	12.6	5:14	5:52
17	12.6	5:14	5:53
18	12.7	5:14	5:53
19	12.7	5:14	5:54
20	12.7	5:14	5:54
21	12.7	5:14	5:55
22	12.7	5:14	5:55
23	12.7	5:14	5:56
24	12.7	5:14	5:56
25	12.7	5:14	5:57
26	12.7	5:15	5:57
27	12.7	5:15	5:58
28	12.7	5:15	5:58
29	12.7	5:15	5:59
30	12.7	5:15	5:59

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in October across the year — November's 5.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.0	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Santiago

In seasonPeak

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

Santiago'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 Santiago?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santiago.

What to pack for Santiago in November

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

In November, Santiago sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Santiago 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 Santiago peaks around February 10 at about 19 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	19	19	17	15	12	10	10	13	14	16	17	16
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	19	Extreme
Feb	19	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	16	Extreme
Nov	17	Extreme
Dec	16	Extreme

Air quality in Santiago 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 Santiago is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	13	16	10	8	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	10	Good
Nov	8	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Santiago?

Santiago sits at 13.5°S, 72.0°W, 3,420 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Cusco, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Santiago

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santiago has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 647 m around an average of 3,548 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,458 m.

The land around Santiago is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (77%) within 80 km.

3 km

647 m

artificial surfaces 51%

16 km

1,570 m

grassland 73%

80 km

5,458 m

grassland 77%

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← October Santiago year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Cusco 2.0 km · Wanchaq 2.0 km · Aguas Calientes 71 km · Machu Picchu 72 km · Abancay 98 km · Quillabamba 106 km · Santa Ana 108 km · Sicuani 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

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 Santiago (-13.5273°, -71.9843°, elevation 3,420 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	6
8	16	6
9	16	6
10	16	6
11	16	6
12	16	6
13	16	6
14	16	6
15	16	6
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6
29	15	6
30	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	71
3	71
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	71
9	72
10	72
11	72
12	73
13	73
14	74
15	75
16	75
17	76
18	77
19	78
20	79
21	79
22	80
23	80
24	81
25	81
26	82
27	82
28	83
29	83
30	84

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	6
8	16	6
9	16	6
10	16	6
11	16	6
12	16	6
13	16	6
14	16	6
15	16	6
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6
29	15	6
30	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	71
3	71
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	71
9	72
10	72
11	72
12	73
13	73
14	74
15	75
16	75
17	76
18	77
19	78
20	79
21	79
22	80
23	80
24	81
25	81
26	82
27	82
28	83
29	83
30	84

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	6
8	16	6
9	16	6
10	16	6
11	16	6
12	16	6
13	16	6
14	16	6
15	16	6
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6
29	15	6
30	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	71
3	71
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	71
9	72
10	72
11	72
12	73
13	73
14	74
15	75
16	75
17	76
18	77
19	78
20	79
21	79
22	80
23	80
24	81
25	81
26	82
27	82
28	83
29	83
30	84

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100