Dipolog weather in November

In November, Dipolog sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 191 mm of rain across 24.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of November to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Dipolog's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dipolog's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
191 mm
24.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:44 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
77%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Dipolog is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Zamboanga del Norte.

Density
388/km²
people per km²
Founded
1913

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 28°C through the month.

A typical November day in Dipolog reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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 Dipolog

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 20 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
20
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.

Dipolog weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°13818.911.65.0
Feb27° / 24°11514.911.75.4
Mar28° / 24°9415.211.95.4
Apr29° / 25°9215.212.24.8
May29° / 25°17525.612.43.5
Jun29° / 25°23627.212.53.2
Jul28° / 25°22127.312.43.3
Aug29° / 25°20426.412.33.4
Sep28° / 25°23726.412.13.4
Oct28° / 25°24727.411.83.4
Nov28° / 25°19124.211.63.7
Dec28° / 25°19323.211.54.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
41882
51882
62080
72080
82080
92278
102278
112377
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Dipolog gets around 191 mm of rain over 24.2 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 81% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
186
286
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486
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3074

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
107129
207129
307030
407030
506931
606832
706733
806634
906634
1006535
1106436
1206337
1306238
1406139
1506040
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2515940
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2916138
3016237

Wind in November

Winds average 13 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of November to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:395:21
211.75:405:21
311.75:405:21
411.75:405:20
511.75:405:20
611.75:415:20
711.75:415:20
811.65:415:20
911.65:425:20
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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 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in April across the year — November's 4.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Dipolog

In seasonPeak

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

Dipolog sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Dipolog?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dipolog.

What to pack for Dipolog in November

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

In November, Dipolog sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Dipolog in November

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in June at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Dipolog in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dipolog peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Dipolog 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 Dipolog is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1317 µg/m³Jan 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May12Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dipolog?

Dipolog sits at 8.6°N, 123.3°E, 7 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Dapitan, 14 km away.

Topography around Dipolog

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dipolog has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 514 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,368 m.

The land around Dipolog is covered by water (42%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and water (44%) within 16 km, and water (56%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
514 m
80 km
2,368 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
November weather nearby: Dapitan 14 km · Mahayag 51 km · Oroquieta 52 km · Molave 56 km · Tangub 72 km · Ozamiz City 73 km · Tubod 76 km · Bacolod 81 km

Philippines travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,171
2025
Happiness
6.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
48%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Roman Catholic 79%other 8%Muslim 6%other Christian 4%

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 Dipolog (8.567°, 123.3347°, elevation 7 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).