Donsol weather in November

In November, Donsol sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 139 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-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 22% of the time in November, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of November to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Donsol's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Donsol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
5th coldest
Rainfall
139 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:49 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
69%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Donsol is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Sorsogon.

Density
40/km²
people per km²
Founded
1668

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 Donsol reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 1°C warmer than December.

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How November really feels in Donsol

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.

Donsol weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°9811.811.35.3
Feb29° / 24°677.711.65.5
Mar30° / 25°57911.95.1
Apr31° / 25°507.812.34.5
May31° / 26°15719.312.63.4
Jun31° / 26°2442612.72.8
Jul30° / 26°3632912.72.7
Aug30° / 26°29827.312.42.9
Sep30° / 26°31627.612.12.8
Oct30° / 25°22224.111.73.3
Nov30° / 25°13916.311.44.2
Dec29° / 25°1631611.34.7

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33268
43268
53367
63565
73565
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93763
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Donsol gets around 139 mm of rain over 16.3 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 55% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
163
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661
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959
1058
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3050

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101486
201387
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1001486
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1301486
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2111782
2211881
2311980
2412079
2512277
2612376
2712475
2812574
2912772
3012871

Wind in November

Winds average 13 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of November to 11 h 18 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 5:43 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:435:15
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311.55:445:15
411.55:445:14
511.55:455:14
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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 4.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in April across the year — November's 4.51 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 Donsol

In seasonPeak

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

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

Donsol's rainy season runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is November a good time to visit Donsol?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Donsol for sightseeing.

What to pack for Donsol in November

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

In November, Donsol sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Donsol in November

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 30°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Donsol in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Donsol peaks around April 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highApr 16UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Donsol 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 Donsol is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1720 µg/m³Apr 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May11Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Donsol?

Donsol sits at 12.9°N, 123.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Legaspi, 31 km away.

Topography around Donsol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Donsol has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,411 m.

The land around Donsol is covered by water (57%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, water (58%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and water (62%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
166 m
80 km
2,411 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
November weather nearby: Legaspi 31 km · Tagas 32 km · Bulan 40 km · Oas 41 km · Sorsogon 44 km · Polangui 45 km · Libon 47 km · Malilipot 49 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 Donsol (12.9055°, 123.5949°, elevation 0 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).