Qal‘at Bīshah weather in November

In November, Qal‘at Bīshah sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of November to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Qal‘at Bīshah's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qal‘at Bīshah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
14°
4th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:24 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
17%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Qal‘at Bīshah is human settlement in Saudi Arabia.

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical November day in Qal‘at Bīshah reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 4°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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How November really feels in Qal‘at Bīshah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Qal‘at Bīshah weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 11°4110.98.9
Feb28° / 13°30.611.38.1
Mar31° / 16°9211.95.9
Apr34° / 19°133.312.44.0
May37° / 22°31.312.92.1
Jun39° / 24°00.113.20.8
Jul39° / 25°00.113.10.6
Aug39° / 25°10.412.70.5
Sep37° / 22°0012.12.0
Oct33° / 18°10.311.55.1
Nov29° / 14°20.411.17.5
Dec26° / 11°10.210.89.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2937
3937
4937
5937
6937
7946
8946
9946
10937
11937
12937
13946
14946
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Qal‘at Bīshah gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19361
29361
39460
49460
59370
69370
79370
89370
99370
109370
119370
129370
139370
149370
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179370
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Wind in November

Winds average 12 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of November to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:155:31
211.26:165:30
311.26:165:30
411.26:175:29
511.26:185:29
611.26:185:29
711.26:195:28
811.16:195:28
911.16:205:28
1011.16:205:27
1111.16:215:27
1211.16:215:27
1311.16:225:27
1411.16:235:26
1511.06:235:26
1611.06:245:26
1711.06:245:26
1811.06:255:26
1911.06:265:25
2011.06:265:25
2111.06:275:25
2211.06:275:25
2311.06:285:25
2410.96:295:25
2510.96:295:25
2610.96:305:25
2710.96:315:25
2810.96:315:25
2910.96:325:25
3010.96:325:26

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.8Bright
55.7Bright
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85.7Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Qal‘at Bīshah

In seasonPeak

None of Qal‘at Bīshah's seasonal hazards are active in November. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Qal‘at Bīshah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is November a good time to visit Qal‘at Bīshah?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
9.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

November is one of the better times to visit Qal‘at Bīshah for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Qal‘at Bīshah in November

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

In November, Qal‘at Bīshah sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qal‘at Bīshah in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qal‘at Bīshah peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMar 24UV 14Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov7Very high
Dec5High

Air quality in Qal‘at Bīshah 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 Qal‘at Bīshah is worst in February — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 47 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 1790 µg/m³Oct 1348 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb91Unhealthy
Mar87Unhealthy
Apr78Unhealthy
May66Unhealthy
Jun63Unhealthy
Jul71Unhealthy
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep53Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov62Unhealthy
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Qal‘at Bīshah?

Qal‘at Bīshah sits at 20.0°N, 42.6°E, 1,168 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Sabt Alalayah, 82 km away.

BariqRanyahAl ‘AqīqTurabah

Topography around Qal‘at Bīshah

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Qal‘at Bīshah.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qal‘at Bīshah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 1,162 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,274 m.

The land around Qal‘at Bīshah is covered by bare terrain (60%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, bare terrain (95%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
318 m
80 km
1,274 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
November weather nearby: Sabt Alalayah 82 km · An Nimas 108 km · Baljurashi 111 km · Al Bahah 119 km · Bariq 139 km · Ranyah 141 km · Al ‘Aqīq 143 km · Turabah 169 km

Saudi Arabia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$34,537
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
35.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 404

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 Qal‘at Bīshah (20.0005°, 42.6052°, elevation 1,168 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).