Weather in San Miguel de Tucumán in November

A hard month. November is a hard month in San Miguel de Tucumán, and worth planning around. Daytime highs average 34 °C and the afternoon is not negotiable — outdoor plans move to early morning or evening.

November ranks 10 of 12 — near the bottom of San Miguel de Tucumán's year. July is the month that works, and the swing between the two is 55 points, which is a different holiday rather than a slightly better one.

Rain on 10 days, 3 of them heavy. Enough to need a plan B, not enough to need a plan around it. Pack for heat management rather than style: shade, water, and a schedule that gives up on the middle of the day.

What the averages hide

Averages flatten a month, and this one hides a few things: 13 days clear 35 °C, so a serious heatwave is normal rather than notable; the day swings 15 °C from low to high, which means one bag has to cover both. Across the twenty years measured, the hottest November day reached 45.3 °C and the coldest night fell to 9.8 °C, and the wettest single day dropped 180 mm — roughly 176% of the month's rain in one day.

November is moderately variable: 33 mm in the driest year against 398 mm in the wettest, around an average of 102 mm. Roughly two Novembers in three land near that average, and the third does something else entirely.

Wind is light at 10.9 km/h, so the temperature on the page is close to the temperature on your skin, and humidity is unremarkable at 51%.

How November sits in the year

Temperatures hold steady either side: 32.8 °C in October, 34 here, 33.6 in December. Nothing about the timing within the month matters much.

Daylight in November

November is at or near the longest days of San Miguel de Tucumán's year: 13.4 hours of daylight, gaining 0.6 hours across the month. Evenings are the real gain — dinner outdoors still happens in full light.

An inland climate

With no coast nearby, the year swings a fair way — 26.5 °C between the warmest afternoons and the coldest nights, wider than any coastal city at this latitude would manage. Within November itself the daily swing is 15 °C, so mornings and afternoons need different clothes.

How busy it gets

Off season. The genuine off season: cheapest by a distance, with the caveat that some tours and restaurants close entirely.

Crowd levels are estimated from climate desirability and school-holiday calendars, not from visitor numbers.

November in San Miguel de Tucumán versus nearby

If San Miguel de Tucumán is one option among several, the nearby comparison is worth making. Salta is a better bet in November — 2.1 °C cooler, 1 day less rain. Córdoba is a better bet in November — 3 °C cooler, 1 day more rain.

So: November is a compromise. July is 50 points better and is what San Miguel de Tucumán is actually like at its best — worth moving the trip for if that is possible, and worth adjusting expectations for if it is not.

Every month in San Miguel de Tucumán

See all twelve months in San Miguel de Tucumán, or where else to go in November.