Climate averages 1991–2020
Fortaleza weather
in November.
A hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a hot month in Fortaleza: daytime highs average 30.3°C and nights cool to about 25.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 6.9 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes November a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 17 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Caucaia (12 km away). In November its highs average 30.5°C, about as warm as Fortaleza, with 4.3 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Fortaleza ranks joint 94th of 448 for the warmest November highs and 12th of 448 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 448 cities is 28.0°C; Fortaleza is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 30.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.9 mm to 27 mm.
The annual picture
November in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Fortaleza climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.3°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 94 | 18.2 | 12.312 h |
| February | 28.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 134 | 20.4 | 12.212 h |
| March | 28.7°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 194 | 25.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.5°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 248 | 25.4 | 12.012 h |
| May | 28.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 129 | 19.6 | 11.912 h |
| June | 28.8°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 72 | 13.7 | 11.912 h |
| July | 29.2°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 36 | 7.7 | 11.912 h |
| August | 30.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 8.0 | 2.3 | 12.012 h |
| September | 30.2°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 3.6 | 1.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.2°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 4.8 | 1.6 | 12.212 h |
| November, selected | 30.3°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 6.9 | 2.3 | 12.312 h |
| December | 30.0°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 27 | 8.5 | 12.312 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
November in nearby cities
- Caucaia in NovemberBrazil · 12 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 25.1°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Maracanaú in NovemberBrazil · 20 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 24.8°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Eusébio in NovemberBrazil · 22 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 24.9°C · 8.4 mm rain
- Maranguape in NovemberBrazil · 25 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 24.6°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Pacatuba in NovemberBrazil · 31 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 24.4°C · 8.4 mm rain
- Horizonte in NovemberBrazil · 43 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 24.1°C · 8.4 mm rain
- Pacajus in NovemberBrazil · 51 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 24.2°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Cascavel, Brazil in NovemberBrazil · 57 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 25.1°C · 6.6 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Fortaleza) is explained once on the Fortaleza year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.