Climate averages 1991–2020
Dali weather
in November.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a mild month in Dali: daytime highs average 17.2°C and nights cool to about 9.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes November a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 55 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dali Old Town (13 km away). In November its highs average 16.5°C, 0.6°C cooler than Dali, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Dali ranks joint 243rd of 884 for the warmest November highs and joint 253rd of 884 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 884 cities is 13.7°C; Dali is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 2.4°C to 14.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 26 mm to 13 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
Dali climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.5°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 25 | 4.5 | 10.711 h |
| February | 16.8°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 23 | 4.9 | 11.311 h |
| March | 20.3°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 29 | 6.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.1°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 37 | 5.9 | 12.713 h |
| May | 24.4°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 90 | 10.7 | 13.413 h |
| June | 24.4°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 174 | 21.7 | 13.714 h |
| July | 23.3°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 272 | 28.7 | 13.614 h |
| August | 23.4°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 275 | 26.8 | 13.013 h |
| September | 22.3°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 184 | 24.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 20.2°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 97 | 15.7 | 11.612 h |
| November, selected | 17.2°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 26 | 4.6 | 10.911 h |
| December | 14.8°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 13 | 2.9 | 10.611 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
- Dali Old Town in NovemberChina · 13 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 9.6°C · 26 mm rain
- Xiangcheng in NovemberChina · 38 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 7.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Micheng in NovemberChina · 39 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 9.2°C · 31 mm rain
- Jinniu in NovemberChina · 44 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 12.3°C · 20 mm rain
- Yunnanyi in NovemberChina · 51 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 7.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Baoshan (Yunnan), China in NovemberChina · 118 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 9.2°C · 37 mm rain
- Lushui (approximate) in NovemberChina · 138 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 14.3°C · 53 mm rain
- Lijiang in NovemberChina · 143 kmHigh 15.4°C · Low 4.9°C · 29 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 Dali) is explained once on the Dali year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.