Dunhuang weather in November
In November, Dunhuang has daytime highs averaging 7.8 °C, nights around -3.5 °C, with 0.3 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 7.8°C Average high
- -3.5°C Average low
- 0.3days Wet days
- 1mm Rainfall
- 10.0h Daylight
Daily temperatures through November
How November develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 November | 12.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 1 % |
| 11–20 November | 7.4 °C | -3.6 °C | 1 % |
| 21–30 November | 4.2 °C | -5.8 °C | 1 % |
- Average highs fall from 12.1 °C early in November to 4.2 °C by the end of it.
What to expect
| Measure | Typical November | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 0 of 30 | 0 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 0 of 30 | 0 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 26 of 30 | 86 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 0.3 of 30 | 1 % |
Conditions in November
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 2.0 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 19 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | -14 °C |
| Relative humidity | 37 % |
| Wind speed | 17 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 35 % |
Where Dunhuang ranks in November
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The driest places in Asia in November | 3rd of 50 | 1.1 mm |
November compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1.5 °C | 1 mm | 40 % |
| September | 27.2 °C | 3 mm | 30 % |
| October | 18.1 °C | 1 mm | 28 % |
| November | 7.8 °C | 1 mm | 35 % |
| December | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | 40 % |
See all twelve months for Dunhuang
- November is the 9th warmest month here.
- It is the 4th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 4th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 10.0 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 0.3 of 30 days — 1 % of the month.
- Nights are about 11 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest November day on record since 1991 reached 19 °C, 11 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsNovember in Dunhuang, answered
How warm is Dunhuang in November?
Daily highs average 7.8 °C and nights fall to about -3.5 °C, a spread of 11 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes November the 9th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Dunhuang in November?
November averages 1 mm of rain, spread over about 0 of the 30 days — 1 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 35 % of the sky.
How long are the days in November?
Dunhuang averages 10.0 hours between sunrise and sunset in November. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.