Bengaluru (Bangalore) weather in November

November in Bengaluru: hot, a little rain, with muggy air — a great time to visit.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Bengaluru🇮🇳 India · South India · City78
  1. 88Jan
  2. 86Feb
  3. 79Mar
  4. 70Apr
  5. 64May
  6. 68Jun
  7. 63Jul
  8. 67Aug
  9. 73Sep
  10. 70Oct
  11. 78Nov
  12. 85Dec

#5 of 12 months in Bengaluru · #501 of 1413 destinations to visit in November · comfort 78/100 (tier B)

Days
28°C
Nights
19°C
Wet days
10
Sun
8.6 h
Humidity
77%
Daylight
12 h
Bengaluru, India
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Traveller notes on Bengaluru in November

Regulars describe a northeast wind pattern that picks up from mid-October and carries a bit of rain with it into November, even as the wider shift is toward the city's well-regarded cool season. Our row backs a real but easing wetness, 77.3mm of rain across 10.3 days, alongside comfortable warmth, 27.9C over 19.1C nights - noticeably milder than the peak of the wet season proper. This is also named by regulars as the start of the city's tourism high season, the cool, mostly dry stretch that makes it one of the more comfortable times of year to be outdoors here. The record: humidity 77 percent, 8.6 hours of sun and AQI 72.
NortheastWindStillCarriesALateShower · November · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Regulars describe rain and cooler temperatures as directly linked here - one visitor's real-time report simply noted it was already raining and the weather had turned cooler as a result, capturing how quickly a shower shifts the day's feel. Our row backs the wet, mild-for-the-tropics read, 28.6C reading as a hot 30C at 81 percent humidity, over 20.5C nights, with 108.8mm of rain across a striking 15.7 days. Regulars are specific that mornings often stay dry with steady rain building through the afternoon, so an umbrella is standard advice rather than a full rain jacket for a whole-day downpour. The record: 8.6 hours of sun, a 16.9 kph wind and one of the cleanest air readings in this project, AQI 35.
RainArrivesAndTakesTheEdgeOffTheHeat · September · 1 month ago · Read more on tripadvisor.in ↗
This city's reputation for pleasant weather is real but it is earned after dark. Regulars call February and March pleasant with cool evenings, and in the same breath say that an outdoor day in March or April is hot and tiring - both are true. Our row reads 33.7C by day, feeling 35C, against 21C at night, and the thing doing that thirteen-degree drop is the altitude rather than the season. Air is dry for India at 49 percent humidity. Rain is almost absent at 11.4mm across 2 days, though the board expects the first showers near the end of the month. The record: 11.2 hours of sun, a 14.2 kph wind and AQI 88.
TheEveningsEarnTheReputation · March · 1 month ago · Read more on tripadvisor.in ↗
December is the month Bengaluru regulars call the best of the year - pleasant enough to move around in all day, and a relief after a climate shift that has been pushing the summer and the monsoon later and later. Our row is the mild version of a South Indian December: 27.5C days, 17.8C nights and 36mm of rain across 5.4 days, the tail of the retreating monsoon rather than a wet month. Most of the forum's December advice is about what you do with the city as a base. The Bangalore-Mysore-Ooty run takes four or five comfortable days, Ooty itself will be cold and misty so pack for it, and the hill stations are worth doing before the 20th, because tariffs double in Christmas week. The record: humidity 75 percent, 9 hours of sun and AQI 75.
BeforeTheTwentieth · December · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Bengaluru forum threads describe February as a genuinely pleasant transition month, with good sunshine through the day and posters noting it isn't quite as warm yet as April tends to get. A recent visitor's report from a February trip specifically cited daytime highs around 32C with sunny skies, but cool evenings that called for a light layer after dark. Posters were consistent that this shoulder-season stretch, running into March, offers some of the most comfortable conditions of the year here - warm and sunny by day without the building heat of the following months, and cool rather than cold once the sun goes down.
CubbonParkRegular · February · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Bengaluru climate normals — November

Daytime high28°C / 82°F🥵 hot
Nighttime low19°C / 66°F
Feels like (high)29°C / 84°F
Rainfall77 mm / 3 in🌦 some rain
Rainy days10 days
Humidity77%💦 very humid
Dew point17°C / 63°F
Sunshine8.6 h/day
Daylight11.5 h
Wind14 km/h / 9 mph
Air quality (US AQI)72🙂 moderate

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Bengaluru in November

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Peak crowdstravelers describe it as peak season, Kadalekai Parishe

Sourced from traveler notes: “…s also named by regulars as the start of the city's tourism high season, the cool, mostly dry stretch that makes it one of the more…” — NortheastWindStillCarriesALateShower

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Best months for Bengaluru's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherBengaluru's weather peaks December–February, best around January.

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What's on in Bengaluru in November

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Season

    Retreating monsoon downpours

    15 Sep – 15 Nov · usuallyRisk

    The wettest weeks of the Bengaluru year arrive after the main monsoon has gone: short violent evening storms that flood the underpasses and lock the Outer Ring Road solid for hours.

  • Festival

    Deepavali

    15 Oct – 15 Nov · usuallyDiwaliRiskClosures

    Three nights of firecrackers in every layout, and the morning after is the worst air of the Bengaluru year. The state limits sales to green crackers in a two-hour window, with mixed success. Source ↗

  • Festival

    Kadalekai Parishe

    15 Nov – 15 Dec · usuallyHarvestCrowded

    The groundnut fair around the Bull Temple in Basavanagudi, where farmers bring the season's first crop to be blessed and sold. Two days that shut the streets of the neighbourhood completely. Source ↗

What's on around the world in November →

Nearby, and something's on

Within 300 km of Bengaluru — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.

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Bengaluru in November — FAQ

Is November a good time to visit Bengaluru?
November in Bengaluru: hot, a little rain, with muggy air — a great time to visit. It ranks #5 of 12 months for Bengaluru on SeasonMap's comfort score (78/100).
What is the weather like in Bengaluru in November?
In November, Bengaluru averages a daily high of 27.9°C and a low of 19.1°C, with about 77.3 mm of rain over roughly 10.3 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Bengaluru in November?
Bengaluru has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 72 in November.

Within 300 km: Mysuru's Clear season on 15 Nov – 28 Feb, and Pondicherry's Diwali around 18 Oct – 15 Nov.