MEXICO · SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE · NOVEMBER
November afternoons in San Miguel de Allende average 75.4°F, nights fall to 45.9°F, and rain has thinned to 0.76 inches for the whole month, down from 1.70 inches in October. The pink neo-Gothic towers of the Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel rise over the Jardín Principal. The steep cobbled streets around them are closed to most through-traffic, so a November day here is mostly spent on foot.
The town sits at 1,917 m, and the altitude shows at dusk: the average afternoon and the average night are 29.5 degrees apart. On November 15 the daylight lasts 11 hours 10 minutes. That is enough for an archaeological site, a botanical garden and a walk through the center if you start early.
THE MONTH AT A GLANCE · SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE
November gives San Miguel de Allende mild 75.4°F afternoons, cool 45.9°F nights and little rain: pack layers and put the outdoor stops in the daylight hours.
1991-2020 NORMALS · 75.4°F / 45.9°F · 0.76 IN RAIN · 2.7 RAIN DAYS · INLAND AT 1,917 M
Go for: walking the cobbled center in 75.4°F afternoons, Canada de la Virgen and El Charco del Ingenio with little rain in the way, and a hot-spring soak on a cool evening.
Think twice before: counting on warm nights, since the average low is 45.9°F and December falls to 41.2°F. Read the State Department’s Level 3 advisory for Guanajuato before you book.
Climate: SMN (CONAGUA) station 11093, 1991-2020 normals · Daylight: sunrise-sunset.org · Advisory: U.S. Department of State · full sources at the end
On this page
- San Miguel de Allende weather in NovemberHighs of 75.4°F, lows of 45.9°F, 0.76 inches of rain over 2.7 days
- How warm is San Miguel de Allende in November?The 29.5-degree drop from afternoon to night, and what to wear
- Crowds and prices in San Miguel de Allende in NovemberBooking, lodging tax and the one upgrade that helps
- Things to do in San Miguel de Allende in NovemberCanada de la Virgen, El Charco del Ingenio and the hot springs, with fees and hours
- San Miguel de Allende itinerary for NovemberTwo days timed to a 6:52 a.m. sunrise and a 6:02 p.m. sunset
- San Miguel de Allende in November vs October and DecemberHighs, lows, rain and rain days for the three months
- Is November a good time to visit San Miguel de Allende?Who should go, who should shift, and the Guanajuato advisory
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San Miguel de Allende weather in November
| Measure | November |
|---|---|
| Average high | 75.4°F |
| Average low | 45.9°F |
| Precipitation | 0.76 in |
| Days with measurable rain | 2.7 (SMN count) |
| Sunrise, Nov 15 | 6:52 a.m. |
| Sunset, Nov 15 | 6:02 p.m. |
| Daylight, Nov 15 | 11 h 10 min |
Every temperature and rain figure here comes from Mexico’s national weather service, the Servicio Meteorologico Nacional (CONAGUA), and from its own station number 11093 in town at 1,917 m. The 1991-2020 normals for November are an average high of 75.4°F, an average low of 45.9°F and 0.76 inches of precipitation. A station reading is a real thermometer in the town itself, not a grid-cell estimate. A site outside town sits away from it, so read the numbers as the town’s.
The SMN counts 2.7 days of measurable rain in an average November, a little under one day in ten. Its station sheet does not publish the threshold behind that count, so we do not line it up against US rain-day figures. Two or three wet days is a light load, and October carries 5.5. Slip a compact umbrella into the day bag and move the outdoor stop to the next morning if a wet day arrives.
The gap between warm afternoons and cool nights sets the bag. Bring a light jacket and a sweater for after dark, short sleeves and sunglasses for the middle of the day, and shoes with grip. The center’s steep cobbles do most of the walking work.
On November 15 the sun rises at 6:52 a.m. and sets at 6:02 p.m. Mexico City time, for 11 hours 10 minutes of daylight (sunrise-sunset.org, converted from UTC). Dinner happens in the dark, so give the outdoor stops the hours between breakfast and mid-afternoon.
How warm is San Miguel de Allende in November?
The average high is 75.4°F and the average low is 45.9°F, a spread of 29.5 degrees between afternoon and night. Both are station averages, so any single day can land above or below either number.
The morning starts cool, mid-afternoon sits near the 75.4°F average, and the sweater goes back on before the light fails at 6:02 p.m. There is no sea temperature to quote for an inland town at 1,917 m. The nearest thing to a warm swim is a soak in one of the hot-spring parks outside town.
The station sheet we read gives monthly averages, not a count of nights at or below freezing, so we cannot say how many November nights touch it. The average low of 45.9°F sits well clear of freezing, and even December’s 41.2°F stays above it. Individual nights can still run below the average.
How busy is San Miguel de Allende in November? Crowds and prices
We found no occupancy series and no monthly room-rate data for San Miguel de Allende, so we place November in no price ranking. What we can source is the weather around it: 1.70 inches of rain in October, 0.76 in November and 0.22 in December.
With no verified data on how far ahead November rooms sell out, we give no number of weeks. Book a room with a free-cancellation window once your flights are set. Ask how the hotel handles arrivals too, because the streets around the Jardín Principal are closed to most through-traffic.
We could not verify the lodging-tax rate for San Miguel de Allende, so we give no percentage. Ask whether a quoted room rate includes the tax before you pay.
The one line where paying more changes a November stay is a room you can warm at night. Average lows are 45.9°F in November and 41.2°F in December. We could not verify which properties heat their rooms, so ask before you book.
Things to do in San Miguel de Allende in November
November suits the outdoors: 2.7 rain days and 0.76 inches make the archaeological site, the botanical garden and the cobbled center dependable, where October brings 5.5 rain days to the same stops. The cool nights also suit an evening soak in a hot spring.
Canada de la Virgen, the INAH archaeological site, charges 100 pesos for adults and 25 pesos for children. It is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with last entry at 4 p.m. After a walk of almost a kilometer, state-run 20-passenger vehicles shuttle visitors the final stretch. El Charco del Ingenio, a botanical garden and nature reserve, charges 100 pesos general admission and 50 pesos for students, teachers and seniors with ID. It is open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The collections stay put all year, and the air around them is what November changes. A morning visit starts after a night near the 45.9°F average low and ends near the 75.4°F high, so a jacket that packs into a daypack earns its space. Several hot-spring parks, fed by the same aquifer, sit a short drive out on the road toward Dolores Hidalgo. We have no verified rates, hours or water temperatures for them, so check before you go. After dark the air above the water falls toward the average low.
We found no admission fee listed for the Jardín Principal or the historic center, so the walk under the Parroquia’s pink towers is the free part of the month. Canada de la Virgen waives its fee for visitors from the surrounding indigenous communities, and El Charco del Ingenio admits children under 10 free. Its posted rates date from December 2024, so confirm them at the gate.
San Miguel de Allende itinerary for November
Day one. Be on the Jardín Principal by 8 a.m., an hour after sunrise, when the Parroquia’s towers get their first light and the plaza is cool. Head out to Canada de la Virgen for the 10 a.m. opening and pay 100 pesos at the entrance (25 for children). Allow time for the walk of almost a kilometer and the shuttle. Last entry is 4 p.m., but the site is best seen in the morning. Lunch in the center, then a slow loop of the cobbles while the afternoon holds near 75.4°F, with a sweater in the bag for 6:02 p.m.
Day two. El Charco del Ingenio opens at 9 a.m. (100 pesos, garden closes at 5 p.m.), and the cool start to the day suits the cactus paths. Spend the afternoon at a hot-spring park on the Dolores Hidalgo road after checking its hours, and be back in town before sunset. If rain arrives on one of the month’s 2.7 average days, swap the two: take the soak that day and keep the garden for the next dry morning.
San Miguel de Allende in November vs October and December
| Measure | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 77.5°F | 75.4°F | 73.4°F |
| Average low | 50.5°F | 45.9°F | 41.2°F |
| Precipitation | 1.70 in | 0.76 in | 0.22 in |
| Days with measurable rain | 5.5 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
The average high slips from 77.5°F to 75.4°F to 73.4°F, and the average low from 50.5°F to 45.9°F to 41.2°F. Rain drops from 1.70 inches to 0.76 to 0.22, and rain days from 5.5 to 2.7 to 1.7. All three months come from the same SMN station and the same 1991-2020 period, so they compare cleanly.
Shift four weeks earlier to October and you gain 2.1 degrees of afternoon warmth and 4.6 degrees of night warmth. You lose 2.8 rain days and take on 0.94 inches more rain. Shift four weeks later to December and the afternoons run 2.0 degrees cooler and the nights 4.7 degrees colder. You gain one fewer rain day and 0.54 inches less rain.
Is November a good time to visit San Miguel de Allende?
Yes for walkers who want dry days: 75.4°F afternoons, 0.76 inches of rain and 2.7 rain days. Not for anyone counting on warm nights, since the average low is 45.9°F. The U.S. State Department’s Mexico travel advisory, issued May 29, 2026, rates the state of Guanajuato at Level 3, Reconsider Travel, so read its details before you book.
If cold nights are the sticking point, October’s average low is 50.5°F, though it brings 5.5 rain days. If rain is the worry, December has 1.7 rain days and 0.22 inches, with 41.2°F nights.
November lands where October’s rain has mostly gone (0.76 inches against 1.70) and December’s 41.2°F nights have not yet arrived.
The last word
Reserve a room with heat, be at El Charco del Ingenio when it opens at 9 a.m., and spend the cool first hours among a cactus collection the reserve has been building since it was founded in 1991. Then keep the hour before the 6:02 p.m. sunset for the Jardín Principal, sweater on, with the Parroquia’s pink towers overhead.
Sources & data
- November, October and December normals (highs, lows, precipitation, rain days), station 11093 · Servicio Meteorologico Nacional (CONAGUA), normales climatologicas 1991-2020 · checked Sep 30, 2026
- Sunrise, sunset and daylight on November 15 · sunrise-sunset.org, converted from UTC to Mexico City time · checked Sep 30, 2026
- Canada de la Virgen fees, hours and shuttle · INAH · checked Sep 30, 2026
- El Charco del Ingenio fees, hours and founding · El Charco del Ingenio, rates posted December 2024 · checked Sep 30, 2026
- Guanajuato advisory, Level 3, issued May 29, 2026 · U.S. Department of State · checked Sep 30, 2026
- We could not verify hot-spring rates and hours, hotel heating, the lodging-tax rate or any occupancy series, and we found no verified November event dates. Hours and fees change, so confirm them before you go.