What to Expect in Bali in November
I opened this month with a promise that October wouldn't commit to one kind of weather, and it mostly kept it. November is where that ambiguity ends. If you've read my October overview or the rainy season guide I wrote a few weeks ago, think of this as the next chapter — not a new season, just the same one deepening. The rain gets serious, not occasional October's rain was intermittent — a downpour some afternoons, clear skies plenty of others. November tends to lose that inconsistency. Rain becomes a daily expectation rather than a possibility, usually still concentrated in the afternoon and evening, but heavier and longer when it does come. This isn't a reason to cancel a trip — I've said this before, and I'll keep saying it — but it does mean the loose, "maybe it'll rain, maybe it won't" planning from October needs to tighten into "it will rain, plan the day around when." Low-lying areas and smaller gang roads that handled Oc...
