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November Weather in Alta Sierra California, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 11°F, from 65°F to 55°F, rarely falling below 47°F or exceeding 75°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 7°F, from 49°F to 42°F, rarely falling below 35°F or exceeding 56°F.

For reference, on July 27, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Alta Sierra typically range from 67°F to 89°F, while on December 26, the coldest day of the year, they range from 39°F to 52°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in November in Alta Sierra

Average High and Low Temperature in November in Alta SierraNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303030°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°FOctDecNov 165°FNov 165°F49°F49°FNov 3055°FNov 3055°F42°F42°FNov 1161°FNov 1161°F46°F46°FNov 2157°FNov 2157°F44°F44°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on November. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in November in Alta Sierra

Average Hourly Temperature in November in Alta SierraNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMOctDecvery coldvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Zaragoza, Spain (5,715 miles away) and Rome, Italy (6,132 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Alta Sierra (view comparison).

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The month of November in Alta Sierra experiences rapidly increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 43% to 56%.

The clearest day of the month is November 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 57% of the time.

For reference, on February 26, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 60%, while on July 28, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 90%.

Cloud Cover Categories in November in Alta Sierra

Cloud Cover Categories in November in Alta SierraNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%OctDecNov 157%Nov 157%Nov 3044%Nov 3044%Nov 1151%Nov 1151%Nov 2147%Nov 2147%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Alta Sierra, the chance of a wet day over the course of November is very rapidly increasing, starting the month at 20% and ending it at 32%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 35% on February 28, and its lowest chance is 0% on July 20.

Probability of Precipitation in November in Alta Sierra

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during November in Alta Sierra is very rapidly increasing, starting the month at 2.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.9 inches or falls below 0.4 inches, and ending the month at 5.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 9.7 inches or falls below 1.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in November in Alta Sierra

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of November in Alta Sierra, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 52 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 48 seconds, and weekly decrease of 12 minutes, 34 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is November 30, with 9 hours, 38 minutes of daylight and the longest day is November 1, with 10 hours, 30 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in November in Alta Sierra

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Alta Sierra is 7:33 AM on November 2 and the earliest sunrise is 59 minutes earlier at 6:34 AM on November 3.

The latest sunset is 6:02 PM on November 1 and the earliest sunset is 1 hour, 21 minutes earlier at 4:41 PM on November 30.

Daylight saving time (DST) starts at 1:00 AM on November 3, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour later.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:38 AM and sets 14 hours, 55 minutes later, at 8:33 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:20 AM and sets 9 hours, 25 minutes later, at 4:45 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in November in Alta Sierra

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in November in Alta SierraNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMOctDec6:34 AM6:34 AMNov 35:00 PMNov 35:00 PM7:04 AM7:04 AMNov 304:41 PMNov 304:41 PM6:49 AM6:49 AMNov 164:48 PMNov 164:48 PMDSTNov 3DSTNov 3SolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of November. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in November in Alta Sierra

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in November in Alta SierraNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMOctDec01010202020400001020203030
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of November 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for November 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in November in Alta Sierra

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in November in Alta SierraNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMOctDecOct 211:50 AMOct 211:50 AMOct 174:27 AMOct 174:27 AMNov 15:48 AMNov 15:48 AMNov 151:29 PMNov 151:29 PMNov 3010:22 PMNov 3010:22 PMDec 151:02 AMDec 151:02 AMDec 302:28 PMDec 302:28 PM6:55 AM6:55 AM6:44 PM6:44 PM5:58 PM5:58 PM7:33 AM7:33 AM7:48 AM7:48 AM5:58 PM5:58 PM4:31 PM4:31 PM8:01 AM8:01 AM6:45 AM6:45 AM4:04 PM4:04 PM3:53 PM3:53 PM8:00 AM8:00 AM7:36 AM7:36 AM4:31 PM4:31 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Nov 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
0%7:48 AMESE5:58 PMWSW-12:53 PMS250,605 mi
2
2%8:51 AMESE6:28 PMWSW-1:39 PMS249,251 mi
3
5%8:55 AMSE6:05 PMSW-1:30 PMS247,571 mi
4
11%9:57 AMSE6:51 PMSW-2:24 PMS245,572 mi
5
18%10:56 AMSE7:46 PMSW-3:21 PMS243,255 mi
6
27%11:47 AMSE8:49 PMSW-4:18 PMS240,633 mi
7
37%12:31 PMESE9:58 PMWSW-5:14 PMS237,749 mi
8
50%1:07 PMESE11:09 PMWSW-6:08 PMS234,695 mi
9
60%1:38 PMESE--6:59 PMS231,618 mi
10
71%-12:22 AMWSW2:05 PMESE7:49 PMS228,730 mi
11
81%-1:35 AMW2:30 PME8:37 PMS226,285 mi
12
90%-2:48 AMW2:56 PME9:26 PMS224,555 mi
13
96%-4:04 AMW3:23 PMENE10:18 PMS223,783 mi
14
99%-5:22 AMWNW3:54 PMENE11:12 PMS224,131 mi
15
100%-6:42 AMWNW4:31 PMENE--
16
100%-8:01 AMNW5:16 PMNE12:11 AMS225,636 mi
17
97%-9:16 AMNW6:11 PMNE1:13 AMS228,189 mi
18
91%-10:20 AMNW7:14 PMNE2:16 AMS231,545 mi
19
84%-11:13 AMNW8:23 PMNE3:16 AMS235,370 mi
20
75%-11:54 AMWNW9:31 PMENE4:12 AMS239,302 mi
21
65%-12:26 PMWNW10:37 PMENE5:03 AMS243,014 mi
22
50%-12:52 PMWNW11:40 PMENE5:49 AMS246,244 mi
23
45%-1:15 PMWNW-6:31 AMS248,809 mi
24
35%12:41 AME1:35 PMW-7:10 AMS250,607 mi
25
26%1:40 AME1:55 PMW-7:49 AMS251,607 mi
26
18%2:38 AME2:15 PMW-8:27 AMS251,839 mi
27
11%3:37 AMESE2:36 PMWSW-9:07 AMS251,384 mi
28
6%4:38 AMESE3:00 PMWSW-9:49 AMS250,355 mi
29
2%5:41 AMESE3:29 PMWSW-10:35 AMS248,882 mi
30
0%6:45 AMESE4:04 PMSW-11:25 AMS247,094 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Alta Sierra is essentially constant during November, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on May 15, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in November in Alta Sierra

Humidity Comfort Levels in November in Alta SierraNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%OctDecNov 160%Nov 160%Nov 10%Nov 10%Nov 300%Nov 300%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Alta Sierra is gradually increasing during November, increasing from 5.4 miles per hour to 6.0 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on December 17, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.2 miles per hour, while on September 23, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.3 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in November in Alta Sierra

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Alta Sierra throughout November is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 42% on November 30.

Wind Direction in November in Alta Sierra

Wind Direction in November in Alta SierraNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%OctDecwestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Alta Sierra typically lasts for 10 months (305 days), from around February 15 to around December 17, rarely starting after April 4, or ending before November 19.

The month of November in Alta Sierra is more likely than not fully within the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly decreasing from 99% to 76% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in November in Alta Sierra

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in November in Alta Sierragrowing seasonNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%OctDec99%Nov 199%Nov 176%Nov 3076%Nov 3096%Nov 1196%Nov 1187%Nov 2187%Nov 2150%Dec 1750%Dec 17very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmfreezing
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Alta Sierra are gradually increasing during November, increasing by 112°F, from 4,007°F to 4,118°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in November in Alta Sierra

Growing Degree Days in November in Alta SierraNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303,700°F3,700°F3,800°F3,800°F3,900°F3,900°F4,000°F4,000°F4,100°F4,100°F4,200°F4,200°F4,300°F4,300°F4,400°F4,400°FOctDecNov 14,007°FNov 14,007°FNov 304,118°FNov 304,118°FNov 114,064°FNov 114,064°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of November, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Alta Sierra is decreasing during November, falling by 1.1 kWh, from 3.3 kWh to 2.2 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in November in Alta Sierra

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in November in Alta SierraNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWh4.5 kWh4.5 kWh5.0 kWh5.0 kWh5.5 kWh5.5 kWh6.0 kWh6.0 kWhOctDecNov 13.3 kWhNov 13.3 kWhNov 302.2 kWhNov 302.2 kWhNov 112.8 kWhNov 112.8 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Alta Sierra are 39.142 deg latitude, -121.054 deg longitude, and 2,300 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Alta Sierra contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 971 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,092 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,205 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (9,331 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Alta Sierra is covered by shrubs (93%), within 10 miles by shrubs (56%) and trees (24%), and within 50 miles by trees (42%) and cropland (19%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Alta Sierra, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Alta Sierra.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Alta Sierra according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Alta Sierra is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Alta Sierra and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Alta Sierra and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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