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November Weather at Smithers Airport Canada

Daily high temperatures decrease by 12°F, from 40°F to 29°F, rarely falling below 14°F or exceeding 48°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 11°F, from 30°F to 19°F, rarely falling below 1°F or exceeding 37°F.

For reference, on July 31, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Smithers Airport typically range from 49°F to 73°F, while on December 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 13°F to 24°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in November at Smithers Airport

Average High and Low Temperature in November at Smithers AirportNov112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030-10°F-10°F0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°FOctDecNov 140°FNov 140°F30°F30°FNov 3029°FNov 3029°F19°F19°FNov 1135°FNov 1135°F26°F26°FNov 2131°FNov 2131°F21°F21°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 at Smithers Airport

Average Hourly Temperature in November at Smithers AirportNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 AMOctDecfreezingvery coldcold
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.

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The month of November at Smithers Airport experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 75% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 76% on November 27.

The clearest day of the month is November 8, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 26% of the time.

For reference, on January 27, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 78%, while on July 30, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 50%.

Cloud Cover Categories in November at Smithers Airport

Cloud Cover Categories in November at Smithers AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%OctDecJul 3050%Jul 3050%Nov 126%Nov 126%Nov 3024%Nov 3024%Nov 1125%Nov 1125%Nov 2124%Nov 2124%clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clear
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. At Smithers Airport, the chance of a wet day over the course of November is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 48% and ending it at 40%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 49% on October 22, and its lowest chance is 24% on April 30.

Over the course of November at Smithers Airport, the chance of a day with only rain decreases from 32% to 9%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 10% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow increases from 6% to 22%.

Probability of Precipitation in November at Smithers Airport

Probability of Precipitation in November at Smithers AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%40%40%45%45%50%50%OctDecNov 148%Nov 148%Nov 3040%Nov 3040%Nov 1145%Nov 1145%Nov 2141%Nov 2141%snowmixedrain
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 at Smithers Airport is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 2.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.7 inches or falls below 1.2 inches, and ending the month at 1.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.2 inches or falls below 0.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in November at Smithers Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall in November at Smithers AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 in16 in16 inOctDecNov 12.5 inNov 12.5 inNov 301.0 inNov 301.0 inNov 111.9 inNov 111.9 inNov 211.3 inNov 211.3 in
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.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during November at Smithers Airport is very rapidly increasing, starting the month at 6.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 15.6 inches or falls below 1.2 inches, and ending the month at 14.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 25.9 inches or falls below 5.4 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in November at Smithers Airport

The average snowfall (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 rainfall.

Over the course of November at Smithers Airport, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 39 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 3 minutes, 24 seconds, and weekly decrease of 23 minutes, 50 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is November 30, with 7 hours, 38 minutes of daylight and the longest day is November 1, with 9 hours, 17 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in November at Smithers Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in November at Smithers AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrOctDecnightnightdaydayNov 19 hr, 17 minNov 19 hr, 17 minNov 307 hr, 38 minNov 307 hr, 38 minNov 168 hr, 20 minNov 168 hr, 20 min
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 at Smithers Airport is 8:35 AM on November 2 and the earliest sunrise is 58 minutes earlier at 7:37 AM on November 3.

The latest sunset is 5:50 PM on November 1 and the earliest sunset is 1 hour, 44 minutes earlier at 4:06 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 4:50 AM and sets 17 hours, 20 minutes later, at 10:10 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:51 AM and sets 7 hours, 12 minutes later, at 4:03 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in November at Smithers Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in November at Smithers AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMOctDec7:37 AM7:37 AMNov 34:46 PMNov 34:46 PM8:28 AM8:28 AMNov 304:06 PMNov 304:06 PM8:03 AM8:03 AMNov 164:23 PMNov 164:23 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 at Smithers Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in November at Smithers AirportNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 AMOctDec0101020000102030
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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 at Smithers Airport

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in November at Smithers AirportNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 PM7:28 AM7:28 AM6:54 PM6:54 PM6:03 PM6:03 PM8:31 AM8:31 AM9:04 AM9:04 AM5:28 PM5:28 PM3:47 PM3:47 PM9:52 AM9:52 AM8:30 AM8:30 AM3:08 PM3:08 PM2:44 PM2:44 PM10:06 AM10:06 AM9:40 AM9:40 AM3:19 PM3:19 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%9:04 AMESE5:28 PMSW-1:16 PMS250,586 mi
2
2%10:24 AMSE5:42 PMSW-2:03 PMS249,226 mi
3
5%10:45 AMSE5:03 PMSW-1:54 PMS247,541 mi
4
11%12:00 PMSE5:38 PMSW-2:49 PMS245,536 mi
5
18%1:02 PMSE6:31 PMSW-3:46 PMS243,213 mi
6
27%1:46 PMSE7:43 PMSW-4:44 PMS240,585 mi
7
37%2:14 PMSE9:09 PMSW-5:41 PMS237,696 mi
8
50%2:32 PMSE10:40 PMSW-6:35 PMS234,638 mi
9
60%2:44 PMESE--7:27 PMS231,562 mi
10
71%-12:12 AMWSW2:54 PMESE8:17 PMS228,679 mi
11
82%-1:44 AMW3:02 PME9:06 PMS226,244 mi
12
90%-3:16 AMW3:10 PME9:55 PMS224,531 mi
13
96%-4:51 AMWNW3:19 PMENE10:46 PMS223,779 mi
14
100%-6:30 AMWNW3:30 PMENE11:40 PMS224,148 mi
15
100%-8:12 AMNW3:47 PMNE--
16
100%-9:52 AMNW4:13 PMNE12:38 AMS225,673 mi
17
97%-11:20 AMNW4:56 PMNE1:39 AMS228,242 mi
18
91%-12:25 PMNW6:01 PMNE2:41 AMS231,607 mi
19
84%-1:06 PMNW7:23 PMNE3:41 AMS235,435 mi
20
75%-1:30 PMNW8:49 PMNE4:36 AMS239,365 mi
21
65%-1:45 PMNW10:13 PMENE5:26 AMS243,069 mi
22
50%-1:55 PMWNW11:33 PMENE6:12 AMS246,289 mi
23
45%-2:03 PMWNW-6:54 AMS248,843 mi
24
35%12:49 AMENE2:09 PMW-7:33 AMS250,629 mi
25
26%2:03 AME2:14 PMW-8:12 AMS251,616 mi
26
18%3:17 AME2:20 PMWSW-8:50 AMS251,837 mi
27
11%4:31 AMESE2:27 PMWSW-9:30 AMS251,372 mi
28
6%5:48 AMESE2:36 PMWSW-10:13 AMS250,335 mi
29
2%7:08 AMSE2:48 PMSW-10:59 AMS248,856 mi
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0%8:30 AMSE3:08 PMSW-11:49 AMS247,064 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 at Smithers Airport is essentially constant during November, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 21, 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 at Smithers Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels in November at Smithers AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%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 at Smithers Airport is essentially constant during November, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 4.2 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on December 28, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.6 miles per hour, while on August 10, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in November at Smithers Airport

Average Wind Speed in November at Smithers AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mphOctDecNov 14.0 mphNov 14.0 mphNov 304.3 mphNov 304.3 mphNov 114.1 mphNov 114.1 mph
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 at Smithers Airport throughout November is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 44% on November 23.

Wind Direction in November at Smithers Airport

Wind Direction in November at Smithers AirportWSENov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%OctDecwestsoutheast
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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 at Smithers Airport typically lasts for 3.9 months (119 days), from around May 21 to around September 16, rarely starting before May 2 or after June 8, and rarely ending before August 30 or after October 4.

The month of November at Smithers Airport is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in November at Smithers Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in November at Smithers AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%OctDec-0%Nov 16-0%Nov 16Oct 410%Oct 410%0%Nov 300%Nov 30frigidfreezingvery coldcoldcool
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 at Smithers Airport are essentially constant during November, remaining around 1,037°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in November at Smithers Airport

Growing Degree Days in November at Smithers AirportNov112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030800°F800°F900°F900°F1,000°F1,000°F1,100°F1,100°F1,200°F1,200°FOctDecNov 11,037°FNov 11,037°FNov 301,037°FNov 301,037°FNov 111,037°FNov 111,037°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 at Smithers Airport is essentially constant during November, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 0.8 kWh throughout.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in November at Smithers Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in November at Smithers AirportNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300.0 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 kWhOctDecNov 11.1 kWhNov 11.1 kWhNov 300.6 kWhNov 300.6 kWhNov 110.9 kWhNov 110.9 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 Smithers Airport are 54.825 deg latitude, -127.183 deg longitude, and 1,716 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Smithers Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 423 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,668 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (7,096 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,642 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Smithers Airport is covered by trees (66%), shrubs (12%), and sparse vegetation (11%), within 10 miles by trees (82%), and within 50 miles by trees (83%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Smithers Airport, 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

Smithers Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back are Burns Lake CS , B. C.; Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat; and Burns Lake Airport.

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 .

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