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November Weather in Lexington North Carolina, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 9°F, from 66°F to 57°F, rarely falling below 45°F or exceeding 76°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 7°F, from 44°F to 37°F, rarely falling below 26°F or exceeding 57°F.

For reference, on July 20, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Lexington typically range from 69°F to 88°F, while on January 23, the coldest day of the year, they range from 31°F to 50°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in November in Lexington

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 Lexington

Average Hourly Temperature in November in LexingtonNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 coldcoldcoolcomfortable
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 in Lexington experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 38% to 45%.

The clearest day of the month is November 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 62% of the time.

For reference, on January 4, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 51%, while on October 8, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 66%.

Cloud Cover Categories in November in Lexington

Cloud Cover Categories in November in LexingtonNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%OctDecNov 162%Nov 162%Nov 3055%Nov 3055%Nov 1160%Nov 1160%Nov 2158%Nov 2158%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 Lexington, the chance of a wet day over the course of November is gradually increasing, starting the month at 20% and ending it at 23%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 46% on July 12, and its lowest chance is 19% on October 29.

Over the course of November in Lexington, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 21% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 0% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in November in Lexington

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 Lexington is essentially constant, remaining about 2.9 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 5.7 inches or falling below 0.5 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in November in Lexington

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 Lexington, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 46 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 35 seconds, and weekly decrease of 11 minutes, 5 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is November 30, with 9 hours, 55 minutes of daylight and the longest day is November 1, with 10 hours, 41 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in November in Lexington

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 Lexington is 7:44 AM on November 2 and the earliest sunrise is 59 minutes earlier at 6:45 AM on November 3.

The latest sunset is 6:24 PM on November 1 and the earliest sunset is 1 hour, 18 minutes earlier at 5:07 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 6:05 AM and sets 14 hours, 35 minutes later, at 8:40 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:27 AM and sets 9 hours, 44 minutes later, at 5:11 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in November in Lexington

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in November in LexingtonNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMOctDec6:45 AM6:45 AMNov 35:22 PMNov 35:22 PM7:12 AM7:12 AMNov 305:07 PMNov 305:07 PM6:58 AM6:58 AMNov 165:12 PMNov 165:12 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 Lexington

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in November in LexingtonNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 AMOctDec010102020203040000102020303030
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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 Lexington

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in November in LexingtonNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMOctDecOct 22:50 PMOct 22:50 PMOct 177:27 AMOct 177:27 AMNov 18:48 AMNov 18:48 AMNov 154:29 PMNov 154:29 PMDec 11:22 AMDec 11:22 AMDec 154:02 AMDec 154:02 AMDec 305:28 PMDec 305:28 PM7:04 AM7:04 AM7:00 PM7:00 PM6:14 PM6:14 PM7:36 AM7:36 AM7:50 AM7:50 AM6:19 PM6:19 PM4:52 PM4:52 PM7:58 AM7:58 AM7:47 AM7:47 AM5:12 PM5:12 PM4:17 PM4:17 PM7:56 AM7:56 AM7:34 AM7:34 AM4:53 PM4:53 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%7:50 AMESE6:19 PMWSW-1:05 PMS250,737 mi
2
1%8:51 AMESE6:51 PMWSW-1:51 PMS249,420 mi
3
5%8:53 AMESE6:29 PMWSW-1:41 PMS247,777 mi
4
10%9:55 AMSE7:15 PMSW-2:35 PMS245,814 mi
5
17%10:53 AMSE8:09 PMSW-3:31 PMS243,534 mi
6
26%11:46 AMSE9:10 PMSW-4:28 PMS240,945 mi
7
36%12:32 PMESE10:17 PMWSW-5:25 PMS238,087 mi
8
47%1:11 PMESE11:26 PMWSW-6:19 PMS235,046 mi
9
50%1:45 PMESE--7:10 PMS231,963 mi
10
70%-12:36 AMWSW2:15 PMESE8:00 PMS229,041 mi
11
80%-1:46 AMW2:43 PME8:48 PMS226,531 mi
12
89%-2:57 AMW3:11 PME9:37 PMS224,707 mi
13
96%-4:09 AMW3:41 PMENE10:28 PMS223,816 mi
14
99%-5:24 AMWNW4:14 PMENE11:23 PMS224,033 mi
15
100%-6:41 AMWNW4:52 PMENE--
16
100%-7:58 AMWNW5:39 PMENE12:21 AMS225,409 mi
17
97%-9:12 AMNW6:34 PMNE1:23 AMS227,853 mi
18
92%-10:17 AMNW7:37 PMNE2:25 AMS231,134 mi
19
85%-11:12 AMNW8:43 PMENE3:26 AMS234,925 mi
20
76%-11:56 AMWNW9:50 PMENE4:23 AMS238,863 mi
21
66%-12:31 PMWNW10:54 PMENE5:14 AMS242,614 mi
22
50%-1:00 PMWNW11:55 PMENE6:01 AMS245,909 mi
23
46%-1:25 PMWNW-6:43 AMS248,556 mi
24
36%12:54 AME1:48 PMW-7:23 AMS250,444 mi
25
27%1:50 AME2:10 PMW-8:02 AMS251,533 mi
26
19%2:46 AME2:32 PMW-8:40 AMS251,849 mi
27
12%3:43 AMESE2:55 PMWSW-9:20 AMS251,467 mi
28
6%4:41 AMESE3:21 PMWSW-10:01 AMS250,497 mi
29
2%5:42 AMESE3:51 PMWSW-10:47 AMS249,067 mi
30
0%6:44 AMESE4:28 PMWSW-11:36 AMS247,309 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 Lexington is gradually decreasing during November, falling from 2% to 0% over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 23, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 82% of the time, while on January 24, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in November in Lexington

Humidity Comfort Levels in November in LexingtonNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%OctDecNov 12%Nov 12%Nov 300%Nov 300%Nov 111%Nov 111%Nov 211%Nov 211%humidhumiddrydrymuggymuggycomfortablecomfortable
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 Lexington is essentially constant during November, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 7.0 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on March 7, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.4 miles per hour, while on August 7, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in November in Lexington

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 Lexington throughout November is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 35% on November 8.

Wind Direction in November in Lexington

Wind Direction in November in LexingtonNWNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%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 Lexington typically lasts for 7.0 months (216 days), from around March 30 to around November 1, rarely starting before March 11 or after April 19, and rarely ending before October 14 or after November 21.

The month of November in Lexington is more likely than not fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly decreasing from 50% to 4% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in November in Lexington

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in November in LexingtonNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%OctDec50%Nov 150%Nov 1Nov 304%Nov 304%Nov 1126%Nov 1126%Nov 2110%Nov 2110%90%Oct 1490%Oct 140%Dec 240%Dec 24freezingvery 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 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 Lexington are gradually increasing during November, increasing by 140°F, from 4,381°F to 4,522°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in November in Lexington

Growing Degree Days in November in LexingtonNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930304,100°F4,100°F4,200°F4,200°F4,300°F4,300°F4,400°F4,400°F4,500°F4,500°F4,600°F4,600°F4,700°F4,700°F4,800°F4,800°F4,900°F4,900°FOctDecNov 14,381°FNov 14,381°FNov 304,522°FNov 304,522°FNov 114,442°FNov 114,442°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 Lexington is gradually decreasing during November, falling by 0.9 kWh, from 3.6 kWh to 2.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in November in Lexington

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in November in LexingtonNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300.0 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 13.6 kWhNov 13.6 kWhNov 302.7 kWhNov 302.7 kWhNov 113.2 kWhNov 113.2 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 Lexington are 35.824 deg latitude, -80.253 deg longitude, and 804 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Lexington contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 184 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 738 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (623 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,346 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Lexington is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) and trees (25%), within 10 miles by trees (49%) and cropland (42%), and within 50 miles by trees (57%) and cropland (32%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Lexington, 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 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Lexington.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Lexington 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 Lexington is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Lexington 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 Lexington 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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