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November Weather in Novato California, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 10°F, from 69°F to 59°F, rarely falling below 54°F or exceeding 77°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 46°F to 41°F, rarely falling below 33°F or exceeding 54°F.

For reference, on August 23, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Novato typically range from 52°F to 81°F, while on December 30, the coldest day of the year, they range from 39°F to 55°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in November in Novato

Average High and Low Temperature in November in NovatoNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303030°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 169°FNov 169°F46°F46°FNov 3059°FNov 3059°F41°F41°FNov 1165°FNov 1165°F44°F44°FNov 2162°FNov 2162°F43°F43°FNowNow
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 Novato

Average Hourly Temperature in November in NovatoNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 AMOctDecNowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmvery cold
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.

Melipilla, Chile (5,961 miles away) and Kendenup, Western Australia, Australia (9,144 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Novato (view comparison).

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The month of November in Novato experiences rapidly increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 39% to 51%.

The clearest day of the month is November 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 61% of the time.

For reference, on January 11, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 56%, while on July 19, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 92%.

Cloud Cover Categories in November in Novato

Cloud Cover Categories in November in NovatoNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%OctDecNov 161%Nov 161%Nov 3049%Nov 3049%Nov 1156%Nov 1156%Nov 2152%Nov 2152%NowNowclearmostly 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 Novato, the chance of a wet day over the course of November is very rapidly increasing, starting the month at 16% and ending it at 27%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 32% on February 20, and its lowest chance is 0% on July 27.

Probability of Precipitation in November in Novato

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 Novato is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 2.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.7 inches or falls below 0.2 inches, and ending the month at 3.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 8.0 inches or falls below 0.7 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in November in Novato

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 Novato, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 50 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 44 seconds, and weekly decrease of 12 minutes, 5 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is November 30, with 9 hours, 43 minutes of daylight and the longest day is November 1, with 10 hours, 33 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in November in Novato

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 Novato is 7:37 AM on November 2 and the earliest sunrise is 59 minutes earlier at 6:39 AM on November 3.

The latest sunset is 6:10 PM on November 1 and the earliest sunset is 1 hour, 19 minutes earlier at 4:50 PM on November 30.

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

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:47 AM and sets 14 hours, 49 minutes later, at 8:36 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:23 AM and sets 9 hours, 31 minutes later, at 4:54 PM.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in November in NovatoNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMOctDec6:39 AM6:39 AMNov 35:08 PMNov 35:08 PM7:07 AM7:07 AMNov 304:50 PMNov 304:50 PM6:53 AM6:53 AMNov 164:57 PMNov 164:57 PMDSTNov 3DSTNov 3SolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Novato

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in November in NovatoNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 AMOctDec01010202020400001020203030NowNow
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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 Novato

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in November in NovatoNov11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 PM7:01 AM7:01 AM6:51 PM6:51 PM6:05 PM6:05 PM7:38 AM7:38 AM7:51 AM7:51 AM6:06 PM6:06 PM4:40 PM4:40 PM8:04 AM8:04 AM6:48 AM6:48 AM4:14 PM4:14 PM4:04 PM4:04 PM8:02 AM8:02 AM7:38 AM7:38 AM4:41 PM4:41 PMNowNow
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%7:51 AMESE6:06 PMWSW-12:59 PMS250,600 mi
2
2%8:54 AMESE6:37 PMWSW-1:46 PMS249,244 mi
3
5%8:57 AMESE6:15 PMSW-1:36 PMS247,563 mi
4
11%10:00 AMSE7:01 PMSW-2:30 PMS245,563 mi
5
18%10:58 AMSE7:56 PMSW-3:27 PMS243,245 mi
6
27%11:49 AMSE8:59 PMSW-4:24 PMS240,622 mi
7
37%12:33 PMESE10:07 PMWSW-5:20 PMS237,737 mi
8
50%1:10 PMESE11:18 PMWSW-6:14 PMS234,682 mi
9
60%1:42 PMESE--7:06 PMS231,606 mi
10
71%-12:30 AMWSW2:10 PMESE7:55 PMS228,719 mi
11
81%-1:42 AMW2:36 PME8:43 PMS226,276 mi
12
90%-2:55 AMW3:03 PME9:33 PMS224,550 mi
13
96%-4:09 AMW3:30 PMENE10:24 PMS223,782 mi
14
100%-5:26 AMWNW4:02 PMENE11:19 PMS224,135 mi
15
100%-6:45 AMWNW4:40 PMENE--
16
100%-8:04 AMWNW5:26 PMNE12:17 AMS225,644 mi
17
97%-9:18 AMNW6:21 PMNE1:19 AMS228,201 mi
18
91%-10:22 AMNW7:25 PMNE2:22 AMS231,560 mi
19
84%-11:15 AMNW8:33 PMENE3:23 AMS235,386 mi
20
75%-11:56 AMWNW9:41 PMENE4:19 AMS239,319 mi
21
65%-12:29 PMWNW10:46 PMENE5:09 AMS243,029 mi
22
50%-12:57 PMWNW11:48 PMENE5:55 AMS246,256 mi
23
45%-1:20 PMWNW-6:37 AMS248,819 mi
24
35%12:48 AME1:41 PMW-7:17 AMS250,613 mi
25
26%1:46 AME2:01 PMW-7:55 AMS251,609 mi
26
18%2:44 AME2:22 PMW-8:34 AMS251,839 mi
27
11%3:42 AMESE2:44 PMWSW-9:13 AMS251,381 mi
28
6%4:42 AMESE3:09 PMWSW-9:56 AMS250,350 mi
29
2%5:44 AMESE3:38 PMWSW-10:41 AMS248,875 mi
30
0%6:48 AMESE4:14 PMWSW-11:31 AMS247,086 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 Novato is essentially constant during November, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 4, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 18, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in November in Novato

Humidity Comfort Levels in November in NovatoNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%OctDecNov 10%Nov 10%Nov 300%Nov 300%Nov 110%Nov 110%Nov 210%Nov 210%comfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
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 Novato is gradually increasing during November, increasing from 6.8 miles per hour to 7.6 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on May 29, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.7 miles per hour, while on October 20, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.8 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in November in Novato

Average Wind Speed in November in NovatoNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphOctDecNov 16.8 mphNov 16.8 mphNov 307.6 mphNov 307.6 mphNov 117.0 mphNov 117.0 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Novato during November is predominantly out of the west from November 1 to November 11 and the north from November 11 to November 30.

Wind Direction in November in Novato

Wind Direction in November in NovatoWNNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%OctDecNowNowwestsouthnortheast
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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).

Novato is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Novato is essentially constant during November, remaining within 1°F of 55°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in November in Novato

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 Novato typically lasts for 10 months (312 days), from around January 30 to around December 7, rarely starting after February 28, or ending before November 15.

The month of November in Novato 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 64% over the course of the month.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in November in Novatogrowing 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 164%Nov 3064%Nov 3095%Nov 1195%Nov 1181%Nov 2181%Nov 2122%Dec 3022%Dec 30NowNowvery 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 Novato are gradually increasing during November, increasing by 139°F, from 2,615°F to 2,754°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in November in Novato

Growing Degree Days in November in NovatoNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302,400°F2,400°F2,500°F2,500°F2,600°F2,600°F2,700°F2,700°F2,800°F2,800°F2,900°F2,900°F3,000°F3,000°FOctDecNov 12,615°FNov 12,615°FNov 302,754°FNov 302,754°FNov 112,677°FNov 112,677°FNowNow
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 Novato is decreasing during November, falling by 1.1 kWh, from 3.4 kWh to 2.3 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in November in Novato

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in November in NovatoNov1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300.0 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 13.4 kWhNov 13.4 kWhNov 302.3 kWhNov 302.3 kWhNov 113.0 kWhNov 113.0 kWhNowNow
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 Novato are 38.107 deg latitude, -122.570 deg longitude, and 26 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Novato contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 568 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 91 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,880 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,698 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Novato is covered by artificial surfaces (43%), cropland (27%), and herbaceous vegetation (22%), within 10 miles by grassland (40%) and trees (15%), and within 50 miles by water (38%) and grassland (19%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Novato, 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 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Novato.

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