Alamogordo weather in November

In November, Alamogordo sees average daytime highs of 59°F and overnight lows near 37°F, with 0.6 in of precipitation across 3 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 63°F in the first days to 54°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of November to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Alamogordo's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alamogordo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
59°
9th warmest
Overnight low
37°
4th coldest
Precipitation
0.6 in
3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:41 AM – 4:57 PM
Cloud cover
28%
4th clearest
Wind
5 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Alamogordo is city in Otero County, New Mexico, United States.

Density
554/km²
people per km²
Founded
1898

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 63°F in the first days to 54°F by the end.

A typical November day in Alamogordo reaches about 59°F in the afternoon and slips back to 37°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 49°F and 68°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 12°F cooler than October and about 9°F warmer than December.

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How November really feels in Alamogordo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 13 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
13
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Alamogordo weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan50° / 30°0.73.71.510.12.9
Feb55° / 34°0.741.110.84.3
Mar63° / 39°0.63.30.711.76.7
Apr70° / 46°0.31.70.112.88.4
May79° / 54°0.52.4013.78.3
Jun87° / 62°0.63.5014.15.7
Jul87° / 64°2.611.1013.94.9
Aug85° / 63°1.78.3013.25.8
Sep80° / 58°1.14.4012.27.9
Oct71° / 48°0.83.60.111.28.2
Nov59° / 37°0.630.410.35.6
Dec50° / 31°0.94.21.89.92.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
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38317
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58218
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Alamogordo gets around 0.6 in of rain and snow over 3 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in November

Winds average 5 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of November to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 5:08 PM to 4:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:275:08
210.66:285:07
310.66:295:06
410.66:305:05
510.66:315:04
610.56:325:04
710.56:335:03
810.56:345:02
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1110.46:365:00
1210.46:375:00
1310.36:384:59
1410.36:394:58
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1610.36:414:57
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1810.26:434:56
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2010.26:444:56
2110.26:454:55
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2710.16:514:54
2810.06:514:54
2910.06:524:53
3010.06:534:53

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 3.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
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84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Moderate
124.0Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
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243.6Moderate
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263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Alamogordo?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Alamogordo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alamogordo in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, Alamogordo sees daytime highs around 59°F and nights near 37°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Alamogordo in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alamogordo peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Alamogordo?

Alamogordo sits at 32.9°N, 106.0°W, 4,341 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Las Cruces, 63 mi away.

Topography around Alamogordo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Alamogordo.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Alamogordo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 ft around an average of 4,360 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,518 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,933 ft.

The land around Alamogordo is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and bare terrain (32%) within 2 miles, shrubs (37%) and bare terrain (34%) within 10 miles, and grassland (32%), shrubs (28%) and bare terrain (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
282 ft
10 miles
5,518 ft
50 miles
7,933 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
November weather nearby: Las Cruces 63 mi · Sunland Park 85 mi · El Paso 85 mi · Horizon City 85 mi · Ciudad Juárez 86 mi · Socorro 88 mi · Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia 89 mi · Roswell 90 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Alamogordo (32.8995°, -105.9603°, elevation 4,341 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).