Amherst Center weather in November

In November, Amherst Center sees average daytime highs of 48°F and overnight lows near 33°F, with 3.5 in of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 53°F in the first days to 44°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of November to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Amherst Center's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amherst Center's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 48°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 33°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 3.5 in; 9.7 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 30 min; 6:49 AM – 4:22 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 7th clearest
Wind: 7 mph; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.8; out of 10

Amherst Center is census-designated place in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States.

Density: 1,484/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 53°F in the first days to 44°F by the end.

A typical November day in Amherst Center reaches about 48°F in the afternoon and slips back to 33°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°F and 60°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 12°F cooler than October and about 10°F warmer than December.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°F)	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43
Avg low (°F)	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	54	38
2	53	37
3	53	37
4	53	37
5	52	36
6	52	36
7	51	36
8	51	35
9	51	35
10	50	35
11	50	34
12	49	34
13	49	34
14	49	33
15	48	33
16	48	33
17	47	32
18	47	32
19	47	32
20	46	32
21	46	31
22	46	31
23	45	31
24	45	31
25	45	30
26	44	30
27	44	30
28	44	29
29	43	29
30	43	29

How November really feels in Amherst Center

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 29 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

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

Amherst Center weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 18°	3.4	9.6	6.6	9.3	0.0
Feb	36° / 19°	3.0	8.9	6.3	10.3	0.0
Mar	44° / 27°	4.0	10.6	5.4	11.6	0.8
Apr	57° / 38°	3.7	11.1	1.5	13.1	3.8
May	67° / 48°	3.3	11	0.1	14.4	6.0
Jun	77° / 57°	3.5	10.8	0	15	6.6
Jul	82° / 63°	3.4	9.9	0	14.8	6.4
Aug	80° / 61°	3.3	9.2	0	13.7	6.7
Sep	72° / 53°	3.8	8.3	0	12.3	6.9
Oct	60° / 43°	4.3	9.5	0.3	10.8	4.9
Nov	48° / 33°	3.5	9.7	1.7	9.6	1.8
Dec	38° / 24°	4.2	10.5	5.4	9	0.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	47	47	47	48	48	47	48	47	48	47	46	47	46	47	47	47	46	46	46	46
Cloudier (%)	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	53	53	53	52	52	53	52	53	52	53	54	53	54	53	53	53	54	54	54	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	46	54
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Amherst Center gets around 3.5 in of rain and snow over 9.7 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 32% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	12

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	2
2	31	2
3	31	2
4	31	2
5	31	3
6	32	3
7	32	3
8	32	4
9	32	4
10	32	4
11	32	5
12	32	5
13	32	5
14	32	6
15	33	6
16	33	7
17	33	7
18	33	7
19	33	7
20	33	8
21	33	8
22	33	8
23	32	8
24	32	8
25	32	9
26	32	9
27	32	10
28	32	10
29	32	11
30	33	12

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Humid (%)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	96	3	1
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	100	0	0
21	100	0	0
22	100	0	0
23	100	0	0
24	100	0	0
25	100	0	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0

Wind in November

Winds average 7 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (mph)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
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20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of November to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 4:37 PM to 4:14 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:30	6:31	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05
Sunset (PM)	4:37	4:36	4:35	4:34	4:32	4:31	4:30	4:29	4:28	4:27	4:26	4:25	4:24	4:23	4:23	4:22	4:21	4:20	4:20	4:19	4:18	4:18	4:17	4:16	4:16	4:15	4:15	4:15	4:14	4:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	6:30	4:37
2	10.1	6:31	4:36
3	10.0	6:33	4:35
4	10.0	6:34	4:34
5	10.0	6:35	4:32
6	9.9	6:36	4:31
7	9.9	6:38	4:30
8	9.8	6:39	4:29
9	9.8	6:40	4:28
10	9.8	6:41	4:27
11	9.7	6:43	4:26
12	9.7	6:44	4:25
13	9.7	6:45	4:24
14	9.6	6:46	4:23
15	9.6	6:48	4:23
16	9.5	6:49	4:22
17	9.5	6:50	4:21
18	9.5	6:51	4:20
19	9.4	6:53	4:20
20	9.4	6:54	4:19
21	9.4	6:55	4:18
22	9.4	6:56	4:18
23	9.3	6:57	4:17
24	9.3	6:58	4:16
25	9.3	7:00	4:16
26	9.2	7:01	4:15
27	9.2	7:02	4:15
28	9.2	7:03	4:15
29	9.2	7:04	4:14
30	9.1	7:05	4:14

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.4	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.3	Moderate
5	2.3	Moderate
6	2.2	Moderate
7	2.2	Moderate
8	2.2	Moderate
9	2.2	Moderate
10	2.1	Moderate
11	2.1	Moderate
12	2.1	Moderate
13	2.1	Moderate
14	2.0	Moderate
15	2.0	Moderate
16	2.0	Moderate
17	2.0	Dim
18	1.9	Dim
19	1.9	Dim
20	1.9	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	1.8	Dim
24	1.8	Dim
25	1.8	Dim
26	1.8	Dim
27	1.7	Dim
28	1.7	Dim
29	1.7	Dim
30	1.7	Dim

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Amherst Center?

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

1.8

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Amherst Center.

What to pack for Amherst Center in November

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

In November, Amherst Center sees daytime highs around 48°F and nights near 33°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Amherst Center in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Amherst Center peaks around July 11 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	4	5	7	7	8	5	6	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	5	High
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Amherst Center?

Amherst Center sits at 42.4°N, 72.5°W, 305 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Amherst, 0.6 mi away.

Topography around Amherst Center

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Amherst Center has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 ft around an average of 226 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,260 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,675 ft.

The land around Amherst Center is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (23%) within 2 miles, trees (79%) within 10 miles, and trees (91%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

374 ft

trees 58%

10 miles

1,260 ft

trees 79%

50 miles

3,675 ft

trees 91%

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← October Amherst Center year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Amherst 0.6 mi · Northampton 6.8 mi · South Hadley 8.7 mi · Easthampton 11 mi · Holyoke 13 mi · North Chicopee 14 mi · Ludlow 15 mi · Greenfield 15 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

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 Amherst Center (42.3754°, -72.5192°, elevation 305 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	54	38
2	53	37
3	53	37
4	53	37
5	52	36
6	52	36
7	51	36
8	51	35
9	51	35
10	50	35
11	50	34
12	49	34
13	49	34
14	49	33
15	48	33
16	48	33
17	47	32
18	47	32
19	47	32
20	46	32
21	46	31
22	46	31
23	45	31
24	45	31
25	45	30
26	44	30
27	44	30
28	44	29
29	43	29
30	43	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	46	54
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	2
2	31	2
3	31	2
4	31	2
5	31	3
6	32	3
7	32	3
8	32	4
9	32	4
10	32	4
11	32	5
12	32	5
13	32	5
14	32	6
15	33	6
16	33	7
17	33	7
18	33	7
19	33	7
20	33	8
21	33	8
22	33	8
23	32	8
24	32	8
25	32	9
26	32	9
27	32	10
28	32	10
29	32	11
30	33	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	96	3	1
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	100	0	0
21	100	0	0
22	100	0	0
23	100	0	0
24	100	0	0
25	100	0	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	54	38
2	53	37
3	53	37
4	53	37
5	52	36
6	52	36
7	51	36
8	51	35
9	51	35
10	50	35
11	50	34
12	49	34
13	49	34
14	49	33
15	48	33
16	48	33
17	47	32
18	47	32
19	47	32
20	46	32
21	46	31
22	46	31
23	45	31
24	45	31
25	45	30
26	44	30
27	44	30
28	44	29
29	43	29
30	43	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	46	54
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	2
2	31	2
3	31	2
4	31	2
5	31	3
6	32	3
7	32	3
8	32	4
9	32	4
10	32	4
11	32	5
12	32	5
13	32	5
14	32	6
15	33	6
16	33	7
17	33	7
18	33	7
19	33	7
20	33	8
21	33	8
22	33	8
23	32	8
24	32	8
25	32	9
26	32	9
27	32	10
28	32	10
29	32	11
30	33	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	96	3	1
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	100	0	0
21	100	0	0
22	100	0	0
23	100	0	0
24	100	0	0
25	100	0	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	54	38
2	53	37
3	53	37
4	53	37
5	52	36
6	52	36
7	51	36
8	51	35
9	51	35
10	50	35
11	50	34
12	49	34
13	49	34
14	49	33
15	48	33
16	48	33
17	47	32
18	47	32
19	47	32
20	46	32
21	46	31
22	46	31
23	45	31
24	45	31
25	45	30
26	44	30
27	44	30
28	44	29
29	43	29
30	43	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	46	54
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	2
2	31	2
3	31	2
4	31	2
5	31	3
6	32	3
7	32	3
8	32	4
9	32	4
10	32	4
11	32	5
12	32	5
13	32	5
14	32	6
15	33	6
16	33	7
17	33	7
18	33	7
19	33	7
20	33	8
21	33	8
22	33	8
23	32	8
24	32	8
25	32	9
26	32	9
27	32	10
28	32	10
29	32	11
30	33	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	96	3	1
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	99	1	0
18	99	1	0
19	99	1	0
20	100	0	0
21	100	0	0
22	100	0	0
23	100	0	0
24	100	0	0
25	100	0	0
26	100	0	0
27	100	0	0
28	100	0	0
29	100	0	0
30	100	0	0