Atascadero weather in November

In November, Atascadero sees average daytime highs of 65°F and overnight lows near 47°F, with 1.1 in of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 68°F in the first days to 62°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of November to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Atascadero's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atascadero's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 65°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 47°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 1.1 in; 3.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 06 min; 6:45 AM – 4:51 PM
Cloud cover: 37%; 8th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.1; out of 10

Atascadero is city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.

Density: 441/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1979

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 68°F in the first days to 62°F by the end.

A typical November day in Atascadero reaches about 65°F in the afternoon and slips back to 47°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 57°F and 72°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 8°F cooler than October and about 6°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)	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	61	61
Avg low (°F)	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	69	50
2	68	49
3	68	49
4	68	49
5	67	49
6	67	49
7	67	48
8	67	48
9	66	48
10	66	48
11	66	48
12	65	47
13	65	47
14	65	47
15	65	47
16	65	47
17	64	46
18	64	46
19	64	46
20	64	46
21	63	46
22	63	46
23	63	45
24	63	45
25	62	45
26	62	45
27	62	44
28	62	44
29	61	44
30	61	44

Atascadero weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	59° / 43°	3.3	7.1	9.9	5.0
Feb	60° / 44°	3.3	7.7	10.7	5.2
Mar	63° / 46°	2.5	6.4	11.7	6.3
Apr	67° / 48°	0.9	3.5	12.9	7.5
May	71° / 51°	0.4	1.7	13.8	8.5
Jun	76° / 55°	0.1	0.4	14.4	9.4
Jul	79° / 59°	0.0	0.1	14.2	9.2
Aug	80° / 59°	0.0	0.2	13.3	9.1
Sep	78° / 57°	0.1	0.4	12.2	9.2
Oct	73° / 53°	0.7	2	11.1	8.8
Nov	65° / 47°	1.1	3.6	10.1	7.1
Dec	59° / 42°	2.5	6.2	9.6	5.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	78	78	77	76	75	75	74	74	73	72	71	71	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	67	67	67	67	66	65	65	65	64	64
Cloudier (%)	22	22	23	24	25	25	26	26	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	36	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	77	23
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	69	31
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Atascadero gets around 1.1 in of rain over 3.6 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	17

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

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 98% 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	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

Wind in November

Winds average 5 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of November to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 5:02 PM to 4:46 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)	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:58
Sunset (PM)	5:02	5:01	5:00	5:00	4:59	4:58	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:55	4:54	4:53	4:53	4:52	4:51	4:51	4:50	4:50	4:49	4:49	4:48	4:48	4:48	4:47	4:47	4:47	4:46	4:46	4:46	4:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	6:30	5:02
2	10.5	6:31	5:01
3	10.5	6:32	5:00
4	10.4	6:33	5:00
5	10.4	6:34	4:59
6	10.4	6:35	4:58
7	10.3	6:36	4:57
8	10.3	6:37	4:56
9	10.3	6:38	4:55
10	10.3	6:39	4:55
11	10.2	6:40	4:54
12	10.2	6:41	4:53
13	10.2	6:42	4:53
14	10.1	6:43	4:52
15	10.1	6:44	4:51
16	10.1	6:45	4:51
17	10.1	6:46	4:50
18	10.0	6:47	4:50
19	10.0	6:48	4:49
20	10.0	6:49	4:49
21	10.0	6:50	4:48
22	10.0	6:51	4:48
23	9.9	6:52	4:48
24	9.9	6:53	4:47
25	9.9	6:54	4:47
26	9.9	6:55	4:47
27	9.8	6:56	4:46
28	9.8	6:56	4:46
29	9.8	6:57	4:46
30	9.8	6:58	4:46

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.72 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 3.35 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)	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.9	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.4	Moderate
14	3.4	Moderate
15	3.4	Moderate
16	3.3	Moderate
17	3.3	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.2	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.1	Moderate
24	3.0	Moderate
25	3.0	Moderate
26	3.0	Moderate
27	3.0	Moderate
28	2.9	Moderate
29	2.9	Moderate
30	2.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Atascadero?

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

7.1

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

2.6

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is one of the better times to visit Atascadero for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Atascadero in November

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

In November, Atascadero sees daytime highs around 65°F and nights near 47°F. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 4 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Atascadero in November

The nearest coast averages about 58°F in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 mi away) is warmest in September at about 60°F and coldest in April near 54°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	56	56	55	54	54	56	58	59	60	60	58	57
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	56	Bracing
Feb	56	Bracing
Mar	55	Bracing
Apr	54	Bracing
May	54	Bracing
Jun	56	Bracing
Jul	58	Bracing
Aug	59	Cool
Sep	60	Cool
Oct	60	Cool
Nov	58	Bracing
Dec	57	Bracing

UV index in Atascadero in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Atascadero peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	5	7	8	11	10	10	7	6	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Atascadero in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Atascadero is worst in August — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.5× the cleanest month (June, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	7	6	7	6	5	4	7	19	17	7	6	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	5	Good
Jun	4	Good
Jul	7	Good
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	7	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Atascadero?

Atascadero sits at 35.5°N, 120.7°W, 879 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Paso Robles, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Atascadero

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Atascadero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 600 ft around an average of 948 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,549 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,698 ft.

The land around Atascadero is covered by trees (39%), grassland (35%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 2 miles, grassland (56%) and trees (33%) within 10 miles, and grassland (54%) and water (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

600 ft

trees 39%

10 miles

2,549 ft

grassland 56%

50 miles

4,698 ft

grassland 54%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

November weather nearby: Paso Robles 9.3 mi · San Luis Obispo 14 mi · Arroyo Grande 26 mi · Nipomo 33 mi · Santa Maria 39 mi · Orcutt 45 mi · Coalinga 48 mi · Lompoc 60 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 Atascadero (35.4894°, -120.6707°, elevation 879 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	69	50
2	68	49
3	68	49
4	68	49
5	67	49
6	67	49
7	67	48
8	67	48
9	66	48
10	66	48
11	66	48
12	65	47
13	65	47
14	65	47
15	65	47
16	65	47
17	64	46
18	64	46
19	64	46
20	64	46
21	63	46
22	63	46
23	63	45
24	63	45
25	62	45
26	62	45
27	62	44
28	62	44
29	61	44
30	61	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	77	23
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	69	31
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36

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

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

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	69	50
2	68	49
3	68	49
4	68	49
5	67	49
6	67	49
7	67	48
8	67	48
9	66	48
10	66	48
11	66	48
12	65	47
13	65	47
14	65	47
15	65	47
16	65	47
17	64	46
18	64	46
19	64	46
20	64	46
21	63	46
22	63	46
23	63	45
24	63	45
25	62	45
26	62	45
27	62	44
28	62	44
29	61	44
30	61	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	77	23
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	69	31
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36

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

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

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	69	50
2	68	49
3	68	49
4	68	49
5	67	49
6	67	49
7	67	48
8	67	48
9	66	48
10	66	48
11	66	48
12	65	47
13	65	47
14	65	47
15	65	47
16	65	47
17	64	46
18	64	46
19	64	46
20	64	46
21	63	46
22	63	46
23	63	45
24	63	45
25	62	45
26	62	45
27	62	44
28	62	44
29	61	44
30	61	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	77	23
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	69	31
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36

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

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