Berkeley weather in November

In November, Berkeley sees average daytime highs of 63°F and overnight lows near 47°F, with 1.8 in of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 67°F in the first days to 60°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of November to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Berkeley's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Berkeley's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 63°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 47°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 1.8 in; 5.7 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 54 min; 6:57 AM – 4:52 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 8th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 2.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.3; out of 10

Berkeley is city in Alameda County, California, United States.

Density: 2,640/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1866

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 67°F in the first days to 60°F by the end.

A typical November day in Berkeley reaches about 63°F in the afternoon and slips back to 47°F overnight — a 16°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 57°F and 70°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 9°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)	68	67	67	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	60
Avg low (°F)	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	68	50
2	67	50
3	67	50
4	67	49
5	67	49
6	66	49
7	66	49
8	65	49
9	65	49
10	65	49
11	65	48
12	64	48
13	64	48
14	64	48
15	63	48
16	63	47
17	63	47
18	63	47
19	62	47
20	62	47
21	62	47
22	62	46
23	61	46
24	61	46
25	61	46
26	60	46
27	60	46
28	60	46
29	60	45
30	60	45

Berkeley 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	57° / 44°	3.7	9.4	9.7	4.2
Feb	60° / 45°	3.8	9.1	10.5	4.8
Mar	62° / 47°	2.9	8.8	11.7	5.7
Apr	66° / 49°	1.3	4.9	13	6.9
May	69° / 52°	0.7	3.2	14	7.8
Jun	73° / 54°	0.1	0.9	14.6	9.0
Jul	75° / 56°	0.0	0.2	14.4	9.4
Aug	76° / 56°	0.0	0.1	13.5	9.4
Sep	76° / 55°	0.1	0.4	12.3	9.3
Oct	72° / 53°	0.8	2.9	11	8.4
Nov	63° / 47°	1.8	5.7	10	6.3
Dec	57° / 44°	3.4	9.3	9.4	4.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. 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 (%)	69	68	68	67	65	65	64	64	62	61	61	59	58	58	57	56	55	55	54	54	55	54	54	54	53	54	54	53	53	52
Cloudier (%)	31	32	32	33	35	35	36	36	38	39	39	41	42	42	43	44	45	45	46	46	45	46	46	46	47	46	46	47	47	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	67	33
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	62	38
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Berkeley gets around 1.8 in of rain over 5.7 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 20% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	22	22	23	24	25	25	26	27	28

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

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 95% 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 (%)	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96
Comfortable (%)	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4

Wind in November

Winds average 5 mph in November, the calmest month.

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.

	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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	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	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
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11	5	calm
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20	5	calm
21	5	calm
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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 24 min at the start of November to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 5:05 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)	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11
Sunset (PM)	5:05	5:04	5:03	5:02	5:01	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	4:47	4:47	4:47	4:47	4:46	4:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	6:41	5:05
2	10.4	6:42	5:04
3	10.3	6:43	5:03
4	10.3	6:44	5:02
5	10.3	6:45	5:01
6	10.2	6:46	5:00
7	10.2	6:47	4:59
8	10.2	6:48	4:58
9	10.1	6:49	4:57
10	10.1	6:50	4:56
11	10.1	6:51	4:55
12	10.0	6:53	4:55
13	10.0	6:54	4:54
14	10.0	6:55	4:53
15	9.9	6:56	4:53
16	9.9	6:57	4:52
17	9.9	6:58	4:51
18	9.9	6:59	4:51
19	9.8	7:00	4:50
20	9.8	7:01	4:50
21	9.8	7:02	4:49
22	9.8	7:03	4:49
23	9.7	7:04	4:48
24	9.7	7:05	4:48
25	9.7	7:06	4:47
26	9.7	7:07	4:47
27	9.6	7:08	4:47
28	9.6	7:09	4:47
29	9.6	7:10	4:46
30	9.6	7:11	4:46

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 2.81 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)	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4
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	3.4	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.3	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.2	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.1	Moderate
8	3.1	Moderate
9	3.0	Moderate
10	3.0	Moderate
11	3.0	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	2.9	Moderate
14	2.8	Moderate
15	2.8	Moderate
16	2.8	Moderate
17	2.7	Moderate
18	2.7	Moderate
19	2.7	Moderate
20	2.6	Moderate
21	2.6	Moderate
22	2.6	Moderate
23	2.5	Moderate
24	2.5	Moderate
25	2.5	Moderate
26	2.5	Moderate
27	2.4	Moderate
28	2.4	Moderate
29	2.4	Moderate
30	2.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Berkeley?

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

6.3

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

1.9

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Berkeley for sightseeing.

What to pack for Berkeley in November

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

In November, Berkeley sees daytime highs around 63°F and nights near 47°F. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Berkeley in November

The nearest coast averages about 55°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 19 mi away) is warmest in September at about 58°F and coldest in April near 53°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)	53	53	54	53	53	54	56	58	58	57	55	54
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	53	Bracing
Feb	53	Bracing
Mar	54	Bracing
Apr	53	Bracing
May	53	Bracing
Jun	54	Bracing
Jul	56	Bracing
Aug	58	Bracing
Sep	58	Bracing
Oct	57	Bracing
Nov	55	Bracing
Dec	54	Bracing

UV index in Berkeley 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 Berkeley peaks around July 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	5	6	8	10	10	10	6	5	2	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Berkeley 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 Berkeley is worst in August — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 10 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)	15	18	16	12	10	10	11	25	17	20	18	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	12	Moderate
May	10	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Berkeley?

Berkeley sits at 37.9°N, 122.3°W, 171 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Albany, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Berkeley

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Berkeley has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,453 ft around an average of 299 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,906 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,308 ft.

The land around Berkeley is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) and trees (26%) within 2 miles, water (29%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 10 miles, and water (31%), grassland (26%) and trees (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

1,453 ft

artificial surfaces 68%

10 miles

1,906 ft

water 29%

50 miles

4,308 ft

water 31%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

November weather nearby: Albany 1.9 mi · El Cerrito 3.7 mi · Oakland 4.3 mi · Orinda 5.0 mi · Richmond 6.2 mi · Alameda 6.8 mi · San Pablo 7.5 mi · Moraga 8.1 mi

United States travel facts

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Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
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Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
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Income group: High; World Bank
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Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Berkeley (37.8716°, -122.2728°, elevation 171 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	68	50
2	67	50
3	67	50
4	67	49
5	67	49
6	66	49
7	66	49
8	65	49
9	65	49
10	65	49
11	65	48
12	64	48
13	64	48
14	64	48
15	63	48
16	63	47
17	63	47
18	63	47
19	62	47
20	62	47
21	62	47
22	62	46
23	61	46
24	61	46
25	61	46
26	60	46
27	60	46
28	60	46
29	60	45
30	60	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	67	33
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	62	38
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	68	50
2	67	50
3	67	50
4	67	49
5	67	49
6	66	49
7	66	49
8	65	49
9	65	49
10	65	49
11	65	48
12	64	48
13	64	48
14	64	48
15	63	48
16	63	47
17	63	47
18	63	47
19	62	47
20	62	47
21	62	47
22	62	46
23	61	46
24	61	46
25	61	46
26	60	46
27	60	46
28	60	46
29	60	45
30	60	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	67	33
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	62	38
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	68	50
2	67	50
3	67	50
4	67	49
5	67	49
6	66	49
7	66	49
8	65	49
9	65	49
10	65	49
11	65	48
12	64	48
13	64	48
14	64	48
15	63	48
16	63	47
17	63	47
18	63	47
19	62	47
20	62	47
21	62	47
22	62	46
23	61	46
24	61	46
25	61	46
26	60	46
27	60	46
28	60	46
29	60	45
30	60	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	67	33
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	62	38
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4