Boise weather in November

In November, Boise sees average daytime highs of 49°F and overnight lows near 33°F, with 1.4 in of precipitation across 7.9 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 55°F in the first days to 43°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high: 49°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 33°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 1.4 in; 7.9 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 24 min; 7:47 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 7th clearest
Wind: 7 mph; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 2.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.2; out of 10

Boise is capital city of the U.S. state of Idaho and seat of Ada County.

Density: 1/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1863

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 55°F in the first days to 43°F by the end.

A typical November day in Boise reaches about 49°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 39°F and 60°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 16°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)	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	42
Avg low (°F)	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	56	37
2	55	37
3	55	37
4	54	37
5	54	36
6	53	36
7	53	36
8	52	36
9	52	35
10	52	35
11	51	35
12	51	35
13	50	34
14	50	34
15	49	34
16	49	33
17	48	33
18	48	33
19	47	33
20	47	32
21	46	32
22	46	32
23	46	31
24	45	31
25	45	31
26	44	30
27	44	30
28	43	30
29	43	29
30	42	29

How November really feels in Boise

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 28 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.

Boise weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	40° / 27°	1.8	9.5	4.8	9.1	0.0
Feb	46° / 30°	1.2	7.7	3	10.2	1.2
Mar	55° / 36°	1.4	8.9	1.1	11.6	3.7
Apr	63° / 41°	1.2	7.2	0.3	13.2	5.8
May	72° / 48°	1.2	5.9	0.1	14.5	7.5
Jun	81° / 55°	0.6	3.2	0	15.2	7.4
Jul	92° / 63°	0.1	0.9	0	14.9	4.4
Aug	91° / 62°	0.1	0.7	0	13.8	4.9
Sep	80° / 54°	0.4	2.2	0	12.3	8.1
Oct	65° / 43°	0.9	4.3	0.1	10.8	6.8
Nov	49° / 33°	1.4	7.9	2	9.5	2.2
Dec	39° / 27°	2.0	10.1	5.2	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 52%. 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 (%)	56	56	54	54	53	53	52	51	50	50	49	49	48	48	48	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45
Cloudier (%)	44	44	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Boise gets around 1.4 in of rain and snow over 7.9 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 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. 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 (%)	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31
Snow chance (%)	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	14

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

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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in November

Winds average 7 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
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 hours at the start of November to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:05 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)	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	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	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:27	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:37	7:38	7:39	7:41	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:03	8:04
Sunset (PM)	5:29	5:28	5:27	5:26	5:24	5:23	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:19	5:18	5:17	5:16	5:15	5:14	5:13	5:12	5:11	5:11	5:10	5:09	5:09	5:08	5:07	5:07	5:06	5:06	5:05	5:05	5:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	7:27	5:29
2	10.0	7:29	5:28
3	9.9	7:30	5:27
4	9.9	7:31	5:26
5	9.9	7:33	5:24
6	9.8	7:34	5:23
7	9.8	7:35	5:22
8	9.7	7:37	5:21
9	9.7	7:38	5:20
10	9.7	7:39	5:19
11	9.6	7:41	5:18
12	9.6	7:42	5:17
13	9.5	7:43	5:16
14	9.5	7:44	5:15
15	9.5	7:46	5:14
16	9.4	7:47	5:13
17	9.4	7:48	5:12
18	9.4	7:50	5:11
19	9.3	7:51	5:11
20	9.3	7:52	5:10
21	9.3	7:53	5:09
22	9.2	7:55	5:09
23	9.2	7:56	5:08
24	9.2	7:57	5:07
25	9.1	7:58	5:07
26	9.1	7:59	5:06
27	9.1	8:00	5:06
28	9.1	8:01	5:05
29	9.0	8:03	5:05
30	9.0	8:04	5:05

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.66 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 2.18 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)	2.8	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.7	Moderate
3	2.6	Moderate
4	2.6	Moderate
5	2.6	Moderate
6	2.5	Moderate
7	2.5	Moderate
8	2.4	Moderate
9	2.4	Moderate
10	2.4	Moderate
11	2.3	Moderate
12	2.3	Moderate
13	2.3	Moderate
14	2.2	Moderate
15	2.2	Moderate
16	2.1	Moderate
17	2.1	Moderate
18	2.1	Moderate
19	2.1	Moderate
20	2.0	Moderate
21	2.0	Moderate
22	2.0	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	1.8	Dim
29	1.8	Dim
30	1.8	Dim

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Boise?

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

2.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boise.

What to pack for Boise in November

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

In November, Boise sees daytime highs around 49°F and nights near 33°F. Pack a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Boise 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 Boise peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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)	2	2	4	5	8	9	9	7	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Boise 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 Boise is worst in August — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.0× the cleanest month (December, 7 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)	8	9	10	10	10	8	20	45	21	15	9	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	45	Poor
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Boise?

Boise sits at 43.6°N, 116.2°W, 2,700 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Meridian, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Boise

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Boise has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 535 ft around an average of 2,756 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,003 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,516 ft.

The land around Boise is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 2 miles, grassland (55%) and trees (21%) within 10 miles, and grassland (61%) and trees (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

535 ft

trees 42%

10 miles

4,003 ft

grassland 55%

50 miles

7,516 ft

grassland 61%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

November weather nearby: Meridian 9.3 mi · Eagle 9.3 mi · Kuna 14 mi · Nampa 19 mi · Caldwell 24 mi · Twin Falls 114 mi · Pendleton 191 mi · Elko 193 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 Boise (43.6135°, -116.2035°, elevation 2,700 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. 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	56	37
2	55	37
3	55	37
4	54	37
5	54	36
6	53	36
7	53	36
8	52	36
9	52	35
10	52	35
11	51	35
12	51	35
13	50	34
14	50	34
15	49	34
16	49	33
17	48	33
18	48	33
19	47	33
20	47	32
21	46	32
22	46	32
23	46	31
24	45	31
25	45	31
26	44	30
27	44	30
28	43	30
29	43	29
30	42	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55

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

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

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	56	37
2	55	37
3	55	37
4	54	37
5	54	36
6	53	36
7	53	36
8	52	36
9	52	35
10	52	35
11	51	35
12	51	35
13	50	34
14	50	34
15	49	34
16	49	33
17	48	33
18	48	33
19	47	33
20	47	32
21	46	32
22	46	32
23	46	31
24	45	31
25	45	31
26	44	30
27	44	30
28	43	30
29	43	29
30	42	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55

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

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

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	56	37
2	55	37
3	55	37
4	54	37
5	54	36
6	53	36
7	53	36
8	52	36
9	52	35
10	52	35
11	51	35
12	51	35
13	50	34
14	50	34
15	49	34
16	49	33
17	48	33
18	48	33
19	47	33
20	47	32
21	46	32
22	46	32
23	46	31
24	45	31
25	45	31
26	44	30
27	44	30
28	43	30
29	43	29
30	42	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55

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

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