Bozeman weather in November

In November, Bozeman sees average daytime highs of 37°F and overnight lows near 17°F, with 1.7 in of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 42°F in the first days to 31°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of November to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Bozeman's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bozeman's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 37°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 1.7 in; 9.5 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 12 min; 7:32 AM – 4:46 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 5th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 2.16 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Bozeman is city and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States.

Density: 875/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1864

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 42°F in the first days to 31°F by the end.

A typical November day in Bozeman reaches about 37°F in the afternoon and slips back to 17°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°F and 49°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 15°F cooler than October and about 9°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)	43	42	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	30
Avg low (°F)	23	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	43	23
2	42	22
3	42	22
4	42	22
5	41	21
6	41	21
7	40	20
8	40	20
9	39	20
10	39	19
11	38	19
12	38	19
13	38	18
14	37	18
15	37	17
16	37	17
17	36	17
18	36	16
19	35	16
20	35	15
21	34	15
22	34	15
23	33	14
24	33	14
25	32	13
26	32	13
27	31	12
28	31	12
29	31	12
30	30	11

How November really feels in Bozeman

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 30 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

24 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Bozeman weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 12°	1.2	8.7	9	8.9	0.0
Feb	31° / 13°	1.3	8.6	9.3	10.1	0.0
Mar	39° / 19°	1.9	11.3	9.5	11.6	0.1
Apr	47° / 26°	3.2	14.1	9.5	13.3	1.4
May	58° / 35°	4.0	16.3	3.2	14.7	3.6
Jun	67° / 42°	4.2	14.4	0.7	15.4	5.6
Jul	78° / 48°	2.0	8.6	0	15.1	7.3
Aug	77° / 47°	1.6	7.2	0	13.9	7.6
Sep	66° / 40°	2.1	8.3	0.9	12.3	6.4
Oct	51° / 29°	2.3	10.6	4.8	10.7	2.6
Nov	37° / 17°	1.7	9.5	8.4	9.3	0.0
Dec	28° / 10°	1.3	8.7	9	8.6	0.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

	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 (%)	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	46
Cloudier (%)	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54

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

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Bozeman gets around 1.7 in of rain and snow over 9.5 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 35% on the wettest days, and about 8 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 (%)	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31
Snow chance (%)	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	31

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	23
2	35	23
3	35	24
4	35	24
5	34	24
6	34	25
7	33	25
8	33	25
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	27
13	31	27
14	31	27
15	31	27
16	31	28
17	31	28
18	31	28
19	31	29
20	31	29
21	32	30
22	32	31
23	32	31
24	32	32
25	32	32
26	32	32
27	32	32
28	32	32
29	31	31
30	31	31

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 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.

	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
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30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of November to 8 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:11 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 4:37 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)	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.0	9.0	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.8	8.8	8.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:11	7:13	7:14	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:20	7:21	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:27	7:28	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:50
Sunset (PM)	5:04	5:03	5:01	5:00	4:59	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:54	4:53	4:52	4:50	4:49	4:48	4:47	4:46	4:46	4:45	4:44	4:43	4:42	4:41	4:41	4:40	4:39	4:39	4:38	4:38	4:37	4:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	7:11	5:04
2	9.8	7:13	5:03
3	9.8	7:14	5:01
4	9.7	7:16	5:00
5	9.7	7:17	4:59
6	9.7	7:18	4:57
7	9.6	7:20	4:56
8	9.6	7:21	4:55
9	9.5	7:23	4:54
10	9.5	7:24	4:53
11	9.4	7:25	4:52
12	9.4	7:27	4:50
13	9.4	7:28	4:49
14	9.3	7:30	4:48
15	9.3	7:31	4:47
16	9.2	7:32	4:46
17	9.2	7:34	4:46
18	9.2	7:35	4:45
19	9.1	7:36	4:44
20	9.1	7:38	4:43
21	9.1	7:39	4:42
22	9.0	7:40	4:41
23	9.0	7:42	4:41
24	9.0	7:43	4:40
25	8.9	7:44	4:39
26	8.9	7:45	4:39
27	8.9	7:47	4:38
28	8.8	7:48	4:38
29	8.8	7:49	4:37
30	8.8	7:50	4:37

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 2.16 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)	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	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
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	2.6	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.5	Moderate
4	2.5	Moderate
5	2.5	Moderate
6	2.4	Moderate
7	2.4	Moderate
8	2.4	Moderate
9	2.4	Moderate
10	2.3	Moderate
11	2.3	Moderate
12	2.3	Moderate
13	2.2	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	2.0	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	1.9	Dim
29	1.8	Dim
30	1.8	Dim

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Bozeman

In seasonPeak

None of Bozeman's seasonal hazards are active in November. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bozeman's rainy season runs March–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Is November a good time to visit Bozeman?

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

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Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bozeman.

What to pack for Bozeman in November

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

In November, Bozeman sees daytime highs around 37°F and nights near 17°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bozeman 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 Bozeman peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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	2	4	5	7	9	9	7	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	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 Bozeman 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 Bozeman is worst in August — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (January, 6 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)	6	7	9	10	10	9	15	19	15	7	8	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	7	Good
Nov	8	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Bozeman?

Bozeman sits at 45.7°N, 111.0°W, 4,816 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Butte, 75 mi away.

Topography around Bozeman

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Bozeman has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 627 ft around an average of 4,843 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,731 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,293 ft.

The land around Bozeman is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), grassland (32%) and trees (23%) within 2 miles, grassland (44%) and trees (34%) within 10 miles, and grassland (54%) and trees (36%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

627 ft

artificial surfaces 36%

10 miles

4,731 ft

grassland 44%

50 miles

7,293 ft

grassland 54%

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

November weather nearby: Butte 75 mi · Helena 79 mi · Billings 122 mi · Great Falls 126 mi · Rexburg 133 mi · Idaho Falls 160 mi · Missoula 163 mi · Conda 206 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 Bozeman (45.6797°, -111.0386°, elevation 4,816 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	43	23
2	42	22
3	42	22
4	42	22
5	41	21
6	41	21
7	40	20
8	40	20
9	39	20
10	39	19
11	38	19
12	38	19
13	38	18
14	37	18
15	37	17
16	37	17
17	36	17
18	36	16
19	35	16
20	35	15
21	34	15
22	34	15
23	33	14
24	33	14
25	32	13
26	32	13
27	31	12
28	31	12
29	31	12
30	30	11

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	23
2	35	23
3	35	24
4	35	24
5	34	24
6	34	25
7	33	25
8	33	25
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	27
13	31	27
14	31	27
15	31	27
16	31	28
17	31	28
18	31	28
19	31	29
20	31	29
21	32	30
22	32	31
23	32	31
24	32	32
25	32	32
26	32	32
27	32	32
28	32	32
29	31	31
30	31	31

	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	43	23
2	42	22
3	42	22
4	42	22
5	41	21
6	41	21
7	40	20
8	40	20
9	39	20
10	39	19
11	38	19
12	38	19
13	38	18
14	37	18
15	37	17
16	37	17
17	36	17
18	36	16
19	35	16
20	35	15
21	34	15
22	34	15
23	33	14
24	33	14
25	32	13
26	32	13
27	31	12
28	31	12
29	31	12
30	30	11

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	23
2	35	23
3	35	24
4	35	24
5	34	24
6	34	25
7	33	25
8	33	25
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	27
13	31	27
14	31	27
15	31	27
16	31	28
17	31	28
18	31	28
19	31	29
20	31	29
21	32	30
22	32	31
23	32	31
24	32	32
25	32	32
26	32	32
27	32	32
28	32	32
29	31	31
30	31	31

	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	43	23
2	42	22
3	42	22
4	42	22
5	41	21
6	41	21
7	40	20
8	40	20
9	39	20
10	39	19
11	38	19
12	38	19
13	38	18
14	37	18
15	37	17
16	37	17
17	36	17
18	36	16
19	35	16
20	35	15
21	34	15
22	34	15
23	33	14
24	33	14
25	32	13
26	32	13
27	31	12
28	31	12
29	31	12
30	30	11

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	23
2	35	23
3	35	24
4	35	24
5	34	24
6	34	25
7	33	25
8	33	25
9	32	26
10	32	26
11	32	26
12	32	27
13	31	27
14	31	27
15	31	27
16	31	28
17	31	28
18	31	28
19	31	29
20	31	29
21	32	30
22	32	31
23	32	31
24	32	32
25	32	32
26	32	32
27	32	32
28	32	32
29	31	31
30	31	31

	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