Catalina Foothills weather in November

In November, Catalina Foothills sees average daytime highs of 72°F and overnight lows near 49°F, with 0.7 in of precipitation across 2.5 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 77°F in the first days to 68°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of November to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Catalina Foothills's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Catalina Foothills's year-round climate.

Daytime high
72°
9th warmest
Overnight low
49°
4th coldest
Precipitation
0.7 in
2.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:59 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
29%
6th clearest
Wind
6 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
4 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Catalina Foothills is census designated place in Pima County, Arizona, United States.

Density
466/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 77°F in the first days to 68°F by the end.

A typical November day in Catalina Foothills reaches about 72°F in the afternoon and slips back to 49°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 61°F and 82°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 12°F cooler than October and about 9°F warmer than December.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17854
27753
37753
47653
57652
67652
77551
87551
97451
107451
117450
127450
137349
147349
157349
167249
177248
187148
197147
207147
217047
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237046
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256945
266845
276845
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306744

How November really feels in Catalina Foothills

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

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Catalina Foothills 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan64° / 41°1.1410.17.0
Feb67° / 44°1.13.910.87.3
Mar73° / 49°0.7311.88.4
Apr80° / 55°0.21.412.88.3
May89° / 63°0.10.813.65.5
Jun98° / 72°0.21.214.12.3
Jul98° / 77°1.37.813.92.0
Aug96° / 76°1.37.513.22.5
Sep92° / 71°1.03.712.24.0
Oct84° / 60°0.62.311.27.2
Nov72° / 49°0.72.510.38.4
Dec63° / 41°1.24.29.96.7

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38218
48218
58218
68119
78119
88119
98119
108119
118119
128119
138119
148020
158020
168020
178020
188020
198020
208020
218020
227921
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257822
267723
277624
287525
297525
307426

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Catalina Foothills gets around 0.7 in of rain and snow over 2.5 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 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
17
28
38
48
59
69
79
89
99
109
119
129
139
148
158
168
178
188
198
207
217
228
238
248
258
269
279
2810
2910
3011

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
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13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 6 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of November to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:465:28
210.76:475:27
310.66:485:27
410.66:495:26
510.66:505:25
610.66:515:24
710.56:515:24
810.56:525:23
910.56:535:22
1010.56:545:22
1110.46:555:21
1210.46:565:20
1310.46:575:20
1410.46:585:19
1510.36:595:19
1610.36:595:18
1710.37:005:18
1810.37:015:18
1910.37:025:17
2010.27:035:17
2110.27:045:16
2210.27:055:16
2310.27:065:16
2410.27:075:16
2510.17:075:15
2610.17:085:15
2710.17:095:15
2810.17:105:15
2910.17:115:15
3010.07:125:15

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.37 kWh/m² to a high of 8.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Bright
164.0Moderate
174.0Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.5Moderate
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Catalina Foothills?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Catalina Foothills in November

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

In November, Catalina Foothills sees daytime highs around 72°F and nights near 49°F. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Catalina Foothills in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Catalina Foothills peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Catalina Foothills 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 Catalina Foothills is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1715 µg/m³Dec 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May11Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Catalina Foothills?

Catalina Foothills sits at 32.3°N, 110.9°W, 2,575 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Casas Adobes, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Catalina Foothills

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Catalina Foothills has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 ft around an average of 2,556 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,755 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,779 ft.

The land around Catalina Foothills is covered by shrubs (56%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 2 miles, shrubs (46%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (79%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
525 ft
10 miles
5,755 ft
50 miles
7,779 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
November weather nearby: Casas Adobes 5.0 mi · Tucson 5.0 mi · Flowing Wells 5.6 mi · Oro Valley 6.8 mi · Tanque Verde 11 mi · Drexel Heights 12 mi · Marana 21 mi · Vail 21 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
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Catalina Foothills (32.2978°, -110.9187°, elevation 2,575 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).