Clay weather in November

In November, Clay sees average daytime highs of 47°F and overnight lows near 35°F, with 3.9 in of precipitation across 15.2 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 52°F in the first days to 43°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of November to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Clay's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Clay's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 47°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 35°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 3.9 in; 15.2 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 30 min; 7:06 AM – 4:34 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 9th clearest
Wind: 8 mph; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 1.67 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.3; out of 10

Clay is town in Onondaga County, New York, United States.

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 52°F in the first days to 43°F by the end.

A typical November day in Clay reaches about 47°F in the afternoon and slips back to 35°F overnight — a 12°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°F and 60°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 12°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)	52	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42
Avg low (°F)	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	52	40
2	52	40
3	52	40
4	51	39
5	51	39
6	51	38
7	50	38
8	50	38
9	49	37
10	49	37
11	49	37
12	48	36
13	48	36
14	47	36
15	47	35
16	47	35
17	46	35
18	46	35
19	46	34
20	45	34
21	45	34
22	45	34
23	44	33
24	44	33
25	44	33
26	43	33
27	43	32
28	43	32
29	42	32
30	42	31

How November really feels in Clay

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 24 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.

Clay weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-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	32° / 20°	3.5	15.8	14.4	9.2	0.0
Feb	33° / 20°	2.9	12.6	10.5	10.2	0.0
Mar	41° / 27°	3.6	13.1	6.8	11.6	0.3
Apr	53° / 39°	4.2	13.1	2.1	13.1	2.9
May	64° / 49°	3.8	12.2	0	14.4	5.5
Jun	73° / 58°	4.5	12.6	0	15.1	6.4
Jul	78° / 64°	4.3	12.8	0	14.9	6.4
Aug	77° / 63°	4.0	12.6	0	13.8	6.6
Sep	71° / 56°	4.0	10.9	0	12.3	6.4
Oct	59° / 46°	4.7	14	0.1	10.8	4.1
Nov	47° / 35°	3.9	15.2	4.2	9.5	1.3
Dec	37° / 27°	4.1	16.8	11.6	8.9	0.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. 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 (%)	32	32	32	32	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	26	26	26	25	24	24	23	23	22	20	20	19	19	18	16	16
Cloudier (%)	68	68	68	68	69	69	70	70	70	71	71	72	72	73	74	74	74	75	76	76	77	77	78	80	80	81	81	82	84	84

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	22	78
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	16	84
30	16	84

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Clay gets around 3.9 in of rain and snow over 15.2 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 50% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days, and about 4 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 (%)	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57
Snow chance (%)	3	4	5	5	6	7	8	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	14	15	16	17	18	18	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	25	26	27

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	3
2	45	4
3	45	5
4	45	5
5	45	6
6	45	7
7	45	8
8	46	8
9	46	9
10	46	10
11	46	11
12	46	12
13	47	13
14	47	14
15	48	14
16	49	15
17	50	16
18	51	17
19	52	18
20	52	18
21	53	19
22	54	20
23	54	20
24	55	21
25	55	22
26	56	22
27	56	23
28	57	25
29	57	26
30	57	27

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 99% 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

Wind in November

Winds average 8 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	8	light breeze
2	8	light breeze
3	8	light breeze
4	8	light breeze
5	8	light breeze
6	8	light breeze
7	8	light breeze
8	8	light breeze
9	8	light breeze
10	8	light breeze
11	8	light breeze
12	8	light breeze
13	8	light breeze
14	8	light breeze
15	8	light breeze
16	8	light breeze
17	8	light breeze
18	8	light breeze
19	8	light breeze
20	8	light breeze
21	8	light breeze
22	8	light breeze
23	8	light breeze
24	9	light breeze
25	9	light breeze
26	9	light breeze
27	9	light breeze
28	9	light breeze
29	9	light breeze
30	9	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of November to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 4:26 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)	10.1	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	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:46	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22
Sunset (PM)	4:50	4:49	4:48	4:46	4:45	4:44	4:43	4:42	4:41	4:40	4:39	4:38	4:37	4:36	4:35	4:34	4:33	4:33	4:32	4:31	4:30	4:30	4:29	4:29	4:28	4:28	4:27	4:27	4:26	4:26

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	6:46	4:50
2	10.0	6:48	4:49
3	10.0	6:49	4:48
4	9.9	6:50	4:46
5	9.9	6:52	4:45
6	9.9	6:53	4:44
7	9.8	6:54	4:43
8	9.8	6:56	4:42
9	9.7	6:57	4:41
10	9.7	6:58	4:40
11	9.7	6:59	4:39
12	9.6	7:01	4:38
13	9.6	7:02	4:37
14	9.5	7:03	4:36
15	9.5	7:04	4:35
16	9.5	7:06	4:34
17	9.4	7:07	4:33
18	9.4	7:08	4:33
19	9.4	7:09	4:32
20	9.3	7:11	4:31
21	9.3	7:12	4:30
22	9.3	7:13	4:30
23	9.2	7:14	4:29
24	9.2	7:15	4:29
25	9.2	7:17	4:28
26	9.2	7:18	4:28
27	9.1	7:19	4:27
28	9.1	7:20	4:27
29	9.1	7:21	4:26
30	9.1	7:22	4:26

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.67 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)	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.0	Moderate
2	2.0	Moderate
3	2.0	Dim
4	1.9	Dim
5	1.9	Dim
6	1.9	Dim
7	1.9	Dim
8	1.9	Dim
9	1.8	Dim
10	1.8	Dim
11	1.8	Dim
12	1.8	Dim
13	1.8	Dim
14	1.7	Dim
15	1.7	Dim
16	1.7	Dim
17	1.6	Dim
18	1.6	Dim
19	1.6	Dim
20	1.6	Dim
21	1.5	Dim
22	1.5	Dim
23	1.5	Dim
24	1.5	Dim
25	1.4	Dim
26	1.4	Dim
27	1.4	Dim
28	1.4	Dim
29	1.4	Dim
30	1.3	Dim

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Clay?

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

1.3

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Clay.

What to pack for Clay in November

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

In November, Clay sees daytime highs around 47°F and nights near 35°F. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Clay in November

The nearest coast averages about 50°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 17 mi away) is warmest in August at about 73°F and coldest in March near 37°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 14 to Sep 13 — about 2 months when the water holds above 68°F.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	40	37	37	38	44	57	69	73	68	59	50	44
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	40	Bracing
Feb	37	Bracing
Mar	37	Bracing
Apr	38	Bracing
May	44	Bracing
Jun	57	Bracing
Jul	69	Refreshing
Aug	73	Refreshing
Sep	68	Cool
Oct	59	Bracing
Nov	50	Bracing
Dec	44	Bracing

UV index in Clay 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 Clay peaks around July 12 at about 8 (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	8	8	8	6	6	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Clay?

Clay sits at 43.2°N, 76.2°W, 394 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Cicero, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Clay

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Clay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 ft around an average of 400 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,909 ft.

The land around Clay is covered by trees (59%) and grassland (27%) within 2 miles, trees (56%) within 10 miles, and trees (57%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

105 ft

trees 59%

10 miles

413 ft

trees 56%

50 miles

1,909 ft

trees 57%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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

November weather nearby: Cicero 2.5 mi · Syracuse 9.3 mi · Oswego 25 mi · Auburn 27 mi · Rome 36 mi · Cortland 40 mi · Utica 48 mi · Ithaca 54 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 Clay (43.1859°, -76.1724°, elevation 394 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. 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	52	40
2	52	40
3	52	40
4	51	39
5	51	39
6	51	38
7	50	38
8	50	38
9	49	37
10	49	37
11	49	37
12	48	36
13	48	36
14	47	36
15	47	35
16	47	35
17	46	35
18	46	35
19	46	34
20	45	34
21	45	34
22	45	34
23	44	33
24	44	33
25	44	33
26	43	33
27	43	32
28	43	32
29	42	32
30	42	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	22	78
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	16	84
30	16	84

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	3
2	45	4
3	45	5
4	45	5
5	45	6
6	45	7
7	45	8
8	46	8
9	46	9
10	46	10
11	46	11
12	46	12
13	47	13
14	47	14
15	48	14
16	49	15
17	50	16
18	51	17
19	52	18
20	52	18
21	53	19
22	54	20
23	54	20
24	55	21
25	55	22
26	56	22
27	56	23
28	57	25
29	57	26
30	57	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	52	40
2	52	40
3	52	40
4	51	39
5	51	39
6	51	38
7	50	38
8	50	38
9	49	37
10	49	37
11	49	37
12	48	36
13	48	36
14	47	36
15	47	35
16	47	35
17	46	35
18	46	35
19	46	34
20	45	34
21	45	34
22	45	34
23	44	33
24	44	33
25	44	33
26	43	33
27	43	32
28	43	32
29	42	32
30	42	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	22	78
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	16	84
30	16	84

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	3
2	45	4
3	45	5
4	45	5
5	45	6
6	45	7
7	45	8
8	46	8
9	46	9
10	46	10
11	46	11
12	46	12
13	47	13
14	47	14
15	48	14
16	49	15
17	50	16
18	51	17
19	52	18
20	52	18
21	53	19
22	54	20
23	54	20
24	55	21
25	55	22
26	56	22
27	56	23
28	57	25
29	57	26
30	57	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	52	40
2	52	40
3	52	40
4	51	39
5	51	39
6	51	38
7	50	38
8	50	38
9	49	37
10	49	37
11	49	37
12	48	36
13	48	36
14	47	36
15	47	35
16	47	35
17	46	35
18	46	35
19	46	34
20	45	34
21	45	34
22	45	34
23	44	33
24	44	33
25	44	33
26	43	33
27	43	32
28	43	32
29	42	32
30	42	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	32	68
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	22	78
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	16	84
30	16	84

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	3
2	45	4
3	45	5
4	45	5
5	45	6
6	45	7
7	45	8
8	46	8
9	46	9
10	46	10
11	46	11
12	46	12
13	47	13
14	47	14
15	48	14
16	49	15
17	50	16
18	51	17
19	52	18
20	52	18
21	53	19
22	54	20
23	54	20
24	55	21
25	55	22
26	56	22
27	56	23
28	57	25
29	57	26
30	57	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0