Dodge City weather in November

In November, Dodge City sees average daytime highs of 56°F and overnight lows near 33°F, with 0.9 in of precipitation across 3.7 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 61°F in the first days to 51°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Dodge City's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dodge City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
56°
9th warmest
Overnight low
33°
4th coldest
Precipitation
0.9 in
3.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:27 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
40%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Dodge City is city in and county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States.

Density
741/km²
people per km²
Founded
1872

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 61°F in the first days to 51°F by the end.

A typical November day in Dodge City reaches about 56°F in the afternoon and slips back to 33°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 40°F and 71°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 13°F cooler than October and about 11°F warmer than December.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
16238
26138
36137
46037
56037
66036
75936
85936
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255230
265229
275129
285129
295028
305028

How November really feels in Dodge City

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

Dodge City weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan44° / 23°0.73.22.39.71.0
Feb48° / 26°0.93.72.410.52.1
Mar58° / 33°1.661.911.74.8
Apr67° / 42°2.27.20.612.96.7
May76° / 53°3.49.60147.0
Jun86° / 63°3.39.4014.65.2
Jul91° / 68°2.48.5014.33.9
Aug89° / 66°2.68.8013.54.6
Sep82° / 58°1.56012.37.1
Oct69° / 45°2.15.80.4117.5
Nov56° / 33°0.93.71104.6
Dec45° / 25°1.13.92.69.41.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26931
36931
46832
56832
66832
76832
86832
96832
106832
116931
126931
136931
146832
156832
166832
176832
186832
196931
207030
217030
227030
237030
247129
257129
267129
277129
287030
297030
307030

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Dodge City gets around 0.9 in of rain and snow over 3.7 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 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1153
2153
3143
4143
5133
6132
7132
8132
9132
10132
11132
12132
13132
14133
15143
16143
17143
18143
19143
20144
21134
22134
23134
24135
25125
26125
27125
28126
29126
30126

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
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Wind in November

Winds average 10 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
210light breeze
310light breeze
410light breeze
510light breeze
610light breeze
710light breeze
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910light breeze
1010light breeze
1110light breeze
1210light breeze
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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 7:11 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:115:36
210.47:125:35
310.37:145:34
410.37:155:33
510.37:165:32
610.27:175:31
710.27:185:30
810.27:195:29
910.17:205:28
1010.17:215:27
1110.17:225:27
1210.07:235:26
1310.07:245:25
1410.07:255:24
1510.07:265:24
169.97:275:23
179.97:295:23
189.97:305:22
199.87:315:21
209.87:325:21
219.87:335:20
229.87:345:20
239.77:355:20
249.77:365:19
259.77:375:19
269.77:385:18
279.77:395:18
289.67:405:18
299.67:415:18
309.67:425:17

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 2.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.7Moderate
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Dodge City?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Dodge City for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dodge City in November

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

In November, Dodge City sees daytime highs around 56°F and nights near 33°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Dodge City in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dodge City peaks around July 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dodge City?

Dodge City sits at 37.8°N, 100.0°W, 2,493 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Garden City, 49 mi away.

Topography around Dodge City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Dodge City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 ft around an average of 2,530 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,207 ft.

The land around Dodge City is covered by grassland (44%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 2 miles, cropland (68%) and grassland (29%) within 10 miles, and cropland (58%) and grassland (41%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
190 ft
10 miles
331 ft
50 miles
1,207 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
November weather nearby: Garden City 49 mi · Liberal 70 mi · Great Bend 80 mi · Hays 86 mi · Hutchinson 116 mi · Wichita 147 mi · Newton 147 mi · Salina 150 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 Dodge City (37.7528°, -100.0171°, elevation 2,493 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).