Fountain weather in November

In November, Fountain sees average daytime highs of 49°F and overnight lows near 23°F, with 0.8 in of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 53°F in the first days to 44°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Fountain's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fountain's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 49°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 0.8 in; 5 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 54 min; 6:48 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover: 37%; 1st clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.23 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.3; out of 10

Fountain is city in El Paso County, Colorado, United States.

Density: 446/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1859

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 53°F in the first days to 44°F by the end.

A typical November day in Fountain reaches about 49°F in the afternoon and slips back to 23°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°F and 64°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 13°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)	54	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	43	43
Avg low (°F)	28	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19

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

How November really feels in Fountain

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

8 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Fountain weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	41° / 16°	0.6	3.9	4.2	9.6	0.0
Feb	43° / 18°	0.6	4.7	4.7	10.5	0.5
Mar	51° / 24°	1.6	7.3	5.7	11.7	2.6
Apr	57° / 30°	2.5	9.8	5.4	13	4.1
May	67° / 40°	2.7	12	1.4	14.1	5.9
Jun	78° / 49°	2.0	10.8	0	14.7	6.7
Jul	82° / 55°	2.8	12.2	0	14.4	6.0
Aug	80° / 53°	2.5	11.8	0	13.5	6.6
Sep	73° / 46°	1.3	6.3	0.4	12.3	7.6
Oct	61° / 34°	1.2	5.5	2	11	6.0
Nov	49° / 23°	0.8	5	4.4	9.9	2.3
Dec	40° / 16°	0.5	3.5	3.9	9.3	0.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in November, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

	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 (%)	71	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	70
Cloudier (%)	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	71	29
29	71	29
30	70	30

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Fountain gets around 0.8 in of rain and snow over 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 17% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 4 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 (%)	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14
Snow chance (%)	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15

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

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
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
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24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of November to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 4:34 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)	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03
Sunset (PM)	4:53	4:52	4:51	4:50	4:49	4:48	4:47	4:46	4:45	4:44	4:43	4:43	4:42	4:41	4:40	4:40	4:39	4:38	4:38	4:37	4:37	4:36	4:36	4:35	4:35	4:35	4:34	4:34	4:34	4:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	6:32	4:53
2	10.3	6:33	4:52
3	10.3	6:34	4:51
4	10.2	6:35	4:50
5	10.2	6:36	4:49
6	10.2	6:37	4:48
7	10.1	6:38	4:47
8	10.1	6:40	4:46
9	10.1	6:41	4:45
10	10.0	6:42	4:44
11	10.0	6:43	4:43
12	10.0	6:44	4:43
13	9.9	6:45	4:42
14	9.9	6:46	4:41
15	9.9	6:47	4:40
16	9.9	6:48	4:40
17	9.8	6:49	4:39
18	9.8	6:51	4:38
19	9.8	6:52	4:38
20	9.7	6:53	4:37
21	9.7	6:54	4:37
22	9.7	6:55	4:36
23	9.7	6:56	4:36
24	9.6	6:57	4:35
25	9.6	6:58	4:35
26	9.6	6:59	4:35
27	9.6	7:00	4:34
28	9.6	7:01	4:34
29	9.5	7:02	4:34
30	9.5	7:03	4:34

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 3.23 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)	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.7	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.4	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.2	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.1	Moderate
20	3.1	Moderate
21	3.0	Moderate
22	3.0	Moderate
23	3.0	Moderate
24	3.0	Moderate
25	3.0	Moderate
26	2.9	Moderate
27	2.9	Moderate
28	2.9	Moderate
29	2.9	Moderate
30	2.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Fountain?

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

2.3

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fountain.

What to pack for Fountain in November

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

In November, Fountain sees daytime highs around 49°F and nights near 23°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Fountain 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 Fountain peaks around July 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	7	7	8	11	11	11	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	7	Very high
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Fountain?

Fountain sits at 38.7°N, 104.7°W, 5,545 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Security-Widefield, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Fountain

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Fountain has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 ft around an average of 5,594 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,259 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,738 ft.

The land around Fountain is covered by grassland (62%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 2 miles, grassland (78%) within 10 miles, and grassland (69%) and trees (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

289 ft

grassland 62%

10 miles

4,259 ft

grassland 78%

50 miles

9,738 ft

grassland 69%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

November weather nearby: Security-Widefield 4.3 mi · Cimarron Hills 12 mi · Colorado Springs 12 mi · Pueblo West 23 mi · Pueblo 30 mi · Cañon City 34 mi · Castle Rock 48 mi · Parker 58 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 Fountain (38.6822°, -104.7008°, elevation 5,545 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	71	29
29	71	29
30	70	30

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

	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	54	28
2	53	27
3	53	27
4	53	27
5	53	27
6	52	26
7	52	26
8	52	26
9	51	25
10	51	25
11	51	25
12	50	24
13	50	24
14	49	24
15	49	24
16	49	23
17	48	23
18	48	23
19	47	22
20	47	22
21	47	22
22	46	21
23	46	21
24	45	20
25	45	20
26	44	20
27	44	20
28	44	19
29	43	19
30	43	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	71	29
29	71	29
30	70	30

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

	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	54	28
2	53	27
3	53	27
4	53	27
5	53	27
6	52	26
7	52	26
8	52	26
9	51	25
10	51	25
11	51	25
12	50	24
13	50	24
14	49	24
15	49	24
16	49	23
17	48	23
18	48	23
19	47	22
20	47	22
21	47	22
22	46	21
23	46	21
24	45	20
25	45	20
26	44	20
27	44	20
28	44	19
29	43	19
30	43	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	71	29
29	71	29
30	70	30

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

	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