Gallup weather in November

In November, Gallup sees average daytime highs of 53°F and overnight lows near 30°F, with 0.7 in of precipitation across 4.1 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 57°F in the first days to 47°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of November to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Gallup's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gallup's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 53°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 30°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 0.7 in; 4.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 06 min; 6:57 AM – 5:03 PM
Cloud cover: 33%; 4th clearest
Wind: 8 mph; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Gallup is city in and county seat of McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.

Density: 474/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1881

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 57°F in the first days to 47°F by the end.

A typical November day in Gallup reaches about 53°F in the afternoon and slips back to 30°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 40°F and 63°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 13°F cooler than October and about 11°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)	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	46
Avg low (°F)	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	25

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	58	35
2	58	35
3	57	35
4	57	34
5	57	34
6	56	34
7	56	33
8	56	33
9	55	33
10	55	32
11	54	32
12	54	31
13	54	31
14	53	31
15	53	30
16	52	30
17	52	29
18	52	29
19	51	29
20	51	28
21	50	28
22	50	28
23	49	28
24	49	27
25	49	27
26	48	26
27	48	26
28	47	26
29	47	26
30	46	25

How November really feels in Gallup

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

wind chill below the day's low

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

Gallup 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° / 21°	1.0	5.6	4.2	9.9	0.1
Feb	46° / 25°	0.9	5.2	4.1	10.7	1.5
Mar	55° / 31°	0.9	5.7	3	11.7	4.0
Apr	63° / 38°	0.6	4	1.5	12.9	6.4
May	72° / 47°	0.6	3.7	0.3	13.8	8.1
Jun	83° / 56°	0.3	1.7	0	14.4	7.5
Jul	85° / 62°	1.2	6.9	0	14.2	5.9
Aug	82° / 60°	1.3	7.4	0	13.3	6.8
Sep	76° / 53°	0.9	4.4	0	12.2	8.2
Oct	65° / 42°	0.8	4.1	0.6	11.1	7.2
Nov	53° / 30°	0.7	4.1	2.1	10.1	3.5
Dec	42° / 22°	1.0	4.8	4.5	9.6	0.4

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

	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 (%)	76	75	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	73	72	71	70	70
Cloudier (%)	24	25	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	28	29	30	30

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

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Gallup gets around 0.7 in of rain and snow over 4.1 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 14% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 2 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 (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15
Snow chance (%)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11

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

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 8 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 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	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	calm

	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	7	light breeze
25	7	light breeze
26	7	light breeze
27	7	light breeze
28	7	light breeze
29	7	light breeze
30	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of November to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 4:58 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)	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	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	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11
Sunset (PM)	5:14	5:14	5:13	5:12	5:11	5:10	5:09	5:08	5:08	5:07	5:06	5:05	5:05	5:04	5:04	5:03	5:02	5:02	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:00	5:00	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:59	4:58	4:58	4:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	6:43	5:14
2	10.5	6:44	5:14
3	10.5	6:45	5:13
4	10.4	6:46	5:12
5	10.4	6:47	5:11
6	10.4	6:47	5:10
7	10.3	6:48	5:09
8	10.3	6:49	5:08
9	10.3	6:50	5:08
10	10.3	6:51	5:07
11	10.2	6:52	5:06
12	10.2	6:53	5:05
13	10.2	6:54	5:05
14	10.1	6:55	5:04
15	10.1	6:56	5:04
16	10.1	6:57	5:03
17	10.1	6:58	5:02
18	10.0	6:59	5:02
19	10.0	7:00	5:01
20	10.0	7:01	5:01
21	10.0	7:02	5:01
22	9.9	7:03	5:00
23	9.9	7:04	5:00
24	9.9	7:05	4:59
25	9.9	7:06	4:59
26	9.9	7:07	4:59
27	9.8	7:08	4:59
28	9.8	7:09	4:58
29	9.8	7:10	4:58
30	9.8	7:11	4:58

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 8.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 3.66 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)	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	4.2	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.0	Bright
6	4.0	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.4	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.3	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate
29	3.3	Moderate
30	3.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Gallup?

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

3.5

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 Gallup.

What to pack for Gallup in November

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

In November, Gallup sees daytime highs around 53°F and nights near 30°F. Pack a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Gallup 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 Gallup peaks around July 11 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	7	6	9	12	12	11	9	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	6	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Gallup?

Gallup sits at 35.5°N, 108.7°W, 6,512 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Farmington, 88 mi away.

Topography around Gallup

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Gallup has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 561 ft around an average of 6,611 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,555 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,940 ft.

The land around Gallup is covered by shrubs (29%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (26%) within 2 miles, grassland (48%) and shrubs (25%) within 10 miles, and trees (39%) and grassland (36%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

561 ft

shrubs 29%

10 miles

1,555 ft

grassland 48%

50 miles

3,940 ft

trees 39%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

November weather nearby: Farmington 88 mi · Rio Rancho 119 mi · Enchanted Hills 122 mi · South Valley 122 mi · Albuquerque 122 mi · Los Lunas 124 mi · Durango 130 mi · Santa Fe 158 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 Gallup (35.5281°, -108.7426°, elevation 6,512 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	58	35
2	58	35
3	57	35
4	57	34
5	57	34
6	56	34
7	56	33
8	56	33
9	55	33
10	55	32
11	54	32
12	54	31
13	54	31
14	53	31
15	53	30
16	52	30
17	52	29
18	52	29
19	51	29
20	51	28
21	50	28
22	50	28
23	49	28
24	49	27
25	49	27
26	48	26
27	48	26
28	47	26
29	47	26
30	46	25

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

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

	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	58	35
2	58	35
3	57	35
4	57	34
5	57	34
6	56	34
7	56	33
8	56	33
9	55	33
10	55	32
11	54	32
12	54	31
13	54	31
14	53	31
15	53	30
16	52	30
17	52	29
18	52	29
19	51	29
20	51	28
21	50	28
22	50	28
23	49	28
24	49	27
25	49	27
26	48	26
27	48	26
28	47	26
29	47	26
30	46	25

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

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

	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	58	35
2	58	35
3	57	35
4	57	34
5	57	34
6	56	34
7	56	33
8	56	33
9	55	33
10	55	32
11	54	32
12	54	31
13	54	31
14	53	31
15	53	30
16	52	30
17	52	29
18	52	29
19	51	29
20	51	28
21	50	28
22	50	28
23	49	28
24	49	27
25	49	27
26	48	26
27	48	26
28	47	26
29	47	26
30	46	25

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

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

	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