Gillette weather in November

In November, Gillette sees average daytime highs of 44°F and overnight lows near 25°F, with 0.8 in of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 48°F in the first days to 39°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of November to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Gillette's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gillette's year-round climate.

Daytime high
44°
9th warmest
Overnight low
25°
4th coldest
Precipitation
0.8 in
5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:06 AM – 4:28 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
12 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Gillette is city in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States.

Density
664/km²
people per km²
Founded
1892

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 48°F in the first days to 39°F by the end.

A typical November day in Gillette reaches about 44°F in the afternoon and slips back to 25°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°F and 61°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 13°F cooler than October and about 9°F warmer than December.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How November really feels in Gillette

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
14 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Gillette 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 16°0.65.25.59.10.0
Feb37° / 18°0.85.85.710.20.0
Mar47° / 26°1.47.85.811.61.5
Apr54° / 33°2.410.85.413.23.2
May64° / 42°3.111.51.214.55.4
Jun75° / 52°2.310.20.115.36.8
Jul85° / 59°1.47.90155.7
Aug84° / 58°1.25.8013.86.5
Sep72° / 48°1.460.512.37.4
Oct56° / 36°1.97.83.110.84.3
Nov44° / 25°0.854.89.40.9
Dec35° / 18°0.75.15.18.70.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25644
35644
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65644
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Gillette 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 19% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 (%)
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Wind in November

Winds average 12 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 12 mph on the calmest days to 12 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of November to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 4:45 PM to 4:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.06:464:45
29.96:474:44
39.96:494:42
49.96:504:41
59.86:514:40
69.86:534:39
79.76:544:38
89.76:564:36
99.66:574:35
109.66:584:34
119.67:004:33
129.57:014:32
139.57:024:31
149.47:044:30
159.47:054:29
169.47:064:28
179.37:074:28
189.37:094:27
199.37:104:26
209.27:114:25
219.27:134:24
229.27:144:24
239.17:154:23
249.17:164:23
259.17:174:22
269.07:194:21
279.07:204:21
289.07:214:20
299.07:224:20
308.97:234:20

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 2.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
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262.1Moderate
272.0Moderate
282.0Moderate
292.0Moderate
302.0Moderate
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Gillette?

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

0.9
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 Gillette.

What to pack for Gillette in November

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

In November, Gillette sees daytime highs around 44°F and nights near 25°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Gillette 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 Gillette peaks around June 18 at about 9 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 18UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Gillette 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 Gillette is worst in August — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 2220 µg/m³Dec 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gillette?

Gillette sits at 44.3°N, 105.5°W, 4,554 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Sheridan, 80 mi away.

Topography around Gillette

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Gillette has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 ft around an average of 4,564 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,014 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,707 ft.

The land around Gillette is covered by grassland (50%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 2 miles, grassland (91%) within 10 miles, and grassland (94%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
348 ft
10 miles
1,014 ft
50 miles
2,707 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Sheridan 80 mi · Casper 106 mi · Rapid City 114 mi · Billings 179 mi · Laramie 206 mi · Cheyenne 221 mi · Dickinson 222 mi · Fort Collins 257 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 Gillette (44.2911°, -105.5022°, elevation 4,554 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).