Lake Tahoe weather in November

In November, Lake Tahoe sees average daytime highs of 47°F and overnight lows near 28°F, with 3.2 in of precipitation across 7.9 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 52°F in the first days to 41°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of November to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Lake Tahoe's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lake Tahoe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 47°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 28°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 3.2 in; 7.9 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 48 min; 6:50 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 7th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.6; out of 10

Lake Tahoe is city in El Dorado County, California, United States.

Density: 505/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1965

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 41°F by the end.

A typical November day in Lake Tahoe reaches about 47°F in the afternoon and slips back to 28°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°F and 58°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 14°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)	53	53	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	41
Avg low (°F)	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	53	33
2	53	32
3	52	32
4	52	32
5	51	31
6	51	31
7	51	31
8	50	31
9	50	30
10	49	30
11	49	30
12	48	29
13	48	29
14	47	29
15	47	29
16	47	28
17	46	28
18	46	28
19	45	28
20	45	27
21	44	27
22	44	27
23	43	26
24	43	26
25	43	26
26	42	26
27	42	25
28	41	25
29	41	25
30	41	25

How November really feels in Lake Tahoe

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.

Lake Tahoe weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	38° / 24°	5.7	10.7	10.2	9.6	0.0
Feb	40° / 25°	5.2	11.2	11	10.5	0.0
Mar	44° / 27°	4.9	11.1	10.7	11.7	0.7
Apr	49° / 29°	2.7	8.9	7.4	13	2.0
May	59° / 36°	2.1	8.4	3.6	14.1	4.8
Jun	70° / 44°	0.8	4.3	0.7	14.7	7.9
Jul	79° / 51°	0.4	3.1	0	14.4	8.4
Aug	79° / 52°	0.5	3.1	0	13.5	8.5
Sep	72° / 47°	0.6	3.2	0.3	12.3	8.5
Oct	61° / 38°	1.7	4.8	2.1	11	6.0
Nov	47° / 28°	3.2	7.9	6.7	9.9	1.6
Dec	38° / 23°	5.6	10.6	10.2	9.3	0.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 42%. 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 (%)	67	67	66	65	64	64	62	62	60	60	59	59	58	57	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	51
Cloudier (%)	33	33	34	35	36	36	38	38	40	40	41	41	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	66	34
4	65	35
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	52	48
30	51	49

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Lake Tahoe gets around 3.2 in of rain and snow over 7.9 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 26% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 7 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 (%)	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	27	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	31	31
Snow chance (%)	15	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	29

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	15
2	22	16
3	23	17
4	23	17
5	24	18
6	24	18
7	24	19
8	25	19
9	25	20
10	25	20
11	26	21
12	26	21
13	26	21
14	26	22
15	27	22
16	26	22
17	26	22
18	26	22
19	27	23
20	27	23
21	27	24
22	28	24
23	28	25
24	29	25
25	29	26
26	29	26
27	30	27
28	30	27
29	31	28
30	31	29

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 4 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 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 48 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 4:54 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)	10.3	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	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:33	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05
Sunset (PM)	4:54	4:53	4:51	4:50	4:49	4:48	4:48	4:47	4:46	4:45	4:44	4:43	4:42	4:42	4:41	4:40	4:40	4:39	4:38	4:38	4:37	4:37	4:36	4:36	4:36	4:35	4:35	4:35	4:34	4:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	6:33	4:54
2	10.3	6:35	4:53
3	10.3	6:36	4:51
4	10.2	6:37	4:50
5	10.2	6:38	4:49
6	10.2	6:39	4:48
7	10.1	6:40	4:48
8	10.1	6:41	4:47
9	10.1	6:42	4:46
10	10.0	6:43	4:45
11	10.0	6:45	4:44
12	10.0	6:46	4:43
13	9.9	6:47	4:42
14	9.9	6:48	4:42
15	9.9	6:49	4:41
16	9.8	6:50	4:40
17	9.8	6:51	4:40
18	9.8	6:52	4:39
19	9.8	6:53	4:38
20	9.7	6:54	4:38
21	9.7	6:56	4:37
22	9.7	6:57	4:37
23	9.6	6:58	4:36
24	9.6	6:59	4:36
25	9.6	7:00	4:36
26	9.6	7:01	4:35
27	9.6	7:02	4:35
28	9.5	7:03	4:35
29	9.5	7:04	4:34
30	9.5	7:05	4:34

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.4 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 3 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)	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5
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	3.6	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	2.9	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	2.8	Moderate
21	2.8	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.7	Moderate
24	2.7	Moderate
25	2.7	Moderate
26	2.6	Moderate
27	2.6	Moderate
28	2.6	Moderate
29	2.6	Moderate
30	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Lake Tahoe

In seasonPeak

In November, Lake Tahoe sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Lake Tahoe's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is November a good time to visit Lake Tahoe?

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

1.6

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lake Tahoe.

What to pack for Lake Tahoe in November

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

In November, Lake Tahoe sees daytime highs around 47°F and nights near 28°F. Pack a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Lake Tahoe in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lake Tahoe peaks around June 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 2 (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	5	8	10	12	12	10	7	6	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Lake Tahoe 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 Lake Tahoe is worst in August — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 16.6× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	8	9	9	9	14	45	85	34	11	6	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	45	Poor
Aug	85	Unhealthy
Sep	34	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Lake Tahoe?

Lake Tahoe sits at 38.9°N, 120.0°W, 6,237 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Carson City, 20 mi away.

Topography around Lake Tahoe

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lake Tahoe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 ft around an average of 6,270 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,181 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,850 ft.

The land around Lake Tahoe is covered by trees (50%) and water (29%) within 2 miles, trees (57%) and water (24%) within 10 miles, and trees (60%) and grassland (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

427 ft

trees 50%

10 miles

6,181 ft

trees 57%

50 miles

10,850 ft

trees 60%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

November weather nearby: Carson City 20 mi · Truckee 29 mi · Reno 42 mi · Sparks 43 mi · Sun Valley 47 mi · Spanish Springs 52 mi · Cameron Park 57 mi · Fernley 61 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 Lake Tahoe (38.9332°, -119.9844°, elevation 6,237 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	53	33
2	53	32
3	52	32
4	52	32
5	51	31
6	51	31
7	51	31
8	50	31
9	50	30
10	49	30
11	49	30
12	48	29
13	48	29
14	47	29
15	47	29
16	47	28
17	46	28
18	46	28
19	45	28
20	45	27
21	44	27
22	44	27
23	43	26
24	43	26
25	43	26
26	42	26
27	42	25
28	41	25
29	41	25
30	41	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	66	34
4	65	35
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	52	48
30	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	15
2	22	16
3	23	17
4	23	17
5	24	18
6	24	18
7	24	19
8	25	19
9	25	20
10	25	20
11	26	21
12	26	21
13	26	21
14	26	22
15	27	22
16	26	22
17	26	22
18	26	22
19	27	23
20	27	23
21	27	24
22	28	24
23	28	25
24	29	25
25	29	26
26	29	26
27	30	27
28	30	27
29	31	28
30	31	29

	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	53	33
2	53	32
3	52	32
4	52	32
5	51	31
6	51	31
7	51	31
8	50	31
9	50	30
10	49	30
11	49	30
12	48	29
13	48	29
14	47	29
15	47	29
16	47	28
17	46	28
18	46	28
19	45	28
20	45	27
21	44	27
22	44	27
23	43	26
24	43	26
25	43	26
26	42	26
27	42	25
28	41	25
29	41	25
30	41	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	66	34
4	65	35
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	52	48
30	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	15
2	22	16
3	23	17
4	23	17
5	24	18
6	24	18
7	24	19
8	25	19
9	25	20
10	25	20
11	26	21
12	26	21
13	26	21
14	26	22
15	27	22
16	26	22
17	26	22
18	26	22
19	27	23
20	27	23
21	27	24
22	28	24
23	28	25
24	29	25
25	29	26
26	29	26
27	30	27
28	30	27
29	31	28
30	31	29

	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	53	33
2	53	32
3	52	32
4	52	32
5	51	31
6	51	31
7	51	31
8	50	31
9	50	30
10	49	30
11	49	30
12	48	29
13	48	29
14	47	29
15	47	29
16	47	28
17	46	28
18	46	28
19	45	28
20	45	27
21	44	27
22	44	27
23	43	26
24	43	26
25	43	26
26	42	26
27	42	25
28	41	25
29	41	25
30	41	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	66	34
4	65	35
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	52	48
30	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	15
2	22	16
3	23	17
4	23	17
5	24	18
6	24	18
7	24	19
8	25	19
9	25	20
10	25	20
11	26	21
12	26	21
13	26	21
14	26	22
15	27	22
16	26	22
17	26	22
18	26	22
19	27	23
20	27	23
21	27	24
22	28	24
23	28	25
24	29	25
25	29	26
26	29	26
27	30	27
28	30	27
29	31	28
30	31	29

	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