Lancaster weather in November

In November, Lancaster sees average daytime highs of 64°F and overnight lows near 44°F, with 0.4 in of precipitation across 1.9 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 69°F in the first days to 60°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of November to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Lancaster's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lancaster's year-round climate.

Daytime high
64°
9th warmest
Overnight low
44°
5th coldest
Precipitation
0.4 in
1.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
6:33 AM – 4:42 PM
Cloud cover
31%
7th clearest
Wind
6 mph
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Lancaster is city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Density
658/km²
people per km²
Founded
1977

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 69°F in the first days to 60°F by the end.

A typical November day in Lancaster reaches about 64°F in the afternoon and slips back to 44°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 54°F and 73°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 12°F cooler than October and about 8°F warmer than December.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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46848
56847
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How November really feels in Lancaster

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lancaster weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan57° / 39°1.64.69.94.7
Feb59° / 41°1.9510.75.2
Mar64° / 44°1.2411.76.9
Apr70° / 48°0.51.912.88.3
May78° / 54°0.1113.88.8
Jun86° / 60°0.10.314.36.8
Jul92° / 66°0.11.114.14.6
Aug92° / 66°0.10.513.34.6
Sep86° / 62°0.10.612.26.8
Oct76° / 53°0.31.111.18.9
Nov64° / 44°0.41.910.27.2
Dec56° / 39°1.23.69.74.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
58020
68020
77921
87921
97822
107822
117822
127624
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Lancaster gets around 0.4 in of rain and snow over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
15
25
36
46
56
66
76
85
95
105
115
125
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146
156
166
176
186
196
206
216
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278
289
299
309

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 6 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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306calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of November to 9 h 54 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 6:19 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 4:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:194:53
210.56:204:53
310.56:214:52
410.56:224:51
510.56:234:50
610.46:244:49
710.46:254:48
810.46:264:48
910.36:264:47
1010.36:274:46
1110.36:284:45
1210.36:294:45
1310.26:304:44
1410.26:314:44
1510.26:324:43
1610.26:334:42
1710.16:344:42
1810.16:354:41
1910.16:364:41
2010.16:374:40
2110.06:384:40
2210.06:394:40
2310.06:404:39
2410.06:414:39
2510.06:424:39
269.96:434:38
279.96:444:38
289.96:444:38
299.96:454:38
309.96:464:38

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.03 kWh/m² to a high of 8.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 3.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.0Bright
74.0Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Lancaster?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is one of the better times to visit Lancaster for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Lancaster in November

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

In November, Lancaster sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 44°F. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Lancaster in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lancaster peaks around June 21 at about 11 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 21UV 11Dec 16UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Lancaster 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 Lancaster is worst in December — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (May, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateDec 1428 µg/m³May 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May12Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lancaster?

Lancaster sits at 34.7°N, 118.1°W, 2,359 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Palmdale, 8.1 mi away.

Topography around Lancaster

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lancaster has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 ft around an average of 2,362 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,795 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,961 ft.

The land around Lancaster is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and bare terrain (23%) within 2 miles, grassland (47%) and bare terrain (29%) within 10 miles, and grassland (36%), shrubs (20%) and bare terrain (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
171 ft
10 miles
1,795 ft
50 miles
9,961 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
November weather nearby: Palmdale 8.1 mi · Rosamond 12 mi · Vincent 14 mi · Canyon Country 27 mi · Castaic 31 mi · Sunland 31 mi · Santa Clarita 31 mi · Tujunga 32 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 Lancaster (34.698°, -118.1367°, elevation 2,359 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).