Louisville weather in November

In November, Louisville sees average daytime highs of 46°F and overnight lows near 22°F, with 1.3 in of precipitation across 6.4 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 50°F in the first days to 41°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Louisville's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Louisville's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 46°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 1.3 in; 6.4 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 48 min; 6:53 AM – 4:38 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 1st clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 3.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.4; out of 10

Louisville is home rule city in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.

Density: 973/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1877

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 50°F in the first days to 41°F by the end.

A typical November day in Louisville reaches about 46°F in the afternoon and slips back to 22°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°F and 61°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)	51	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	40
Avg low (°F)	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	51	27
2	51	27
3	50	26
4	50	26
5	49	26
6	49	25
7	49	25
8	49	25
9	48	24
10	48	24
11	48	24
12	47	23
13	47	23
14	47	23
15	46	22
16	46	22
17	46	22
18	45	22
19	45	21
20	44	21
21	44	20
22	44	20
23	43	20
24	43	19
25	42	19
26	42	19
27	42	19
28	41	18
29	41	18
30	40	18

How November really feels in Louisville

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

12 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Louisville 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	37° / 14°	0.9	5.7	5.5	9.5	0.0
Feb	39° / 16°	1.0	6.7	7	10.4	0.0
Mar	48° / 22°	2.0	8.8	7.2	11.7	1.7
Apr	54° / 29°	3.1	11.1	7.9	13	3.1
May	63° / 38°	4.0	14.9	3.5	14.2	4.8
Jun	74° / 47°	3.0	14.3	0.3	14.8	6.2
Jul	80° / 53°	3.0	14.8	0	14.5	6.0
Aug	78° / 52°	2.8	14.9	0	13.6	6.2
Sep	71° / 44°	2.1	9.7	0.9	12.3	6.8
Oct	58° / 33°	1.9	7.4	3.9	10.9	4.9
Nov	46° / 22°	1.3	6.4	5.7	9.8	1.4
Dec	37° / 15°	0.9	5.3	5.4	9.2	0.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in November, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

	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	67	68	68	68	68	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	68	68	68	69	69
Cloudier (%)	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	32	32	32	31	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	69	31
30	69	31

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Louisville gets around 1.3 in of rain and snow over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 6 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 (%)	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19
Snow chance (%)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

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
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of November to 9 h 24 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 6:36 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 4:52 PM to 4:32 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	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	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	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08
Sunset (PM)	4:52	4:51	4:50	4:49	4:48	4:47	4:46	4:45	4:44	4:43	4:42	4:41	4:41	4:40	4:39	4:38	4:38	4:37	4:36	4:36	4:35	4:35	4:34	4:34	4:33	4:33	4:33	4:32	4:32	4:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	6:36	4:52
2	10.2	6:37	4:51
3	10.2	6:38	4:50
4	10.2	6:39	4:49
5	10.1	6:41	4:48
6	10.1	6:42	4:47
7	10.1	6:43	4:46
8	10.0	6:44	4:45
9	10.0	6:45	4:44
10	9.9	6:46	4:43
11	9.9	6:48	4:42
12	9.9	6:49	4:41
13	9.8	6:50	4:41
14	9.8	6:51	4:40
15	9.8	6:52	4:39
16	9.8	6:53	4:38
17	9.7	6:54	4:38
18	9.7	6:55	4:37
19	9.7	6:57	4:36
20	9.6	6:58	4:36
21	9.6	6:59	4:35
22	9.6	7:00	4:35
23	9.6	7:01	4:34
24	9.5	7:02	4:34
25	9.5	7:03	4:33
26	9.5	7:04	4:33
27	9.5	7:05	4:33
28	9.4	7:06	4:32
29	9.4	7:07	4:32
30	9.4	7:08	4:32

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 3.03 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)	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	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	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7
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	3.5	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.3	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	3.1	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	2.9	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.8	Moderate
24	2.8	Moderate
25	2.8	Moderate
26	2.8	Moderate
27	2.7	Moderate
28	2.7	Moderate
29	2.7	Moderate
30	2.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Louisville

In seasonPeak

None of Louisville's seasonal hazards are active in November. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Louisville's rainy season runs March–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Oct

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Dec

Is November a good time to visit Louisville?

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

1.4

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 Louisville.

What to pack for Louisville in November

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

In November, Louisville sees daytime highs around 46°F and nights near 22°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Louisville 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 Louisville peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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)	2	4	7	6	7	11	11	10	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	6	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Louisville 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 Louisville is worst in August — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (May, 13 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)	17	15	16	13	13	14	14	21	13	15	15	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Louisville?

Louisville sits at 40.0°N, 105.1°W, 5,335 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lafayette, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Louisville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Louisville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 ft around an average of 5,377 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,547 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,682 ft.

The land around Louisville is covered by grassland (37%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (21%) within 2 miles, grassland (50%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 10 miles, and grassland (38%) and trees (35%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

430 ft

grassland 37%

10 miles

3,547 ft

grassland 50%

50 miles

9,682 ft

grassland 38%

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

November weather nearby: Lafayette 2.5 mi · Broomfield 4.3 mi · Erie 6.8 mi · Boulder 8.1 mi · Northglenn 9.9 mi · Westminster 11 mi · Thornton 11 mi · Sherrelwood 12 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 Louisville (39.9778°, -105.1319°, elevation 5,335 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	51	27
2	51	27
3	50	26
4	50	26
5	49	26
6	49	25
7	49	25
8	49	25
9	48	24
10	48	24
11	48	24
12	47	23
13	47	23
14	47	23
15	46	22
16	46	22
17	46	22
18	45	22
19	45	21
20	44	21
21	44	20
22	44	20
23	43	20
24	43	19
25	42	19
26	42	19
27	42	19
28	41	18
29	41	18
30	40	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	69	31
30	69	31

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

	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	51	27
2	51	27
3	50	26
4	50	26
5	49	26
6	49	25
7	49	25
8	49	25
9	48	24
10	48	24
11	48	24
12	47	23
13	47	23
14	47	23
15	46	22
16	46	22
17	46	22
18	45	22
19	45	21
20	44	21
21	44	20
22	44	20
23	43	20
24	43	19
25	42	19
26	42	19
27	42	19
28	41	18
29	41	18
30	40	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	69	31
30	69	31

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

	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	51	27
2	51	27
3	50	26
4	50	26
5	49	26
6	49	25
7	49	25
8	49	25
9	48	24
10	48	24
11	48	24
12	47	23
13	47	23
14	47	23
15	46	22
16	46	22
17	46	22
18	45	22
19	45	21
20	44	21
21	44	20
22	44	20
23	43	20
24	43	19
25	42	19
26	42	19
27	42	19
28	41	18
29	41	18
30	40	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	69	31
30	69	31

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

	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