Madera weather in November

In November, Madera sees average daytime highs of 67°F and overnight lows near 45°F, with 1.6 in of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 71°F in the first days to 62°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Madera's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Madera's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 67°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 45°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 1.6 in; 4.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 6:46 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 7th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 3.11 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

Madera is county seat of Madera County, California, United States.

Density: 1,570/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1907

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 71°F in the first days to 62°F by the end.

A typical November day in Madera reaches about 67°F in the afternoon and slips back to 45°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 58°F and 75°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 13°F cooler than October and about 8°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)	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	61
Avg low (°F)	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	72	49
2	72	48
3	71	48
4	71	48
5	71	47
6	70	47
7	70	47
8	69	47
9	69	46
10	69	46
11	68	46
12	68	46
13	67	46
14	67	45
15	67	45
16	66	45
17	66	44
18	65	44
19	65	44
20	65	44
21	64	44
22	64	43
23	64	43
24	63	43
25	63	43
26	63	42
27	62	42
28	62	42
29	62	42
30	61	42

How November really feels in Madera

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

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.

Madera weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	59° / 40°	3.8	7.5	9.8	4.8
Feb	62° / 43°	3.4	8	10.6	5.7
Mar	68° / 47°	3.3	7.5	11.7	6.8
Apr	74° / 51°	1.4	4.5	12.9	7.9
May	83° / 57°	0.8	2.6	13.9	7.4
Jun	91° / 64°	0.2	0.7	14.5	4.8
Jul	97° / 69°	0.1	0.3	14.3	2.8
Aug	96° / 68°	0.0	0.2	13.4	3.2
Sep	90° / 63°	0.1	0.4	12.3	5.4
Oct	79° / 54°	0.9	2.2	11	8.3
Nov	67° / 45°	1.6	4.4	10	7.2
Dec	58° / 40°	3.1	7	9.5	4.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 32%. 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 (%)	76	75	75	74	74	73	73	72	72	71	71	69	69	69	69	67	67	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	63	63	62	61
Cloudier (%)	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	31	31	31	31	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Madera gets around 1.6 in of rain over 4.4 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 15% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. 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 (%)	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	15
15	15
16	15
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	16
22	16
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	18
27	18
28	18
29	19
30	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 99% 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

Wind in November

Winds average 4 mph in November, the calmest month.

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 30 min at the start of November to 9 h 42 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 6:30 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 4:57 PM to 4:40 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	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	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
Sunset (PM)	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:54	4:54	4:53	4:52	4:51	4:50	4:49	4:49	4:48	4:47	4:46	4:46	4:45	4:45	4:44	4:43	4:43	4:42	4:42	4:42	4:41	4:41	4:41	4:40	4:40	4:40	4:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	6:30	4:57
2	10.4	6:31	4:56
3	10.4	6:32	4:55
4	10.4	6:33	4:54
5	10.3	6:34	4:54
6	10.3	6:35	4:53
7	10.3	6:36	4:52
8	10.2	6:38	4:51
9	10.2	6:39	4:50
10	10.2	6:40	4:49
11	10.1	6:41	4:49
12	10.1	6:42	4:48
13	10.1	6:43	4:47
14	10.0	6:44	4:46
15	10.0	6:45	4:46
16	10.0	6:46	4:45
17	10.0	6:47	4:45
18	9.9	6:48	4:44
19	9.9	6:49	4:43
20	9.9	6:50	4:43
21	9.9	6:51	4:42
22	9.8	6:52	4:42
23	9.8	6:53	4:42
24	9.8	6:54	4:41
25	9.8	6:55	4:41
26	9.7	6:56	4:41
27	9.7	6:57	4:40
28	9.7	6:58	4:40
29	9.7	6:59	4:40
30	9.7	7:00	4:40

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.44 kWh/m² to a high of 8.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 3.11 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)	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	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
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	3.7	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.2	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.1	Moderate
16	3.1	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	2.9	Moderate
22	2.9	Moderate
23	2.8	Moderate
24	2.8	Moderate
25	2.8	Moderate
26	2.7	Moderate
27	2.7	Moderate
28	2.7	Moderate
29	2.6	Moderate
30	2.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Madera?

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

3.4

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Madera in November

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

In November, Madera sees daytime highs around 67°F and nights near 45°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Madera 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 Madera peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

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

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

Air quality in Madera 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 Madera is worst in September — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (June, 7 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)	13	16	17	12	9	7	23	22	28	24	16	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	12	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	7	Good
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Madera?

Madera sits at 37.0°N, 120.1°W, 272 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Chowchilla, 16 mi away.

Topography around Madera

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Madera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 ft around an average of 269 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,229 ft.

The land around Madera is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) within 2 miles, trees (35%), cropland (29%) and grassland (27%) within 10 miles, and grassland (40%), trees (30%) and cropland (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

69 ft

artificial surfaces 60%

10 miles

220 ft

trees 35%

50 miles

9,229 ft

grassland 40%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

November weather nearby: Chowchilla 16 mi · Fresno 22 mi · Clovis 22 mi · Sanger 33 mi · Merced 33 mi · Selma 37 mi · Parlier 38 mi · Atwater 40 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 Madera (36.9613°, -120.0607°, elevation 272 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	72	49
2	72	48
3	71	48
4	71	48
5	71	47
6	70	47
7	70	47
8	69	47
9	69	46
10	69	46
11	68	46
12	68	46
13	67	46
14	67	45
15	67	45
16	66	45
17	66	44
18	65	44
19	65	44
20	65	44
21	64	44
22	64	43
23	64	43
24	63	43
25	63	43
26	63	42
27	62	42
28	62	42
29	62	42
30	61	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	72	49
2	72	48
3	71	48
4	71	48
5	71	47
6	70	47
7	70	47
8	69	47
9	69	46
10	69	46
11	68	46
12	68	46
13	67	46
14	67	45
15	67	45
16	66	45
17	66	44
18	65	44
19	65	44
20	65	44
21	64	44
22	64	43
23	64	43
24	63	43
25	63	43
26	63	42
27	62	42
28	62	42
29	62	42
30	61	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	72	49
2	72	48
3	71	48
4	71	48
5	71	47
6	70	47
7	70	47
8	69	47
9	69	46
10	69	46
11	68	46
12	68	46
13	67	46
14	67	45
15	67	45
16	66	45
17	66	44
18	65	44
19	65	44
20	65	44
21	64	44
22	64	43
23	64	43
24	63	43
25	63	43
26	63	42
27	62	42
28	62	42
29	62	42
30	61	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1