Minot weather in November

In November, Minot sees average daytime highs of 36°F and overnight lows near 20°F, with 1.0 in of precipitation across 5.1 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 42°F in the first days to 29°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of November to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Minot's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Minot's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 36°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 1.0 in; 5.1 wet days
Daylight: 9 hours; 8:02 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 7th clearest
Wind: 10 mph; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 1.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.1; out of 10

Minot is seat of Ward County, North Dakota, United States.

Density: 709/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1886

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 42°F in the first days to 29°F by the end.

A typical November day in Minot reaches about 36°F in the afternoon and slips back to 20°F overnight — a 16°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°F and 52°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 17°F cooler than October and about 13°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)	44	43	42	42	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	28
Avg low (°F)	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	13

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	44	27
2	43	26
3	42	26
4	42	25
5	41	25
6	40	24
7	40	24
8	39	23
9	39	23
10	38	22
11	38	22
12	37	21
13	37	21
14	36	20
15	36	20
16	35	20
17	35	19
18	34	19
19	34	19
20	33	18
21	33	18
22	32	17
23	32	17
24	31	16
25	31	16
26	30	15
27	30	15
28	29	14
29	29	14
30	28	13

How November really feels in Minot

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

25 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Minot weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 3°	0.7	5	5.4	8.6	0.0
Feb	22° / 6°	0.7	4.2	5	9.9	0.0
Mar	35° / 18°	1.0	5.3	4.3	11.6	0.0
Apr	51° / 31°	1.7	7.7	3.1	13.4	2.6
May	64° / 43°	3.0	10.4	0.8	14.9	5.6
Jun	73° / 53°	4.1	11.4	0	15.8	6.5
Jul	78° / 58°	3.0	9.3	0	15.5	7.1
Aug	78° / 55°	2.1	7.7	0	14.1	7.4
Sep	69° / 46°	2.0	6.6	0	12.4	7.0
Oct	53° / 34°	1.6	6.4	1.6	10.6	3.4
Nov	36° / 20°	1.0	5.1	4.4	9	0.1
Dec	23° / 8°	0.8	5.6	6.3	8.2	0.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

	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 (%)	41	41	41	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	39	38	37	37	36	36	37	35
Cloudier (%)	59	59	59	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	61	62	63	63	64	64	63	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	37	63
30	35	65

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Minot gets around 1.0 in of rain and snow over 5.1 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 22% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds ease 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	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16
Snow chance (%)	12	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	17	17	18	18

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

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 10 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	10	light breeze
2	10	light breeze
3	10	light breeze
4	10	light breeze
5	10	light breeze
6	10	light breeze
7	10	light breeze
8	10	light breeze
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12	10	light breeze
13	10	light breeze
14	10	light breeze
15	10	light breeze
16	10	light breeze
17	10	light breeze
18	10	light breeze
19	10	light breeze
20	10	light breeze
21	10	light breeze
22	10	light breeze
23	10	light breeze
24	10	light breeze
25	10	light breeze
26	10	light breeze
27	10	light breeze
28	10	light breeze
29	10	light breeze
30	10	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of November to 8 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 8:21 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 4:48 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)	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.0	9.0	8.9	8.9	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.7	8.7	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:38	7:40	7:42	7:43	7:45	7:46	7:48	7:49	7:51	7:52	7:54	7:56	7:57	7:59	8:00	8:02	8:03	8:05	8:06	8:07	8:09	8:10	8:12	8:13	8:14	8:16	8:17	8:18	8:20	8:21
Sunset (PM)	5:19	5:18	5:16	5:15	5:13	5:12	5:10	5:09	5:08	5:06	5:05	5:04	5:03	5:01	5:00	4:59	4:58	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:54	4:54	4:53	4:52	4:51	4:51	4:50	4:49	4:49	4:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.7	7:38	5:19
2	9.6	7:40	5:18
3	9.6	7:42	5:16
4	9.5	7:43	5:15
5	9.5	7:45	5:13
6	9.4	7:46	5:12
7	9.4	7:48	5:10
8	9.3	7:49	5:09
9	9.3	7:51	5:08
10	9.2	7:52	5:06
11	9.2	7:54	5:05
12	9.1	7:56	5:04
13	9.1	7:57	5:03
14	9.0	7:59	5:01
15	9.0	8:00	5:00
16	9.0	8:02	4:59
17	8.9	8:03	4:58
18	8.9	8:05	4:57
19	8.8	8:06	4:56
20	8.8	8:07	4:55
21	8.8	8:09	4:54
22	8.7	8:10	4:54
23	8.7	8:12	4:53
24	8.6	8:13	4:52
25	8.6	8:14	4:51
26	8.6	8:16	4:51
27	8.5	8:17	4:50
28	8.5	8:18	4:49
29	8.5	8:20	4:49
30	8.5	8:21	4:48

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 1.69 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)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.0	Moderate
2	2.0	Moderate
3	2.0	Dim
4	2.0	Dim
5	1.9	Dim
6	1.9	Dim
7	1.9	Dim
8	1.9	Dim
9	1.8	Dim
10	1.8	Dim
11	1.8	Dim
12	1.8	Dim
13	1.8	Dim
14	1.7	Dim
15	1.7	Dim
16	1.7	Dim
17	1.6	Dim
18	1.6	Dim
19	1.6	Dim
20	1.6	Dim
21	1.6	Dim
22	1.5	Dim
23	1.5	Dim
24	1.5	Dim
25	1.5	Dim
26	1.4	Dim
27	1.4	Dim
28	1.4	Dim
29	1.4	Dim
30	1.4	Dim

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Minot

In seasonPeak

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

Minot's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is November a good time to visit Minot?

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

0.1

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Minot.

What to pack for Minot in November

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

In November, Minot sees daytime highs around 36°F and nights near 20°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Minot in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Minot peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	4	5	8	7	6	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	5	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Minot 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 Minot is worst in August — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (October, 6 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)	8	9	13	11	11	10	15	17	10	6	7	7
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	11	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	10	Good
Oct	6	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Minot?

Minot sits at 48.2°N, 101.3°W, 1,621 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Mandan, 99 mi away.

Topography around Minot

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Minot has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 ft around an average of 1,644 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,007 ft.

The land around Minot is covered by artificial surfaces (46%), grassland (28%) and trees (20%) within 2 miles, cropland (64%) and grassland (25%) within 10 miles, and cropland (61%) and grassland (35%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

236 ft

artificial surfaces 46%

10 miles

505 ft

cropland 64%

50 miles

1,007 ft

cropland 61%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

November weather nearby: Mandan 99 mi · Bismarck 101 mi · Williston 107 mi · Dickinson 117 mi · Brandon 127 mi · Jamestown 151 mi · Grand Forks 198 mi · Arcola East 211 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 Minot (48.2325°, -101.2963°, elevation 1,621 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	44	27
2	43	26
3	42	26
4	42	25
5	41	25
6	40	24
7	40	24
8	39	23
9	39	23
10	38	22
11	38	22
12	37	21
13	37	21
14	36	20
15	36	20
16	35	20
17	35	19
18	34	19
19	34	19
20	33	18
21	33	18
22	32	17
23	32	17
24	31	16
25	31	16
26	30	15
27	30	15
28	29	14
29	29	14
30	28	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	37	63
30	35	65

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

	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	44	27
2	43	26
3	42	26
4	42	25
5	41	25
6	40	24
7	40	24
8	39	23
9	39	23
10	38	22
11	38	22
12	37	21
13	37	21
14	36	20
15	36	20
16	35	20
17	35	19
18	34	19
19	34	19
20	33	18
21	33	18
22	32	17
23	32	17
24	31	16
25	31	16
26	30	15
27	30	15
28	29	14
29	29	14
30	28	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	37	63
30	35	65

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

	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	44	27
2	43	26
3	42	26
4	42	25
5	41	25
6	40	24
7	40	24
8	39	23
9	39	23
10	38	22
11	38	22
12	37	21
13	37	21
14	36	20
15	36	20
16	35	20
17	35	19
18	34	19
19	34	19
20	33	18
21	33	18
22	32	17
23	32	17
24	31	16
25	31	16
26	30	15
27	30	15
28	29	14
29	29	14
30	28	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	42	58
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	37	63
30	35	65

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

	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