Moab weather in November

In November, Moab sees average daytime highs of 52°F and overnight lows near 31°F, with 0.9 in of precipitation across 4.8 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 57°F in the first days to 46°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 24 min at the start of November to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Moab's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moab's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 52°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 31°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 0.9 in; 4.8 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 54 min; 7:08 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover: 37%; 6th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 3.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Moab is city in and county seat of Grand County, Utah, United States.

Density: 424/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1878

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 57°F in the first days to 46°F by the end.

A typical November day in Moab reaches about 52°F in the afternoon and slips back to 31°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 40°F and 63°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 14°F cooler than October and about 12°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)	58	58	57	57	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	51	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	45
Avg low (°F)	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	25

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	58	36
2	58	36
3	57	36
4	57	35
5	56	35
6	56	35
7	56	34
8	55	34
9	55	33
10	54	33
11	54	33
12	53	32
13	53	32
14	53	31
15	52	31
16	52	31
17	51	30
18	51	30
19	50	30
20	50	29
21	49	29
22	49	28
23	48	28
24	48	28
25	47	27
26	47	27
27	46	27
28	46	26
29	45	26
30	45	25

How November really feels in Moab

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 28 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.

Moab weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-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	39° / 20°	0.9	5.5	4.5	9.6	0.0
Feb	46° / 26°	0.9	6.2	3.9	10.5	1.4
Mar	57° / 34°	1.0	5.5	2.6	11.7	4.6
Apr	64° / 40°	0.9	5.7	1.2	13	6.5
May	75° / 50°	0.6	3.9	0.1	14.1	8.0
Jun	87° / 60°	0.3	1.9	0	14.6	6.1
Jul	92° / 67°	0.5	3	0	14.4	4.0
Aug	89° / 64°	0.8	4.8	0	13.5	5.0
Sep	80° / 55°	1.2	5.3	0	12.3	7.6
Oct	66° / 42°	1.0	4.9	0.3	11	7.1
Nov	52° / 31°	0.9	4.8	2.3	9.9	3.2
Dec	40° / 20°	0.9	5	4.3	9.4	0.2

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 16% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. 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 (%)	74	74	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	69	69	68	68	68	67
Cloudier (%)	26	26	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	31	31	32	32	32	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	67	33

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Moab gets around 0.9 in of rain and snow over 4.8 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 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 2 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 (%)	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Snow chance (%)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10

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

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 24 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 54 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 4:53 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)	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5
Sunrise (AM)	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	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22
Sunset (PM)	5:12	5:11	5:10	5:09	5:08	5:07	5:07	5:06	5:05	5:04	5:03	5:02	5:02	5:01	5:00	4:59	4:59	4:58	4:58	4:57	4:56	4:56	4:56	4:55	4:55	4:54	4:54	4:54	4:53	4:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	6:51	5:12
2	10.3	6:52	5:11
3	10.3	6:53	5:10
4	10.3	6:54	5:09
5	10.2	6:55	5:08
6	10.2	6:57	5:07
7	10.1	6:58	5:07
8	10.1	6:59	5:06
9	10.1	7:00	5:05
10	10.0	7:01	5:04
11	10.0	7:02	5:03
12	10.0	7:03	5:02
13	10.0	7:04	5:02
14	9.9	7:05	5:01
15	9.9	7:06	5:00
16	9.9	7:08	4:59
17	9.8	7:09	4:59
18	9.8	7:10	4:58
19	9.8	7:11	4:58
20	9.8	7:12	4:57
21	9.7	7:13	4:56
22	9.7	7:14	4:56
23	9.7	7:15	4:56
24	9.7	7:16	4:55
25	9.6	7:17	4:55
26	9.6	7:18	4:54
27	9.6	7:19	4:54
28	9.6	7:20	4:54
29	9.5	7:21	4:53
30	9.5	7:22	4:53

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 8.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 3.2 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	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	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	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8
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	3.6	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.4	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.1	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	3.0	Moderate
22	3.0	Moderate
23	3.0	Moderate
24	2.9	Moderate
25	2.9	Moderate
26	2.9	Moderate
27	2.9	Moderate
28	2.8	Moderate
29	2.8	Moderate
30	2.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Moab?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Moab.

What to pack for Moab in November

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

In November, Moab sees daytime highs around 52°F and nights near 31°F. Pack a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Moab 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 Moab peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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	6	6	8	10	11	11	8	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Moab?

Moab sits at 38.6°N, 109.5°W, 0 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Grand Junction, 63 mi away.

Topography around Moab

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Moab has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,470 ft around an average of 4,390 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,406 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,940 ft.

The land around Moab is covered by bare terrain (45%) and shrubs (24%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (48%) and shrubs (39%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (38%) and shrubs (29%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

1,470 ft

bare terrain 45%

10 miles

3,406 ft

bare terrain 48%

50 miles

8,940 ft

bare terrain 38%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

November weather nearby: Grand Junction 63 mi · Clifton 69 mi · Montrose 91 mi · Telluride 104 mi · Durango 128 mi · Farmington 147 mi · Aspen 153 mi · Payson 155 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 Moab (38.5733°, -109.5498°, elevation 0 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. 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	58	36
2	58	36
3	57	36
4	57	35
5	56	35
6	56	35
7	56	34
8	55	34
9	55	33
10	54	33
11	54	33
12	53	32
13	53	32
14	53	31
15	52	31
16	52	31
17	51	30
18	51	30
19	50	30
20	50	29
21	49	29
22	49	28
23	48	28
24	48	28
25	47	27
26	47	27
27	46	27
28	46	26
29	45	26
30	45	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	67	33

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

	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	58	36
2	58	36
3	57	36
4	57	35
5	56	35
6	56	35
7	56	34
8	55	34
9	55	33
10	54	33
11	54	33
12	53	32
13	53	32
14	53	31
15	52	31
16	52	31
17	51	30
18	51	30
19	50	30
20	50	29
21	49	29
22	49	28
23	48	28
24	48	28
25	47	27
26	47	27
27	46	27
28	46	26
29	45	26
30	45	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	67	33

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

	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	58	36
2	58	36
3	57	36
4	57	35
5	56	35
6	56	35
7	56	34
8	55	34
9	55	33
10	54	33
11	54	33
12	53	32
13	53	32
14	53	31
15	52	31
16	52	31
17	51	30
18	51	30
19	50	30
20	50	29
21	49	29
22	49	28
23	48	28
24	48	28
25	47	27
26	47	27
27	46	27
28	46	26
29	45	26
30	45	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	67	33

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

	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