Modesto weather in November

In November, Modesto sees average daytime highs of 66°F and overnight lows near 46°F, with 1.8 in of rain across 5.5 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 70°F in the first days to 61°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Modesto's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Modesto's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 66°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 46°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 1.8 in; 5.5 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 54 min; 6:51 AM – 4:47 PM
Cloud cover: 44%; 8th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 2.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.8; out of 10

Modesto is city in and county seat of Stanislaus County, California, United States.

Density: 1,821/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1870

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 70°F in the first days to 61°F by the end.

A typical November day in Modesto reaches about 66°F in the afternoon and slips back to 46°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 59°F and 72°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 12°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)	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	62	62	62	62	61	61	61
Avg low (°F)	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43

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

How November really feels in Modesto

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.

Modesto 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	58° / 42°	3.6	8.4	9.7	4.5
Feb	62° / 44°	3.3	8.7	10.5	5.5
Mar	67° / 47°	2.8	8.3	11.7	6.6
Apr	73° / 50°	1.4	4.7	12.9	7.8
May	82° / 56°	0.8	3	14	7.6
Jun	89° / 61°	0.1	0.8	14.5	5.6
Jul	92° / 64°	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.5
Aug	91° / 63°	0.0	0.2	13.4	5.1
Sep	86° / 60°	0.1	0.6	12.3	6.6
Oct	78° / 53°	0.9	2.6	11	8.5
Nov	66° / 46°	1.8	5.5	10	6.8
Dec	58° / 41°	3.4	8.3	9.4	4.5

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. 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	73	71	71	70	68	68	67	66	65	65	64	63	63	62	61	61	61	61	60	60	59	60	60	59	59	58	58	58	57
Cloudier (%)	26	27	29	29	30	32	32	33	34	35	35	36	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	57	43

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Modesto gets around 1.8 in of rain over 5.5 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 18% and peaks near 24% 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 (%)	13	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	24

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

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 96% 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 (%)	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

Wind in November

Winds average 5 mph in November, the calmest month.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 4 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	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	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
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
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16	5	calm
17	5	calm
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27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of November to 9 h 36 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 6:35 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 4:42 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	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	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	9.6	9.6	9.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	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	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05
Sunset (PM)	5:00	4:59	4:58	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:54	4:53	4:52	4:52	4:51	4:50	4:49	4:49	4:48	4:47	4:47	4:46	4:46	4:45	4:45	4:44	4:44	4:43	4:43	4:43	4:42	4:42	4:42	4:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	6:35	5:00
2	10.4	6:36	4:59
3	10.3	6:37	4:58
4	10.3	6:38	4:57
5	10.3	6:39	4:56
6	10.2	6:40	4:55
7	10.2	6:42	4:54
8	10.2	6:43	4:53
9	10.1	6:44	4:52
10	10.1	6:45	4:52
11	10.1	6:46	4:51
12	10.1	6:47	4:50
13	10.0	6:48	4:49
14	10.0	6:49	4:49
15	10.0	6:50	4:48
16	9.9	6:51	4:47
17	9.9	6:52	4:47
18	9.9	6:53	4:46
19	9.9	6:54	4:46
20	9.8	6:55	4:45
21	9.8	6:56	4:45
22	9.8	6:57	4:44
23	9.8	6:58	4:44
24	9.7	6:59	4:43
25	9.7	7:00	4:43
26	9.7	7:01	4:43
27	9.7	7:02	4:42
28	9.6	7:03	4:42
29	9.6	7:04	4:42
30	9.6	7:05	4:42

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 8.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 2.92 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	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4
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	3.5	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.0	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	2.8	Moderate
19	2.8	Moderate
20	2.7	Moderate
21	2.7	Moderate
22	2.7	Moderate
23	2.6	Moderate
24	2.6	Moderate
25	2.6	Moderate
26	2.5	Moderate
27	2.5	Moderate
28	2.5	Moderate
29	2.5	Moderate
30	2.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Modesto?

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

6.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

2.8

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Modesto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Modesto in November

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

In November, Modesto sees daytime highs around 66°F and nights near 46°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Modesto 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 Modesto peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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	4	6	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	4	Moderate
Apr	6	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 Modesto 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 Modesto is worst in August — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (June, 8 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	14	14	11	9	8	15	29	22	17	15	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	12	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Modesto?

Modesto sits at 37.6°N, 121.0°W, 92 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Ceres, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Modesto

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Modesto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 ft around an average of 89 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,711 ft.

The land around Modesto is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) and trees (20%) within 2 miles, trees (38%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 10 miles, and grassland (45%) and trees (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

105 ft

artificial surfaces 68%

10 miles

174 ft

trees 38%

50 miles

4,711 ft

grassland 45%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

November weather nearby: Ceres 3.7 mi · Riverbank 7.5 mi · Ripon 9.9 mi · Oakdale 12 mi · Turlock 13 mi · Patterson 14 mi · Manteca 16 mi · Lathrop 20 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 Modesto (37.6391°, -120.9969°, elevation 92 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	71	49
2	71	49
3	70	49
4	70	49
5	69	48
6	69	48
7	69	48
8	68	47
9	68	47
10	67	47
11	67	47
12	67	47
13	66	46
14	66	46
15	66	46
16	65	46
17	65	46
18	65	46
19	64	45
20	64	45
21	64	45
22	63	45
23	63	44
24	62	44
25	62	44
26	62	44
27	62	44
28	61	43
29	61	43
30	61	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	57	43

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	57	43

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	57	43

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2