Moorhead weather in November

In November, Moorhead sees average daytime highs of 38°F and overnight lows near 22°F, with 1.1 in of precipitation across 5.4 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 45°F in the first days to 30°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of November to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Moorhead's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moorhead's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 38°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 1.1 in; 5.4 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 06 min; 7:39 AM – 4:46 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 8th clearest
Wind: 9 mph; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 1.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.2; out of 10

Moorhead is city in Clay County, Minnesota, USA.

Density: 728/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1871

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 45°F in the first days to 30°F by the end.

A typical November day in Moorhead reaches about 38°F in the afternoon and slips back to 22°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°F and 53°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 17°F cooler than October and about 14°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)	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	34	34	33	33	32	31	31	30	30	29
Avg low (°F)	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	15	15

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	46	30
2	45	29
3	45	29
4	44	28
5	43	28
6	43	27
7	42	27
8	42	26
9	41	26
10	41	25
11	40	25
12	40	24
13	39	24
14	38	23
15	38	23
16	37	22
17	37	22
18	36	21
19	36	21
20	35	20
21	34	20
22	34	19
23	33	19
24	33	18
25	32	18
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	30	16
29	30	15
30	29	15

How November really feels in Moorhead

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

17 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Moorhead weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-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	19° / 2°	0.8	4.8	4.9	8.8	0.0
Feb	23° / 6°	0.7	4.6	4.4	10	0.0
Mar	37° / 20°	1.4	6.2	4	11.6	0.2
Apr	53° / 33°	2.1	7.9	2.2	13.3	3.2
May	67° / 46°	3.5	11.4	0.1	14.8	5.9
Jun	76° / 57°	4.3	12.2	0	15.6	6.4
Jul	81° / 61°	3.7	10.1	0	15.3	6.7
Aug	79° / 58°	3.2	8.9	0	14	7.1
Sep	70° / 49°	2.9	8.2	0	12.4	6.9
Oct	55° / 36°	2.4	7.9	1	10.6	3.7
Nov	38° / 22°	1.1	5.4	3.4	9.2	0.2
Dec	24° / 9°	0.9	5.5	5.8	8.4	0.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

	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 (%)	39	39	39	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	36	36	36	35	36	37	37	36	36	37	36	36	36	37	37	37	37
Cloudier (%)	61	61	61	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	64	64	64	65	64	63	63	64	64	63	64	64	64	63	63	63	63

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

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Moorhead gets around 1.1 in of rain and snow over 5.4 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 3 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 (%)	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Snow chance (%)	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	15

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

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 9 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	9	light breeze
2	9	light breeze
3	9	light breeze
4	9	light breeze
5	9	light breeze
6	9	light breeze
7	9	light breeze
8	9	light breeze
9	9	light breeze
10	9	light breeze
11	9	light breeze
12	9	light breeze
13	9	light breeze
14	9	light breeze
15	9	light breeze
16	9	light breeze
17	9	light breeze
18	9	light breeze
19	9	light breeze
20	8	light breeze
21	8	light breeze
22	8	light breeze
23	8	light breeze
24	8	light breeze
25	8	light breeze
26	8	light breeze
27	8	light breeze
28	8	light breeze
29	8	light breeze
30	8	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of November to 8 h 36 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 7:17 AM to 7:57 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 4:35 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)	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.0	9.0	8.9	8.9	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:17	7:18	7:20	7:21	7:23	7:24	7:26	7:27	7:29	7:30	7:32	7:33	7:35	7:36	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:42	7:43	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:49	7:50	7:51	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:56	7:57
Sunset (PM)	5:04	5:03	5:01	5:00	4:59	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:53	4:52	4:51	4:50	4:49	4:48	4:47	4:46	4:45	4:44	4:43	4:42	4:41	4:40	4:40	4:39	4:38	4:38	4:37	4:36	4:36	4:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	7:17	5:04
2	9.7	7:18	5:03
3	9.7	7:20	5:01
4	9.6	7:21	5:00
5	9.6	7:23	4:59
6	9.5	7:24	4:57
7	9.5	7:26	4:56
8	9.5	7:27	4:55
9	9.4	7:29	4:53
10	9.4	7:30	4:52
11	9.3	7:32	4:51
12	9.3	7:33	4:50
13	9.2	7:35	4:49
14	9.2	7:36	4:48
15	9.2	7:38	4:47
16	9.1	7:39	4:46
17	9.1	7:40	4:45
18	9.0	7:42	4:44
19	9.0	7:43	4:43
20	9.0	7:45	4:42
21	8.9	7:46	4:41
22	8.9	7:47	4:40
23	8.8	7:49	4:40
24	8.8	7:50	4:39
25	8.8	7:51	4:38
26	8.8	7:53	4:38
27	8.7	7:54	4:37
28	8.7	7:55	4:36
29	8.7	7:56	4:36
30	8.6	7:57	4:35

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 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 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	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	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	1.9	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	1.7	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	1.5	Dim
27	1.5	Dim
28	1.4	Dim
29	1.4	Dim
30	1.4	Dim

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Moorhead

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

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May

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is November a good time to visit Moorhead?

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

0.2

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 Moorhead.

What to pack for Moorhead in November

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

In November, Moorhead sees daytime highs around 38°F and nights near 22°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Moorhead 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 Moorhead peaks around June 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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	6	9	7	7	5	4	2	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	6	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Moorhead 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 Moorhead is worst in August — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× 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)	10	12	14	12	11	10	14	15	11	6	7	9
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	12	Good
May	11	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	6	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Moorhead?

Moorhead sits at 46.9°N, 96.8°W, 906 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Fargo, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Moorhead

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Moorhead has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 ft around an average of 906 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 837 ft.

The land around Moorhead is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (34%) within 2 miles, cropland (65%) within 10 miles, and cropland (77%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

72 ft

artificial surfaces 41%

10 miles

121 ft

cropland 65%

50 miles

837 ft

cropland 77%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

November weather nearby: Fargo 1.2 mi · West Fargo 6.2 mi · Grand Forks 74 mi · Jamestown 91 mi · Aberdeen 127 mi · Watertown 137 mi · Willmar 147 mi · Sartell 150 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 Moorhead (46.8739°, -96.7695°, elevation 906 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	46	30
2	45	29
3	45	29
4	44	28
5	43	28
6	43	27
7	42	27
8	42	26
9	41	26
10	41	25
11	40	25
12	40	24
13	39	24
14	38	23
15	38	23
16	37	22
17	37	22
18	36	21
19	36	21
20	35	20
21	34	20
22	34	19
23	33	19
24	33	18
25	32	18
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	30	16
29	30	15
30	29	15

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

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

	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	46	30
2	45	29
3	45	29
4	44	28
5	43	28
6	43	27
7	42	27
8	42	26
9	41	26
10	41	25
11	40	25
12	40	24
13	39	24
14	38	23
15	38	23
16	37	22
17	37	22
18	36	21
19	36	21
20	35	20
21	34	20
22	34	19
23	33	19
24	33	18
25	32	18
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	30	16
29	30	15
30	29	15

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

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

	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	46	30
2	45	29
3	45	29
4	44	28
5	43	28
6	43	27
7	42	27
8	42	26
9	41	26
10	41	25
11	40	25
12	40	24
13	39	24
14	38	23
15	38	23
16	37	22
17	37	22
18	36	21
19	36	21
20	35	20
21	34	20
22	34	19
23	33	19
24	33	18
25	32	18
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	30	16
29	30	15
30	29	15

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

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

	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