Palmdale weather in November

In November, Palmdale sees average daytime highs of 62°F and overnight lows near 45°F, with 0.7 in of precipitation across 3 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 66°F in the first days to 58°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of November to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Palmdale's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palmdale's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 62°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 45°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 0.7 in; 3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 6:33 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover: 32%; 7th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.64 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; out of 10

Palmdale is city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Density: 576/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 66°F in the first days to 58°F by the end.

A typical November day in Palmdale reaches about 62°F in the afternoon and slips back to 45°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 51°F and 72°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 11°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)	67	66	66	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	58	57	57
Avg low (°F)	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	41

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	67	49
2	66	48
3	66	48
4	65	48
5	65	47
6	65	47
7	65	47
8	64	47
9	64	46
10	64	46
11	63	46
12	63	46
13	63	46
14	62	45
15	62	45
16	62	45
17	62	45
18	61	44
19	61	44
20	61	44
21	60	44
22	60	43
23	60	43
24	59	43
25	59	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	57	42
30	57	41

Palmdale weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	54° / 40°	2.5	5.7	1.6	9.9	3.9
Feb	56° / 40°	2.9	6.6	2.2	10.7	4.1
Mar	60° / 42°	2.0	6.3	1.3	11.7	5.5
Apr	66° / 46°	0.9	4	0.6	12.8	7.3
May	73° / 52°	0.5	3.2	0.1	13.8	8.5
Jun	82° / 59°	0.2	1.1	0	14.3	8.1
Jul	88° / 65°	0.7	3.6	0	14.1	5.8
Aug	88° / 65°	0.5	2.8	0	13.3	5.7
Sep	83° / 61°	0.4	2.5	0	12.2	7.7
Oct	73° / 53°	0.7	2.7	0	11.1	8.6
Nov	62° / 45°	0.7	3	0.4	10.2	6.5
Dec	54° / 39°	1.9	5	1.1	9.7	3.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 26%. 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 (%)	77	76	76	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	70
Cloudier (%)	23	24	24	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	71	29
29	71	29
30	70	30

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Palmdale gets around 0.7 in of rain and snow over 3 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 10% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings 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 (%)	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14
Snow chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	9	0
2	10	0
3	10	0
4	10	0
5	10	0
6	9	0
7	9	0
8	9	0
9	9	0
10	9	0
11	9	0
12	9	1
13	9	1
14	9	1
15	9	1
16	9	1
17	9	1
18	9	2
19	9	2
20	9	2
21	10	2
22	10	2
23	11	2
24	11	2
25	11	2
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	13	3
29	13	3
30	14	3

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 5 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 5 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	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	5	calm
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29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of November to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 4:54 PM to 4:38 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)	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46
Sunset (PM)	4:54	4:53	4:52	4:51	4:50	4:49	4:48	4:48	4:47	4:46	4:46	4:45	4:44	4:44	4:43	4:43	4:42	4:42	4:41	4:41	4:40	4:40	4:40	4:39	4:39	4:39	4:38	4:38	4:38	4:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	6:19	4:54
2	10.6	6:19	4:53
3	10.5	6:20	4:52
4	10.5	6:21	4:51
5	10.5	6:22	4:50
6	10.4	6:23	4:49
7	10.4	6:24	4:48
8	10.4	6:25	4:48
9	10.3	6:26	4:47
10	10.3	6:27	4:46
11	10.3	6:28	4:46
12	10.3	6:29	4:45
13	10.2	6:30	4:44
14	10.2	6:31	4:44
15	10.2	6:32	4:43
16	10.2	6:33	4:43
17	10.1	6:34	4:42
18	10.1	6:35	4:42
19	10.1	6:36	4:41
20	10.1	6:37	4:41
21	10.0	6:38	4:40
22	10.0	6:39	4:40
23	10.0	6:40	4:40
24	10.0	6:40	4:39
25	10.0	6:41	4:39
26	9.9	6:42	4:39
27	9.9	6:43	4:38
28	9.9	6:44	4:38
29	9.9	6:45	4:38
30	9.9	6:46	4:38

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.02 kWh/m² to a high of 8.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 3.64 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)	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	4.2	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.0	Bright
6	4.0	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.4	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.3	Moderate
26	3.3	Moderate
27	3.3	Moderate
28	3.2	Moderate
29	3.2	Moderate
30	3.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Palmdale?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

1.5

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Palmdale for sightseeing.

What to pack for Palmdale in November

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

In November, Palmdale sees daytime highs around 62°F and nights near 45°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Palmdale 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 Palmdale peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

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

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

Air quality in Palmdale 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 Palmdale is worst in September — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (May, 12 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)	14	15	16	14	12	15	18	22	39	15	17	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	12	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Palmdale?

Palmdale sits at 34.6°N, 118.1°W, 2,657 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Vincent, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Palmdale

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Palmdale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 594 ft around an average of 2,687 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,979 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,000 ft.

The land around Palmdale is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and grassland (30%) within 2 miles, grassland (46%) within 10 miles, and grassland (33%) and shrubs (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

594 ft

artificial surfaces 45%

10 miles

2,979 ft

grassland 46%

50 miles

10,000 ft

grassland 33%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

November weather nearby: Vincent 5.6 mi · Lancaster 8.1 mi · Rosamond 20 mi · Canyon Country 23 mi · Sunland 24 mi · Tujunga 25 mi · La Crescenta-Montrose 25 mi · La Cañada Flintridge 27 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 Palmdale (34.5794°, -118.1165°, elevation 2,657 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	67	49
2	66	48
3	66	48
4	65	48
5	65	47
6	65	47
7	65	47
8	64	47
9	64	46
10	64	46
11	63	46
12	63	46
13	63	46
14	62	45
15	62	45
16	62	45
17	62	45
18	61	44
19	61	44
20	61	44
21	60	44
22	60	43
23	60	43
24	59	43
25	59	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	57	42
30	57	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	71	29
29	71	29
30	70	30

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	9	0
2	10	0
3	10	0
4	10	0
5	10	0
6	9	0
7	9	0
8	9	0
9	9	0
10	9	0
11	9	0
12	9	1
13	9	1
14	9	1
15	9	1
16	9	1
17	9	1
18	9	2
19	9	2
20	9	2
21	10	2
22	10	2
23	11	2
24	11	2
25	11	2
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	13	3
29	13	3
30	14	3

	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	67	49
2	66	48
3	66	48
4	65	48
5	65	47
6	65	47
7	65	47
8	64	47
9	64	46
10	64	46
11	63	46
12	63	46
13	63	46
14	62	45
15	62	45
16	62	45
17	62	45
18	61	44
19	61	44
20	61	44
21	60	44
22	60	43
23	60	43
24	59	43
25	59	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	57	42
30	57	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	71	29
29	71	29
30	70	30

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	9	0
2	10	0
3	10	0
4	10	0
5	10	0
6	9	0
7	9	0
8	9	0
9	9	0
10	9	0
11	9	0
12	9	1
13	9	1
14	9	1
15	9	1
16	9	1
17	9	1
18	9	2
19	9	2
20	9	2
21	10	2
22	10	2
23	11	2
24	11	2
25	11	2
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	13	3
29	13	3
30	14	3

	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	67	49
2	66	48
3	66	48
4	65	48
5	65	47
6	65	47
7	65	47
8	64	47
9	64	46
10	64	46
11	63	46
12	63	46
13	63	46
14	62	45
15	62	45
16	62	45
17	62	45
18	61	44
19	61	44
20	61	44
21	60	44
22	60	43
23	60	43
24	59	43
25	59	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	57	42
30	57	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	71	29
29	71	29
30	70	30

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	9	0
2	10	0
3	10	0
4	10	0
5	10	0
6	9	0
7	9	0
8	9	0
9	9	0
10	9	0
11	9	0
12	9	1
13	9	1
14	9	1
15	9	1
16	9	1
17	9	1
18	9	2
19	9	2
20	9	2
21	10	2
22	10	2
23	11	2
24	11	2
25	11	2
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	13	3
29	13	3
30	14	3

	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