Porterville weather in November

In November, Porterville sees average daytime highs of 65°F and overnight lows near 46°F, with 1.8 in of rain across 6 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 50% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of November to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Porterville's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porterville's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 65°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 46°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 1.8 in; 6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 06 min; 6:40 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 7th clearest
Wind: 3 mph; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 3.17 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; out of 10

Porterville is city in Tulare County, California, United States.

Density: 1,224/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1902

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 Porterville reaches about 65°F in the afternoon and slips back to 46°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 56°F and 74°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 12°F cooler than October and about 7°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	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	61	61
Avg low (°F)	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	43	43

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	71	50
2	70	50
3	70	50
4	69	49
5	69	49
6	69	49
7	68	49
8	68	48
9	67	48
10	67	48
11	67	47
12	66	47
13	66	47
14	65	47
15	65	46
16	65	46
17	65	46
18	64	46
19	64	46
20	64	45
21	63	45
22	63	45
23	63	45
24	62	44
25	62	44
26	62	44
27	61	44
28	61	44
29	61	43
30	61	43

How November really feels in Porterville

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.

Porterville weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-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°	3.2	8.8	9.8	4.6
Feb	61° / 44°	3.2	10	10.6	5.0
Mar	65° / 47°	3.3	9.7	11.7	6.1
Apr	70° / 50°	1.7	6.2	12.9	7.3
May	78° / 57°	0.9	3.5	13.9	8.2
Jun	87° / 64°	0.2	0.8	14.4	6.3
Jul	94° / 70°	0.0	0.3	14.2	4.0
Aug	93° / 69°	0.0	0.2	13.4	4.1
Sep	87° / 64°	0.1	0.4	12.2	6.3
Oct	77° / 55°	0.7	2.8	11.1	8.5
Nov	65° / 46°	1.8	6	10.1	6.7
Dec	58° / 41°	2.9	8.2	9.6	4.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 35%. 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	72	72	71	70	70	70	69	68	68	67	66	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	61	60	60	59	59
Cloudier (%)	26	27	28	28	29	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	71	29
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	59	41

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Porterville gets around 1.8 in of rain over 6 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 20% and peaks near 22% 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 (%)	15	15	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

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 99% 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 (%)	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

Wind in November

Winds average 3 mph in November.

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

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of November to 9 h 42 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 6:25 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 4:55 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)	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	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	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7
Sunrise (AM)	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	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53
Sunset (PM)	4:55	4:54	4:53	4:52	4:51	4:50	4:49	4:48	4:48	4:47	4:46	4:45	4:45	4:44	4:44	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	10.5	6:25	4:55
2	10.5	6:26	4:54
3	10.4	6:27	4:53
4	10.4	6:28	4:52
5	10.4	6:29	4:51
6	10.3	6:30	4:50
7	10.3	6:31	4:49
8	10.3	6:32	4:48
9	10.3	6:33	4:48
10	10.2	6:34	4:47
11	10.2	6:35	4:46
12	10.2	6:36	4:45
13	10.1	6:37	4:45
14	10.1	6:38	4:44
15	10.1	6:39	4:44
16	10.1	6:40	4:43
17	10.0	6:41	4:42
18	10.0	6:42	4:42
19	10.0	6:43	4:41
20	10.0	6:44	4:41
21	9.9	6:45	4:40
22	9.9	6:46	4:40
23	9.9	6:47	4:40
24	9.9	6:48	4:39
25	9.8	6:49	4:39
26	9.8	6:49	4:39
27	9.8	6:50	4:38
28	9.8	6:51	4:38
29	9.8	6:52	4:38
30	9.7	6:53	4:38

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.52 kWh/m² to a high of 8.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 3.17 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)	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7
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	3.8	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	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	3.1	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	3.0	Moderate
22	2.9	Moderate
23	2.9	Moderate
24	2.9	Moderate
25	2.8	Moderate
26	2.8	Moderate
27	2.8	Moderate
28	2.8	Moderate
29	2.7	Moderate
30	2.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Porterville?

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

6.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

2.7

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Porterville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Porterville in November

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

In November, Porterville sees daytime highs around 65°F and nights near 46°F. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Porterville in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Porterville peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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)	3	4	5	7	8	11	10	10	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Porterville 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 Porterville is worst in September — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (May, 10 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	13	15	12	10	10	17	33	69	36	16	14
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	12	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	33	Moderate
Sep	69	Unhealthy
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Porterville?

Porterville sits at 36.1°N, 119.0°W, 459 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Tulare, 21 mi away.

Topography around Porterville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Porterville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 ft around an average of 469 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,926 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13,510 ft.

The land around Porterville is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and grassland (20%) within 2 miles, grassland (47%) and trees (25%) within 10 miles, and trees (36%) and grassland (35%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

417 ft

artificial surfaces 55%

10 miles

1,926 ft

grassland 47%

50 miles

13,510 ft

trees 36%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

November weather nearby: Tulare 21 mi · Visalia 24 mi · Delano 24 mi · Corcoran 30 mi · Wasco 37 mi · Dinuba 39 mi · Hanford 40 mi · Shafter 42 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 Porterville (36.0652°, -119.0168°, elevation 459 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	50
2	70	50
3	70	50
4	69	49
5	69	49
6	69	49
7	68	49
8	68	48
9	67	48
10	67	48
11	67	47
12	66	47
13	66	47
14	65	47
15	65	46
16	65	46
17	65	46
18	64	46
19	64	46
20	64	45
21	63	45
22	63	45
23	63	45
24	62	44
25	62	44
26	62	44
27	61	44
28	61	44
29	61	43
30	61	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	71	29
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	71	50
2	70	50
3	70	50
4	69	49
5	69	49
6	69	49
7	68	49
8	68	48
9	67	48
10	67	48
11	67	47
12	66	47
13	66	47
14	65	47
15	65	46
16	65	46
17	65	46
18	64	46
19	64	46
20	64	45
21	63	45
22	63	45
23	63	45
24	62	44
25	62	44
26	62	44
27	61	44
28	61	44
29	61	43
30	61	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	71	29
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	71	50
2	70	50
3	70	50
4	69	49
5	69	49
6	69	49
7	68	49
8	68	48
9	67	48
10	67	48
11	67	47
12	66	47
13	66	47
14	65	47
15	65	46
16	65	46
17	65	46
18	64	46
19	64	46
20	64	45
21	63	45
22	63	45
23	63	45
24	62	44
25	62	44
26	62	44
27	61	44
28	61	44
29	61	43
30	61	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	71	29
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0