Poway weather in November

In November, Poway sees average daytime highs of 70°F and overnight lows near 50°F, with 1.3 in of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 73°F in the first days to 67°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of November to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Poway's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Poway's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 70°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 50°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 1.3 in; 3.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 18 min; 6:25 AM – 4:42 PM
Cloud cover: 35%; 6th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.73 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.9; out of 10

Poway is city in San Diego County, California, United States.

Density: 494/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1980

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 73°F in the first days to 67°F by the end.

A typical November day in Poway reaches about 70°F in the afternoon and slips back to 50°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 61°F and 80°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 7°F cooler than October and about 6°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)	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	67
Avg low (°F)	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	46

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	73	53
2	73	53
3	73	53
4	72	52
5	72	52
6	72	52
7	72	51
8	72	51
9	71	51
10	71	51
11	71	51
12	71	50
13	71	50
14	71	50
15	70	50
16	70	49
17	70	49
18	70	49
19	69	49
20	69	49
21	69	48
22	69	48
23	69	48
24	68	48
25	68	47
26	68	47
27	67	47
28	67	47
29	67	47
30	67	46

Poway weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-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	64° / 44°	2.9	6.2	10.1	6.7
Feb	64° / 46°	3.8	7.4	10.8	6.3
Mar	66° / 48°	2.5	6.4	11.7	6.8
Apr	69° / 51°	1.2	4.4	12.8	7.6
May	72° / 55°	0.6	2.6	13.7	8.3
Jun	77° / 59°	0.1	0.6	14.1	9.2
Jul	81° / 64°	0.1	1	14	8.6
Aug	83° / 65°	0.1	0.5	13.2	7.9
Sep	82° / 63°	0.2	1	12.2	8.3
Oct	77° / 57°	0.8	2.8	11.2	8.6
Nov	70° / 50°	1.3	3.7	10.3	7.9
Dec	64° / 44°	2.3	5.4	9.9	6.7

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 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 (%)	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	74	74	73	72	72	71	71	70	70	70	70	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	66
Cloudier (%)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	66	34

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Poway gets around 1.3 in of rain over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16

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

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 97% 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 (%)	90	91	93	94	94	95	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98
Comfortable (%)	10	9	7	6	6	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	93	7
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
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	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	98	2
30	98	2

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 42 min at the start of November to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 4:52 PM to 4:37 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)	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38
Sunset (PM)	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	4:39	4:39	4:39	4:39	4:38	4:38	4:38	4:38	4:38	4:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.7	6:12	4:52
2	10.6	6:13	4:51
3	10.6	6:13	4:50
4	10.6	6:14	4:49
5	10.6	6:15	4:48
6	10.5	6:16	4:48
7	10.5	6:17	4:47
8	10.5	6:18	4:46
9	10.4	6:19	4:46
10	10.4	6:20	4:45
11	10.4	6:21	4:44
12	10.4	6:22	4:44
13	10.3	6:23	4:43
14	10.3	6:23	4:43
15	10.3	6:24	4:42
16	10.3	6:25	4:42
17	10.2	6:26	4:41
18	10.2	6:27	4:41
19	10.2	6:28	4:40
20	10.2	6:29	4:40
21	10.2	6:30	4:39
22	10.1	6:31	4:39
23	10.1	6:32	4:39
24	10.1	6:32	4:39
25	10.1	6:33	4:38
26	10.1	6:34	4:38
27	10.0	6:35	4:38
28	10.0	6:36	4:38
29	10.0	6:37	4:38
30	10.0	6:38	4:37

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.13 kWh/m² to a high of 8.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 3.73 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	4.2	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	3.7	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
Level	Bright	Bright	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.0	Bright
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.0	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.5	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.4	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.4	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate
29	3.3	Moderate
30	3.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Poway?

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

7.9

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

November is one of the better times to visit Poway for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Poway in November

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

In November, Poway sees daytime highs around 70°F and nights near 50°F. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 4 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Poway in November

The nearest coast averages about 64°F in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 mi away) is warmest in August at about 70°F and coldest in February near 59°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 8 to Oct 6 — about 3 months when the water holds above 68°F.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	60	59	60	61	64	66	69	70	70	67	64	61
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	60	Cool
Feb	59	Cool
Mar	60	Cool
Apr	61	Cool
May	64	Cool
Jun	66	Cool
Jul	69	Refreshing
Aug	70	Refreshing
Sep	70	Refreshing
Oct	67	Cool
Nov	64	Cool
Dec	61	Cool

UV index in Poway in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Poway peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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	10	8	6	4	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	10	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Poway 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 Poway is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (May, 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)	12	12	12	11	8	11	11	15	26	14	12	16
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	11	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Poway?

Poway sits at 33.0°N, 117.0°W, 515 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Rancho Penasquitos, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Poway

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Poway has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 837 ft around an average of 663 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,812 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,808 ft.

The land around Poway is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and shrubs (20%) within 2 miles, shrubs (30%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (28%) and water (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

837 ft

artificial surfaces 47%

10 miles

2,812 ft

shrubs 30%

50 miles

6,808 ft

shrubs 28%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

November weather nearby: Rancho Penasquitos 4.3 mi · Mira Mesa 6.8 mi · Santee 9.3 mi · Lakeside 9.9 mi · Winter Gardens 11 mi · Ramona 11 mi · Escondido 11 mi · Bostonia 12 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 Poway (32.9628°, -117.0359°, elevation 515 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	73	53
2	73	53
3	73	53
4	72	52
5	72	52
6	72	52
7	72	51
8	72	51
9	71	51
10	71	51
11	71	51
12	71	50
13	71	50
14	71	50
15	70	50
16	70	49
17	70	49
18	70	49
19	69	49
20	69	49
21	69	48
22	69	48
23	69	48
24	68	48
25	68	47
26	68	47
27	67	47
28	67	47
29	67	47
30	67	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	66	34

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	93	7
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
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	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	98	2
30	98	2

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	73	53
2	73	53
3	73	53
4	72	52
5	72	52
6	72	52
7	72	51
8	72	51
9	71	51
10	71	51
11	71	51
12	71	50
13	71	50
14	71	50
15	70	50
16	70	49
17	70	49
18	70	49
19	69	49
20	69	49
21	69	48
22	69	48
23	69	48
24	68	48
25	68	47
26	68	47
27	67	47
28	67	47
29	67	47
30	67	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	66	34

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	93	7
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
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	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	98	2
30	98	2

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	73	53
2	73	53
3	73	53
4	72	52
5	72	52
6	72	52
7	72	51
8	72	51
9	71	51
10	71	51
11	71	51
12	71	50
13	71	50
14	71	50
15	70	50
16	70	49
17	70	49
18	70	49
19	69	49
20	69	49
21	69	48
22	69	48
23	69	48
24	68	48
25	68	47
26	68	47
27	67	47
28	67	47
29	67	47
30	67	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	66	34

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	93	7
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	95	5
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
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	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	98	2
30	98	2