Reno weather in November

In November, Reno sees average daytime highs of 50°F and overnight lows near 29°F, with 1.4 in of precipitation across 5.7 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 56°F in the first days to 44°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of November to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Reno's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Reno's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 50°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 29°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 1.4 in; 5.7 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 48 min; 6:51 AM – 4:38 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 7th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 2.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.6; out of 10

Reno is city in and county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States.

Density: 963/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1868

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 56°F in the first days to 44°F by the end.

A typical November day in Reno reaches about 50°F in the afternoon and slips back to 29°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°F and 62°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 14°F cooler than October and about 11°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)	57	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	51	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	43
Avg low (°F)	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	57	34
2	56	34
3	56	33
4	55	33
5	55	33
6	54	32
7	54	32
8	53	32
9	53	31
10	53	31
11	52	31
12	52	31
13	51	30
14	51	30
15	50	30
16	50	29
17	49	29
18	49	29
19	48	29
20	48	28
21	47	28
22	47	28
23	46	27
24	46	27
25	46	27
26	45	26
27	45	26
28	44	26
29	44	25
30	43	25

How November really feels in Reno

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

wind chill below the day's low

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

Reno 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	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	40° / 22°	2.6	8	6.8	9.5	0.0
Feb	43° / 24°	2.3	8.5	7.3	10.4	0.6
Mar	50° / 28°	2.2	8	6	11.7	2.4
Apr	57° / 34°	1.3	6.9	3.6	13	4.4
May	67° / 42°	1.2	6.8	1.2	14.1	6.8
Jun	78° / 50°	0.6	3.5	0.2	14.7	8.1
Jul	87° / 56°	0.4	2.8	0	14.5	6.1
Aug	85° / 56°	0.3	2.7	0	13.6	6.6
Sep	77° / 50°	0.4	2.5	0	12.3	8.6
Oct	64° / 40°	0.9	3.5	0.8	10.9	7.0
Nov	50° / 29°	1.4	5.7	3.6	9.8	2.6
Dec	39° / 21°	2.5	7.6	6.6	9.3	0.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. 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 (%)	69	68	67	66	65	65	63	63	63	61	61	59	59	58	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	52	52
Cloudier (%)	31	32	33	34	35	35	37	37	37	39	39	41	41	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	52	48
30	52	48

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Reno gets around 1.4 in of rain and snow over 5.7 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 19% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 4 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 (%)	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	23
Snow chance (%)	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	16	16

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	16	8
2	17	8
3	17	9
4	17	9
5	18	10
6	18	10
7	18	10
8	18	11
9	18	11
10	18	11
11	19	11
12	19	11
13	19	12
14	19	12
15	19	12
16	19	12
17	19	12
18	19	12
19	19	12
20	19	12
21	20	13
22	20	13
23	20	13
24	21	14
25	21	14
26	21	14
27	22	15
28	22	15
29	22	16
30	23	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 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 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 18 min at the start of November to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 4:52 PM to 4:32 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)	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06
Sunset (PM)	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	4:37	4:37	4:36	4:36	4:35	4:35	4:34	4:34	4:33	4:33	4:32	4:32	4:32	4:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	6:34	4:52
2	10.3	6:35	4:51
3	10.2	6:36	4:50
4	10.2	6:37	4:49
5	10.2	6:38	4:48
6	10.1	6:40	4:47
7	10.1	6:41	4:46
8	10.0	6:42	4:45
9	10.0	6:43	4:44
10	10.0	6:44	4:43
11	9.9	6:45	4:42
12	9.9	6:46	4:41
13	9.9	6:47	4:40
14	9.9	6:49	4:40
15	9.8	6:50	4:39
16	9.8	6:51	4:38
17	9.8	6:52	4:37
18	9.7	6:53	4:37
19	9.7	6:54	4:36
20	9.7	6:55	4:36
21	9.6	6:56	4:35
22	9.6	6:57	4:35
23	9.6	6:59	4:34
24	9.6	7:00	4:34
25	9.5	7:01	4:33
26	9.5	7:02	4:33
27	9.5	7:03	4:32
28	9.5	7:04	4:32
29	9.5	7:05	4:32
30	9.4	7:06	4:32

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.42 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 2.96 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	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5
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	3.1	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	2.9	Moderate
19	2.8	Moderate
20	2.8	Moderate
21	2.8	Moderate
22	2.7	Moderate
23	2.7	Moderate
24	2.7	Moderate
25	2.6	Moderate
26	2.6	Moderate
27	2.6	Moderate
28	2.6	Moderate
29	2.5	Moderate
30	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Reno?

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

2.6

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 Reno.

What to pack for Reno in November

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

In November, Reno sees daytime highs around 50°F and nights near 29°F. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Reno 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 Reno peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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	8	9	11	11	10	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Reno 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 Reno is worst in July — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 8.5× the cleanest month (December, 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)	7	8	10	10	10	10	51	42	45	15	7	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	51	Poor
Aug	42	Poor
Sep	45	Poor
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	7	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Reno?

Reno sits at 39.5°N, 119.8°W, 4,505 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Sparks, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around Reno

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Reno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 ft around an average of 4,557 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,026 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,150 ft.

The land around Reno is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 2 miles, grassland (47%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 10 miles, and grassland (40%) and trees (32%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

525 ft

artificial surfaces 73%

10 miles

5,026 ft

grassland 47%

50 miles

8,150 ft

grassland 40%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

November weather nearby: Sparks 3.1 mi · Sun Valley 5.0 mi · Spanish Springs 9.9 mi · Truckee 24 mi · Carson City 25 mi · Fernley 30 mi · Lake Tahoe 42 mi · Susanville 76 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 Reno (39.5296°, -119.8138°, elevation 4,505 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	57	34
2	56	34
3	56	33
4	55	33
5	55	33
6	54	32
7	54	32
8	53	32
9	53	31
10	53	31
11	52	31
12	52	31
13	51	30
14	51	30
15	50	30
16	50	29
17	49	29
18	49	29
19	48	29
20	48	28
21	47	28
22	47	28
23	46	27
24	46	27
25	46	27
26	45	26
27	45	26
28	44	26
29	44	25
30	43	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	52	48
30	52	48

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

	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	57	34
2	56	34
3	56	33
4	55	33
5	55	33
6	54	32
7	54	32
8	53	32
9	53	31
10	53	31
11	52	31
12	52	31
13	51	30
14	51	30
15	50	30
16	50	29
17	49	29
18	49	29
19	48	29
20	48	28
21	47	28
22	47	28
23	46	27
24	46	27
25	46	27
26	45	26
27	45	26
28	44	26
29	44	25
30	43	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	52	48
30	52	48

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

	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	57	34
2	56	34
3	56	33
4	55	33
5	55	33
6	54	32
7	54	32
8	53	32
9	53	31
10	53	31
11	52	31
12	52	31
13	51	30
14	51	30
15	50	30
16	50	29
17	49	29
18	49	29
19	48	29
20	48	28
21	47	28
22	47	28
23	46	27
24	46	27
25	46	27
26	45	26
27	45	26
28	44	26
29	44	25
30	43	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	52	48
30	52	48

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

	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