Richland weather in November

In November, Richland sees average daytime highs of 50°F and overnight lows near 35°F, with 1.1 in of precipitation across 7.3 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 55°F in the first days to 44°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Richland's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Richland's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 50°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 35°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 1.1 in; 7.3 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 12 min; 7:07 AM – 4:18 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 1.74 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.4; out of 10

Richland is city in Benton County, Washington, United States.

Density: 495/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1905

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 55°F in the first days to 44°F by the end.

A typical November day in Richland reaches about 50°F in the afternoon and slips back to 35°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 39°F and 59°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 16°F cooler than October and about 9°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)	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	44
Avg low (°F)	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	31

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	56	38
2	56	38
3	55	38
4	55	38
5	55	37
6	54	37
7	54	37
8	53	37
9	53	37
10	52	36
11	52	36
12	51	36
13	51	36
14	51	35
15	50	35
16	50	35
17	49	35
18	49	34
19	48	34
20	48	34
21	47	33
22	47	33
23	46	33
24	46	32
25	46	32
26	45	32
27	45	31
28	44	31
29	44	31
30	44	31

How November really feels in Richland

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 22 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.

Richland weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	41° / 29°	1.3	8.1	2.3	8.8	0.2
Feb	48° / 32°	0.9	6.2	1.3	10	2.0
Mar	58° / 38°	0.9	5.9	0.4	11.6	4.6
Apr	68° / 44°	0.7	4.9	0	13.3	6.9
May	77° / 52°	0.7	4.5	0	14.7	7.6
Jun	84° / 58°	0.5	2.8	0	15.5	6.6
Jul	93° / 64°	0.1	1	0	15.2	3.9
Aug	92° / 62°	0.2	1	0	14	4.5
Sep	81° / 54°	0.3	1.8	0	12.3	7.7
Oct	66° / 44°	0.9	5	0	10.7	6.7
Nov	50° / 35°	1.1	7.3	0.7	9.2	2.4
Dec	41° / 29°	1.4	8.4	2.4	8.5	0.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 60%. 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 (%)	50	49	49	47	46	45	45	43	41	41	39	39	38	37	37	36	35	35	36	36	36	36	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37
Cloudier (%)	50	51	51	53	54	55	55	57	59	59	61	61	62	63	63	64	65	65	64	64	64	64	65	64	64	64	64	63	63	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	43	57
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Richland gets around 1.1 in of rain and snow over 7.3 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 1 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 (%)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26
Snow chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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

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

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of November to 8 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 4:36 PM to 4:08 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	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.0	9.0	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.7	8.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:46	6:47	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:56	6:57	6:59	7:00	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:06	7:07	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25
Sunset (PM)	4:36	4:34	4:33	4:32	4:30	4:29	4:28	4:26	4:25	4:24	4:23	4:22	4:21	4:20	4:19	4:18	4:17	4:16	4:15	4:14	4:13	4:12	4:12	4:11	4:10	4:10	4:09	4:09	4:08	4:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	6:46	4:36
2	9.8	6:47	4:34
3	9.7	6:49	4:33
4	9.7	6:50	4:32
5	9.6	6:52	4:30
6	9.6	6:53	4:29
7	9.6	6:54	4:28
8	9.5	6:56	4:26
9	9.5	6:57	4:25
10	9.4	6:59	4:24
11	9.4	7:00	4:23
12	9.3	7:02	4:22
13	9.3	7:03	4:21
14	9.3	7:04	4:20
15	9.2	7:06	4:19
16	9.2	7:07	4:18
17	9.1	7:09	4:17
18	9.1	7:10	4:16
19	9.1	7:11	4:15
20	9.0	7:13	4:14
21	9.0	7:14	4:13
22	9.0	7:15	4:12
23	8.9	7:17	4:12
24	8.9	7:18	4:11
25	8.9	7:19	4:10
26	8.8	7:21	4:10
27	8.8	7:22	4:09
28	8.8	7:23	4:09
29	8.7	7:24	4:08
30	8.7	7:25	4:08

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 1.74 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)	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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	2.3	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.2	Moderate
4	2.2	Moderate
5	2.1	Moderate
6	2.1	Moderate
7	2.0	Moderate
8	2.0	Moderate
9	2.0	Dim
10	1.9	Dim
11	1.9	Dim
12	1.8	Dim
13	1.8	Dim
14	1.8	Dim
15	1.7	Dim
16	1.7	Dim
17	1.7	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	1.4	Dim
27	1.4	Dim
28	1.4	Dim
29	1.4	Dim
30	1.4	Dim

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Richland?

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

2.4

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Richland.

What to pack for Richland in November

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

In November, Richland sees daytime highs around 50°F and nights near 35°F. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Richland in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Richland peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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	4	5	7	6	8	6	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Richland 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 Richland is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 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	11	14	11	9	10	13	27	21	12	11	9
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Richland?

Richland sits at 46.3°N, 119.3°W, 384 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Tri-Cities, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Richland

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Richland has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 ft around an average of 374 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,450 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,894 ft.

The land around Richland is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), grassland (22%) and trees (20%) within 2 miles, grassland (45%) and cropland (25%) within 10 miles, and grassland (52%) and cropland (40%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

223 ft

artificial surfaces 39%

10 miles

1,450 ft

grassland 45%

50 miles

3,894 ft

grassland 52%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

November weather nearby: Tri-Cities 5.0 mi · Kennewick 8.7 mi · Pasco 9.3 mi · Hermiston 31 mi · Sunnyside 35 mi · Walla Walla 48 mi · Pendleton 48 mi · Moses Lake 58 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 Richland (46.2857°, -119.2845°, elevation 384 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	56	38
2	56	38
3	55	38
4	55	38
5	55	37
6	54	37
7	54	37
8	53	37
9	53	37
10	52	36
11	52	36
12	51	36
13	51	36
14	51	35
15	50	35
16	50	35
17	49	35
18	49	34
19	48	34
20	48	34
21	47	33
22	47	33
23	46	33
24	46	32
25	46	32
26	45	32
27	45	31
28	44	31
29	44	31
30	44	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	43	57
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63

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

	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	56	38
2	56	38
3	55	38
4	55	38
5	55	37
6	54	37
7	54	37
8	53	37
9	53	37
10	52	36
11	52	36
12	51	36
13	51	36
14	51	35
15	50	35
16	50	35
17	49	35
18	49	34
19	48	34
20	48	34
21	47	33
22	47	33
23	46	33
24	46	32
25	46	32
26	45	32
27	45	31
28	44	31
29	44	31
30	44	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	43	57
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63

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

	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	56	38
2	56	38
3	55	38
4	55	38
5	55	37
6	54	37
7	54	37
8	53	37
9	53	37
10	52	36
11	52	36
12	51	36
13	51	36
14	51	35
15	50	35
16	50	35
17	49	35
18	49	34
19	48	34
20	48	34
21	47	33
22	47	33
23	46	33
24	46	32
25	46	32
26	45	32
27	45	31
28	44	31
29	44	31
30	44	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	47	53
5	46	54
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	43	57
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63

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

	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