Salina weather in November

In November, Salina sees average daytime highs of 55°F and overnight lows near 35°F, with 1.6 in of precipitation across 4.9 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 60°F in the first days to 49°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Salina's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
55°
9th warmest
Overnight low
35°
4th coldest
Precipitation
1.6 in
4.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:20 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
9 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Salina is city in and the county seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States.

Density
728/km²
people per km²
Founded
1858

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 60°F in the first days to 49°F by the end.

A typical November day in Salina reaches about 55°F in the afternoon and slips back to 35°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°F and 69°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 14°F cooler than October and about 11°F warmer than December.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
16140
26039
36039
45938
55938
65838
75837
85837
95737
105736
115636
125636
135635
145535
155535
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215333
225232
235232
245131
255131
265031
275030
284930
294929
304829

How November really feels in Salina

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 26 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
26
wind chill below the day's low

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

Salina weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan41° / 23°0.94.32.89.60.2
Feb46° / 26°1.34.82.510.51.4
Mar56° / 35°2.37.41.511.74.2
Apr66° / 45°3.39.70.5136.2
May76° / 56°5.311.5014.16.6
Jun86° / 66°4.110.2014.75.0
Jul91° / 71°3.69.3014.43.8
Aug89° / 68°3.49.1013.54.5
Sep81° / 59°2.77012.36.9
Oct68° / 47°2.570.2117.1
Nov55° / 35°1.64.90.99.94.0
Dec43° / 25°1.34.62.59.30.7

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76238
86238
96238
106238
116238
126238
136238
146139
156139
166139
176139
186139
196139
206238
216238
226238
236238
246238
256238
266238
276337
286337
296337
306337

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Salina gets around 1.6 in of rain and snow over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1182
2182
3172
4172
5172
6162
7162
8162
9162
10162
11152
12153
13153
14163
15163
16163
17163
18163
19163
20163
21163
22174
23174
24174
25174
26174
27174
28164
29165
30165

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19541
29631
39631
49721
59820
69820
79820
89820
99910
109910
119910
129910
139910
149910
159910
169910
179910
189910
199910
209910
219910
229910
239910
249910
259910
269910
279910
289910
299910
309910

Wind in November

Winds average 9 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
39light breeze
49light breeze
59light breeze
69light breeze
79light breeze
89light breeze
99light breeze
109light breeze
119light breeze
129light breeze
139light breeze
149light breeze
159light breeze
169light breeze
179light breeze
189light breeze
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209light breeze
219light breeze
229light breeze
239light breeze
249light breeze
258light breeze
268light breeze
278light breeze
288light breeze
298light breeze
308light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of November to 9 h 30 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 7:04 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:045:24
210.37:055:23
310.37:065:22
410.27:075:21
510.27:085:20
610.27:095:19
710.17:105:18
810.17:125:17
910.17:135:16
1010.07:145:16
1110.07:155:15
1210.07:165:14
139.97:175:13
149.97:185:12
159.97:195:12
169.87:205:11
179.87:215:10
189.87:235:10
199.87:245:09
209.77:255:09
219.77:265:08
229.77:275:08
239.77:285:07
249.67:295:07
259.67:305:06
269.67:315:06
279.67:325:06
289.57:335:05
299.57:345:05
309.57:355:05

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 2.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Salina

In seasonPeak

None of Salina's seasonal hazards are active in November. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Salina's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Salina?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Salina for sightseeing.

What to pack for Salina in November

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

In November, Salina sees daytime highs around 55°F and nights near 35°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Salina 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 Salina peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Salina?

Salina sits at 38.8°N, 97.6°W, 1,224 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Junction City, 44 mi away.

Topography around Salina

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Salina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 ft around an average of 1,230 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 922 ft.

The land around Salina is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and trees (24%) within 2 miles, cropland (51%) and grassland (35%) within 10 miles, and cropland (50%) and grassland (44%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
138 ft
10 miles
318 ft
50 miles
922 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Junction City 44 mi · Hutchinson 57 mi · Newton 57 mi · Manhattan 61 mi · Great Bend 70 mi · Wichita 81 mi · Emporia 83 mi · Derby 91 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
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Salina (38.8403°, -97.6114°, elevation 1,224 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).