Scottsdale weather in November

In November, Scottsdale sees average daytime highs of 75°F and overnight lows near 51°F, with 0.7 in of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 80°F in the first days to 70°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of November to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Scottsdale's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Scottsdale's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 75°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 51°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 0.7 in; 2.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 7:06 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover: 28%; 6th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 3.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.5; out of 10

Scottsdale is city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.

Density: 496/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1894

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 80°F in the first days to 70°F by the end.

A typical November day in Scottsdale reaches about 75°F in the afternoon and slips back to 51°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 64°F and 85°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 13°F cooler than October and about 10°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)	81	80	80	80	79	79	78	78	78	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	69	69
Avg low (°F)	56	56	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	45

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	81	56
2	80	56
3	80	55
4	80	55
5	79	54
6	79	54
7	78	54
8	78	53
9	78	53
10	77	53
11	77	52
12	76	52
13	76	51
14	76	51
15	75	51
16	75	50
17	75	50
18	74	49
19	74	49
20	73	49
21	73	48
22	72	48
23	72	48
24	71	47
25	71	47
26	71	47
27	70	46
28	70	46
29	69	46
30	69	45

How November really feels in Scottsdale

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.

Scottsdale 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.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	66° / 43°	1.3	3.7	10	7.4
Feb	70° / 46°	1.5	4.1	10.8	7.6
Mar	77° / 51°	1.0	2.8	11.7	8.3
Apr	85° / 58°	0.3	1.3	12.8	7.0
May	94° / 67°	0.2	0.6	13.7	3.8
Jun	103° / 76°	0.1	0.4	14.2	0.6
Jul	105° / 83°	0.7	3.6	14	0.0
Aug	104° / 83°	1.2	4.4	13.2	0.2
Sep	99° / 75°	1.0	3.1	12.2	1.9
Oct	88° / 63°	0.8	2.2	11.2	5.8
Nov	75° / 51°	0.7	2.2	10.3	8.5
Dec	65° / 43°	1.1	3.6	9.8	7.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. 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 (%)	84	84	83	84	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	77	76	76	75	74	73	73	72
Cloudier (%)	16	16	17	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	23	24	24	25	26	27	27	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	83	17
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	77	23
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	75	25
27	74	26
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	72	28

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Scottsdale gets around 0.7 in of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 9% 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 (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
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	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

Wind in November

Winds average 5 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 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	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	5	calm
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18	5	calm
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20	5	calm
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26	5	calm
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28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 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 36 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:16 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)	10.6	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	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:18
Sunset (PM)	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	6:52	5:30
2	10.6	6:53	5:29
3	10.6	6:54	5:29
4	10.6	6:55	5:28
5	10.5	6:56	5:27
6	10.5	6:57	5:26
7	10.5	6:57	5:25
8	10.4	6:58	5:25
9	10.4	6:59	5:24
10	10.4	7:00	5:23
11	10.4	7:01	5:23
12	10.3	7:02	5:22
13	10.3	7:03	5:22
14	10.3	7:04	5:21
15	10.3	7:05	5:20
16	10.2	7:06	5:20
17	10.2	7:07	5:19
18	10.2	7:08	5:19
19	10.2	7:09	5:19
20	10.1	7:10	5:18
21	10.1	7:10	5:18
22	10.1	7:11	5:17
23	10.1	7:12	5:17
24	10.1	7:13	5:17
25	10.0	7:14	5:17
26	10.0	7:15	5:16
27	10.0	7:16	5:16
28	10.0	7:17	5:16
29	10.0	7:17	5:16
30	10.0	7:18	5:16

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.16 kWh/m² to a high of 8.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 3.79 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)	4.3	4.3	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	3.4
Level	Bright	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.0	Bright
9	4.0	Moderate
10	4.0	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.4	Moderate
28	3.4	Moderate
29	3.4	Moderate
30	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Scottsdale?

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

8.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.9

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

November is one of the better times to visit Scottsdale for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Scottsdale in November

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

In November, Scottsdale sees daytime highs around 75°F and nights near 51°F. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Scottsdale 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 Scottsdale peaks around July 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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)	3	5	5	7	9	11	11	11	9	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Scottsdale 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 Scottsdale is worst in June — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 11 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	12	13	32	15	13	13	13	12	11
Level	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	12	Good
Mar	12	Good
Apr	12	Good
May	13	Moderate
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Scottsdale?

Scottsdale sits at 33.5°N, 111.9°W, 1,257 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Tempe, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Scottsdale

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Scottsdale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 ft around an average of 1,266 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,169 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,270 ft.

The land around Scottsdale is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (56%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (54%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

112 ft

artificial surfaces 58%

10 miles

2,169 ft

artificial surfaces 56%

50 miles

7,270 ft

shrubs 54%

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

November weather nearby: Tempe 6.8 mi · Tempe Junction 6.8 mi · Mesa 7.5 mi · Central City 11 mi · Encanto 11 mi · Phoenix 11 mi · Gilbert 12 mi · Ahwatukee Foothills 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 Scottsdale (33.5092°, -111.899°, elevation 1,257 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	81	56
2	80	56
3	80	55
4	80	55
5	79	54
6	79	54
7	78	54
8	78	53
9	78	53
10	77	53
11	77	52
12	76	52
13	76	51
14	76	51
15	75	51
16	75	50
17	75	50
18	74	49
19	74	49
20	73	49
21	73	48
22	72	48
23	72	48
24	71	47
25	71	47
26	71	47
27	70	46
28	70	46
29	69	46
30	69	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	83	17
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	77	23
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	75	25
27	74	26
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	72	28

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
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	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
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	81	56
2	80	56
3	80	55
4	80	55
5	79	54
6	79	54
7	78	54
8	78	53
9	78	53
10	77	53
11	77	52
12	76	52
13	76	51
14	76	51
15	75	51
16	75	50
17	75	50
18	74	49
19	74	49
20	73	49
21	73	48
22	72	48
23	72	48
24	71	47
25	71	47
26	71	47
27	70	46
28	70	46
29	69	46
30	69	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	83	17
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	77	23
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	75	25
27	74	26
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	72	28

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
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	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
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	81	56
2	80	56
3	80	55
4	80	55
5	79	54
6	79	54
7	78	54
8	78	53
9	78	53
10	77	53
11	77	52
12	76	52
13	76	51
14	76	51
15	75	51
16	75	50
17	75	50
18	74	49
19	74	49
20	73	49
21	73	48
22	72	48
23	72	48
24	71	47
25	71	47
26	71	47
27	70	46
28	70	46
29	69	46
30	69	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	83	17
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	77	23
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	75	25
27	74	26
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	72	28

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
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	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0