Selma weather in November

In November, Selma sees average daytime highs of 66°F and overnight lows near 47°F, with 1.7 in of rain across 4.8 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 71°F in the first days to 62°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of November to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Selma's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Selma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
66°
9th warmest
Overnight low
47°
4th coldest
Rainfall
1.7 in
4.8 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
6:43 AM – 4:44 PM
Cloud cover
38%
7th clearest
Wind
3 mph
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Selma is city in Fresno County, California, United States.

Density
1,835/km²
people per km²
Founded
1893

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 71°F in the first days to 62°F by the end.

A typical November day in Selma reaches about 66°F in the afternoon and slips back to 47°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 57°F and 75°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 13°F cooler than October and about 8°F warmer than December.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17251
27150
37150
47150
57049
67049
76949
86949
96948
106848
116848
126747
136747
146747
156647
166646
176546
186546
196546
206445
216445
226445
236345
246344
256344
266244
276244
286244
296143
306143

How November really feels in Selma

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
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.

Selma weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan59° / 42°3.97.89.84.8
Feb62° / 44°3.5910.65.5
Mar67° / 48°3.48.511.76.6
Apr73° / 51°1.64.912.97.8
May82° / 58°0.8313.97.6
Jun91° / 65°0.20.714.44.9
Jul96° / 71°0.10.314.22.9
Aug96° / 70°0.00.113.43.2
Sep90° / 64°0.10.512.25.4
Oct79° / 56°1.02.811.18.3
Nov66° / 47°1.74.810.17.1
Dec58° / 41°3.17.29.54.7

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37525
47525
57525
67327
77327
87327
97228
107228
117129
127030
137030
146931
156832
166832
176832
186832
196733
206733
216733
226733
236634
246634
256535
266535
276436
286436
296436
306337

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Selma gets around 1.7 in of rain over 4.8 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 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
112
213
313
414
514
614
714
815
915
1015
1116
1216
1316
1416
1516
1616
1716
1816
1916
2016
2117
2217
2317
2418
2518
2618
2718
2819
2919
3019

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in November

Winds average 3 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 3 mph on the calmest days to 3 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of November to 9 h 42 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 6:28 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 4:56 PM to 4:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:284:56
210.46:294:55
310.46:304:54
410.46:314:53
510.36:324:52
610.36:334:52
710.36:344:51
810.26:354:50
910.26:364:49
1010.26:374:48
1110.26:384:48
1210.16:394:47
1310.16:404:46
1410.16:414:45
1510.06:424:45
1610.06:434:44
1710.06:444:44
1810.06:454:43
199.96:464:43
209.96:474:42
219.96:484:42
229.96:494:41
239.86:504:41
249.86:514:40
259.86:524:40
269.86:534:40
279.86:544:40
289.76:554:39
299.76:564:39
309.76:574:39

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.47 kWh/m² to a high of 8.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 3.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.6Moderate
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Selma?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Selma in November

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

In November, Selma sees daytime highs around 66°F and nights near 47°F. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 5 days see rain.

UV index in Selma 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 Selma peaks around June 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 10Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Selma 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 Selma is worst in September — around 126 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 16.4× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyGoodSep 16118 µg/m³Dec 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep126Unhealthy
Oct55Poor
Nov14Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Selma?

Selma sits at 36.6°N, 119.6°W, 308 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Parlier, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Selma

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Selma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 ft around an average of 308 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,367 ft.

The land around Selma is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), cropland (26%) and grassland (25%) within 2 miles, cropland (41%), grassland (23%) and trees (22%) within 10 miles, and grassland (33%), trees (31%) and cropland (27%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
46 ft
10 miles
141 ft
50 miles
10,367 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Parlier 5.6 mi · Reedley 9.3 mi · Sanger 9.9 mi · Dinuba 12 mi · Fresno 15 mi · Hanford 17 mi · Clovis 18 mi · Lemoore 21 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 Selma (36.5708°, -119.6121°, elevation 308 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).