South El Monte weather in November

In November, South El Monte sees average daytime highs of 71°F and overnight lows near 51°F, with 0.8 in of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 74°F in the first days to 67°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is South El Monte's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see South El Monte's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 71°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 51°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 0.8 in; 2.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 6:32 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover: 34%; 6th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 3.55 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.2; out of 10

South El Monte is city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Density: 2,830/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1958

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 74°F in the first days to 67°F by the end.

A typical November day in South El Monte reaches about 71°F in the afternoon and slips back to 51°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 61°F and 80°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 8°F cooler than October and about 7°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)	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67
Avg low (°F)	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	48

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	74	54
2	74	54
3	74	54
4	73	53
5	73	53
6	73	53
7	73	53
8	73	53
9	72	52
10	72	52
11	72	52
12	72	52
13	71	51
14	71	51
15	71	51
16	71	51
17	71	51
18	70	50
19	70	50
20	70	50
21	70	50
22	69	49
23	69	49
24	69	49
25	68	49
26	68	49
27	68	48
28	67	48
29	67	48
30	67	48

South El Monte weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	64° / 46°	3.3	5.8	10	6.7
Feb	65° / 47°	3.5	6.4	10.7	6.6
Mar	67° / 49°	2.2	5.9	11.7	7.0
Apr	71° / 52°	0.9	3.2	12.8	8.0
May	75° / 56°	0.4	2.1	13.7	8.7
Jun	80° / 60°	0.1	0.4	14.2	8.8
Jul	85° / 64°	0.1	0.4	14	7.1
Aug	87° / 65°	0.0	0.1	13.3	6.5
Sep	85° / 63°	0.1	0.5	12.2	7.2
Oct	79° / 58°	0.6	2.1	11.1	8.6
Nov	71° / 51°	0.8	2.5	10.2	8.2
Dec	64° / 46°	2.2	5	9.8	6.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. 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 (%)	78	78	78	78	78	77	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	70	69
Cloudier (%)	22	22	22	22	22	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	69	31

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

South El Monte gets around 0.8 in of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 12% 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 (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	8
6	8
7	8
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	8
21	8
22	8
23	9
24	10
25	10
26	11
27	11
28	12
29	12
30	12

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 97% 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 (%)	93	94	94	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

Wind in November

Winds average 4 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 3 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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	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	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	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 36 min at the start of November to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 4:54 PM to 4:39 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	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	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	9.9	9.9	9.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44
Sunset (PM)	4:54	4:53	4:52	4:51	4:51	4:50	4:49	4:48	4:48	4:47	4:46	4:46	4:45	4:44	4:44	4:43	4:43	4:42	4:42	4:42	4:41	4:41	4:40	4:40	4:40	4:40	4:39	4:39	4:39	4:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	6:17	4:54
2	10.6	6:18	4:53
3	10.6	6:19	4:52
4	10.5	6:20	4:51
5	10.5	6:21	4:51
6	10.5	6:22	4:50
7	10.4	6:23	4:49
8	10.4	6:24	4:48
9	10.4	6:25	4:48
10	10.4	6:26	4:47
11	10.3	6:27	4:46
12	10.3	6:28	4:46
13	10.3	6:29	4:45
14	10.2	6:30	4:44
15	10.2	6:31	4:44
16	10.2	6:32	4:43
17	10.2	6:32	4:43
18	10.1	6:33	4:42
19	10.1	6:34	4:42
20	10.1	6:35	4:42
21	10.1	6:36	4:41
22	10.1	6:37	4:41
23	10.0	6:38	4:40
24	10.0	6:39	4:40
25	10.0	6:40	4:40
26	10.0	6:41	4:40
27	10.0	6:42	4:39
28	9.9	6:43	4:39
29	9.9	6:43	4:39
30	9.9	6:44	4:39

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.96 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 3.55 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)	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	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	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1
Level	Bright	Bright	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	4.0	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.0	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	3.9	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.4	Moderate
21	3.4	Moderate
22	3.4	Moderate
23	3.3	Moderate
24	3.3	Moderate
25	3.3	Moderate
26	3.2	Moderate
27	3.2	Moderate
28	3.2	Moderate
29	3.1	Moderate
30	3.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit South El Monte?

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

8.2

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is one of the better times to visit South El Monte for general sightseeing.

What to pack for South El Monte in November

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

In November, South El Monte sees daytime highs around 71°F and nights near 51°F. Little to plan around — just the basics.

Sea temperature near South El Monte in November

The nearest coast averages about 63°F in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 mi away) is warmest in August at about 68°F and coldest in February near 59°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 4 to Sep 13 — about 1.3 months when the water holds above 68°F.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	59	59	59	59	62	65	67	68	68	66	63	60
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	59	Bracing
Feb	59	Bracing
Mar	59	Bracing
Apr	59	Cool
May	62	Cool
Jun	65	Cool
Jul	67	Cool
Aug	68	Refreshing
Sep	68	Refreshing
Oct	66	Cool
Nov	63	Cool
Dec	60	Cool

UV index in South El Monte 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 South El Monte peaks around July 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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)	4	5	5	8	8	11	11	10	8	6	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in South El Monte 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 South El Monte is worst in September — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (May, 12 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)	18	19	19	17	12	17	19	32	49	21	21	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	12	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	49	Poor
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is South El Monte?

South El Monte sits at 34.1°N, 118.0°W, 249 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is El Monte, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around South El Monte

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around South El Monte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 ft around an average of 256 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,940 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,010 ft.

The land around South El Monte is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (72%) within 10 miles, and artificial surfaces (25%) and water (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

115 ft

artificial surfaces 73%

10 miles

3,940 ft

artificial surfaces 72%

50 miles

10,010 ft

artificial surfaces 25%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← October South El Monte year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: El Monte 1.9 mi · Rosemead 2.5 mi · Avocado Heights 3.1 mi · Temple City 3.7 mi · Monterey Park 4.3 mi · Montebello 4.3 mi · West Puente Valley 4.3 mi · San Gabriel 4.3 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 South El Monte (34.0519°, -118.0467°, elevation 249 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	74	54
2	74	54
3	74	54
4	73	53
5	73	53
6	73	53
7	73	53
8	73	53
9	72	52
10	72	52
11	72	52
12	72	52
13	71	51
14	71	51
15	71	51
16	71	51
17	71	51
18	70	50
19	70	50
20	70	50
21	70	50
22	69	49
23	69	49
24	69	49
25	68	49
26	68	49
27	68	48
28	67	48
29	67	48
30	67	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	69	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	8
6	8
7	8
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	8
21	8
22	8
23	9
24	10
25	10
26	11
27	11
28	12
29	12
30	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	74	54
2	74	54
3	74	54
4	73	53
5	73	53
6	73	53
7	73	53
8	73	53
9	72	52
10	72	52
11	72	52
12	72	52
13	71	51
14	71	51
15	71	51
16	71	51
17	71	51
18	70	50
19	70	50
20	70	50
21	70	50
22	69	49
23	69	49
24	69	49
25	68	49
26	68	49
27	68	48
28	67	48
29	67	48
30	67	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	69	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	8
6	8
7	8
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	8
21	8
22	8
23	9
24	10
25	10
26	11
27	11
28	12
29	12
30	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	74	54
2	74	54
3	74	54
4	73	53
5	73	53
6	73	53
7	73	53
8	73	53
9	72	52
10	72	52
11	72	52
12	72	52
13	71	51
14	71	51
15	71	51
16	71	51
17	71	51
18	70	50
19	70	50
20	70	50
21	70	50
22	69	49
23	69	49
24	69	49
25	68	49
26	68	49
27	68	48
28	67	48
29	67	48
30	67	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	69	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	8
6	8
7	8
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	8
21	8
22	8
23	9
24	10
25	10
26	11
27	11
28	12
29	12
30	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2