Watertown weather in November

In November, Watertown sees average daytime highs of 40°F and overnight lows near 24°F, with 1.3 in of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 46°F in the first days to 33°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of November to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Watertown's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Watertown's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 40°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 1.3 in; 5 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 18 min; 7:34 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 6th clearest
Wind: 11 mph; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 1.97 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.4; out of 10

Watertown is city in and county seat of Codington County, South Dakota, United States.

Density: 329/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1879

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 46°F in the first days to 33°F by the end.

A typical November day in Watertown reaches about 40°F in the afternoon and slips back to 24°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°F and 56°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 16°F cooler than October and about 13°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)	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	33	33	33	32
Avg low (°F)	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	47	31
2	47	30
3	46	30
4	46	29
5	45	29
6	45	28
7	44	28
8	44	28
9	43	27
10	43	27
11	42	26
12	42	26
13	41	26
14	40	25
15	40	25
16	39	24
17	39	24
18	38	23
19	38	23
20	37	22
21	37	22
22	36	22
23	36	21
24	35	21
25	35	20
26	34	20
27	33	19
28	33	19
29	33	19
30	32	18

How November really feels in Watertown

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 30 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

15 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Watertown weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 6°	0.9	5.2	5.4	9	0.0
Feb	25° / 10°	0.8	4.6	4.6	10.1	0.0
Mar	38° / 21°	1.6	6	3.8	11.6	0.2
Apr	53° / 33°	2.8	9.5	3	13.2	3.0
May	66° / 46°	3.4	11.4	0.1	14.6	5.7
Jun	75° / 57°	4.4	12.2	0	15.3	6.5
Jul	80° / 62°	3.1	9.4	0	15.1	6.9
Aug	78° / 59°	3.2	9.3	0	13.9	7.1
Sep	71° / 50°	2.5	8	0	12.3	7.0
Oct	56° / 37°	2.2	6.9	1.2	10.7	4.1
Nov	40° / 24°	1.3	5	3.6	9.4	0.4
Dec	26° / 13°	0.9	5	5.4	8.7	0.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 56%.

	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 (%)	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	46	45	45	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	40	39	39	39	38	38
Cloudier (%)	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	55	54	55	55	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	61	61	61	62	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	40	60
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	38	62

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Watertown gets around 1.3 in of rain and snow over 5 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 17% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring 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 (%)	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16
Snow chance (%)	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15

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

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 11 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 11 mph on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	11	light breeze
2	11	light breeze
3	11	light breeze
4	11	light breeze
5	11	light breeze
6	11	light breeze
7	11	light breeze
8	11	light breeze
9	11	light breeze
10	11	light breeze
11	11	light breeze
12	11	light breeze
13	11	light breeze
14	11	light breeze
15	11	light breeze
16	11	light breeze
17	11	light breeze
18	11	light breeze
19	11	light breeze
20	11	light breeze
21	11	light breeze
22	11	light breeze
23	11	light breeze
24	11	light breeze
25	11	light breeze
26	11	light breeze
27	11	light breeze
28	11	light breeze
29	11	light breeze
30	11	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of November to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 7:52 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 4:44 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)	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	8.9	8.9	8.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:14	7:15	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:21	7:22	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:43	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:51	7:52
Sunset (PM)	5:10	5:09	5:08	5:06	5:05	5:04	5:03	5:01	5:00	4:59	4:58	4:57	4:56	4:55	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	4:45	4:44	4:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	7:14	5:10
2	9.9	7:15	5:09
3	9.8	7:17	5:08
4	9.8	7:18	5:06
5	9.8	7:19	5:05
6	9.7	7:21	5:04
7	9.7	7:22	5:03
8	9.6	7:24	5:01
9	9.6	7:25	5:00
10	9.5	7:26	4:59
11	9.5	7:28	4:58
12	9.5	7:29	4:57
13	9.4	7:30	4:56
14	9.4	7:32	4:55
15	9.3	7:33	4:54
16	9.3	7:34	4:53
17	9.3	7:36	4:52
18	9.2	7:37	4:51
19	9.2	7:38	4:51
20	9.2	7:40	4:50
21	9.1	7:41	4:49
22	9.1	7:42	4:48
23	9.1	7:43	4:48
24	9.0	7:45	4:47
25	9.0	7:46	4:46
26	9.0	7:47	4:46
27	9.0	7:48	4:45
28	8.9	7:49	4:45
29	8.9	7:51	4:44
30	8.9	7:52	4:44

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 1.97 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	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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	2.3	Moderate
4	2.3	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.2	Moderate
7	2.2	Moderate
8	2.2	Moderate
9	2.1	Moderate
10	2.1	Moderate
11	2.1	Moderate
12	2.1	Moderate
13	2.0	Moderate
14	2.0	Moderate
15	2.0	Dim
16	1.9	Dim
17	1.9	Dim
18	1.9	Dim
19	1.9	Dim
20	1.9	Dim
21	1.8	Dim
22	1.8	Dim
23	1.8	Dim
24	1.8	Dim
25	1.8	Dim
26	1.7	Dim
27	1.7	Dim
28	1.7	Dim
29	1.7	Dim
30	1.7	Dim

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Watertown

In seasonPeak

In November, Watertown sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Watertown sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

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

Atlantic hurricane

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is November a good time to visit Watertown?

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

0.4

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Watertown.

What to pack for Watertown in November

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

In November, Watertown sees daytime highs around 40°F and nights near 24°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Watertown in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Watertown peaks around June 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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	6	9	8	6	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Watertown?

Watertown sits at 44.9°N, 97.1°W, 1,732 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Brookings, 43 mi away.

Topography around Watertown

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Watertown has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 ft around an average of 1,736 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,237 ft.

The land around Watertown is covered by grassland (38%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 2 miles, cropland (58%) and grassland (28%) within 10 miles, and cropland (62%) and grassland (29%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

115 ft

grassland 38%

10 miles

344 ft

cropland 58%

50 miles

1,237 ft

cropland 62%

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

November weather nearby: Brookings 43 mi · Aberdeen 78 mi · Mitchell 94 mi · Sioux Falls 96 mi · Willmar 103 mi · West Fargo 137 mi · Moorhead 137 mi · Fargo 137 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 Watertown (44.8994°, -97.1151°, elevation 1,732 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	47	31
2	47	30
3	46	30
4	46	29
5	45	29
6	45	28
7	44	28
8	44	28
9	43	27
10	43	27
11	42	26
12	42	26
13	41	26
14	40	25
15	40	25
16	39	24
17	39	24
18	38	23
19	38	23
20	37	22
21	37	22
22	36	22
23	36	21
24	35	21
25	35	20
26	34	20
27	33	19
28	33	19
29	33	19
30	32	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	40	60
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	38	62

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

	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	47	31
2	47	30
3	46	30
4	46	29
5	45	29
6	45	28
7	44	28
8	44	28
9	43	27
10	43	27
11	42	26
12	42	26
13	41	26
14	40	25
15	40	25
16	39	24
17	39	24
18	38	23
19	38	23
20	37	22
21	37	22
22	36	22
23	36	21
24	35	21
25	35	20
26	34	20
27	33	19
28	33	19
29	33	19
30	32	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	40	60
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	38	62

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

	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	47	31
2	47	30
3	46	30
4	46	29
5	45	29
6	45	28
7	44	28
8	44	28
9	43	27
10	43	27
11	42	26
12	42	26
13	41	26
14	40	25
15	40	25
16	39	24
17	39	24
18	38	23
19	38	23
20	37	22
21	37	22
22	36	22
23	36	21
24	35	21
25	35	20
26	34	20
27	33	19
28	33	19
29	33	19
30	32	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	40	60
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	38	62

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

	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