Wichita weather in November

In November, Wichita sees average daytime highs of 56°F and overnight lows near 36°F, with 1.7 in of precipitation across 5.1 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 61°F in the first days to 51°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of November to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Wichita's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wichita's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 56°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 36°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 1.7 in; 5.1 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 54 min; 7:17 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 5th clearest
Wind: 10 mph; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 2.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

Wichita is city in and county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.

Density: 928/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1868

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 61°F in the first days to 51°F by the end.

A typical November day in Wichita reaches about 56°F in the afternoon and slips back to 36°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 40°F and 70°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 13°F cooler than October and about 11°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)	62	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	52	51	51	50	50
Avg low (°F)	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	31

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	62	41
2	61	41
3	61	40
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	39
7	59	39
8	59	39
9	58	38
10	58	38
11	58	38
12	57	37
13	57	37
14	57	37
15	56	36
16	56	36
17	56	36
18	55	35
19	55	35
20	55	35
21	54	34
22	54	34
23	53	33
24	53	33
25	52	33
26	52	32
27	51	32
28	51	31
29	50	31
30	50	31

How November really feels in Wichita

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 22 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

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

Wichita 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	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	43° / 24°	1.1	4.2	2.2	9.7	0.6
Feb	48° / 28°	1.4	5.4	2	10.5	1.9
Mar	58° / 37°	2.8	7.7	1.1	11.7	4.6
Apr	67° / 46°	3.7	9.7	0.3	12.9	6.3
May	76° / 56°	5.6	11.8	0	14	6.6
Jun	85° / 66°	4.5	10.7	0	14.6	5.2
Jul	90° / 71°	3.4	9	0	14.3	4.1
Aug	89° / 69°	3.4	8	0	13.5	4.6
Sep	81° / 60°	3.2	7	0	12.3	6.9
Oct	69° / 48°	3.0	7.3	0.1	11	7.2
Nov	56° / 36°	1.7	5.1	0.6	10	4.4
Dec	45° / 27°	1.5	4.8	2.1	9.4	1.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 38%.

	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 (%)	63	63	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62
Cloudier (%)	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	62	38

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Wichita gets around 1.7 in of rain and snow over 5.1 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 18% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings 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 (%)	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18
Snow chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4

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

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	93	94	95	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	93	5	2
2	93	5	2
3	94	4	2
4	95	4	1
5	95	4	1
6	95	4	1
7	96	3	1
8	96	3	1
9	97	3	0
10	97	3	0
11	97	3	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0

Wind in November

Winds average 10 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9
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	10	light breeze
2	10	light breeze
3	10	light breeze
4	10	light breeze
5	10	light breeze
6	10	light breeze
7	10	light breeze
8	10	light breeze
9	10	light breeze
10	10	light breeze
11	10	light breeze
12	10	light breeze
13	10	light breeze
14	10	light breeze
15	10	light breeze
16	10	light breeze
17	10	light breeze
18	10	light breeze
19	10	light breeze
20	10	light breeze
21	10	light breeze
22	10	light breeze
23	10	light breeze
24	10	light breeze
25	10	light breeze
26	10	light breeze
27	10	light breeze
28	9	light breeze
29	9	light breeze
30	9	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of November to 9 h 36 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 7:01 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:07 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)	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31
Sunset (PM)	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:17	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:11	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:07	5:07	5:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	7:01	5:25
2	10.4	7:02	5:24
3	10.3	7:03	5:23
4	10.3	7:04	5:22
5	10.3	7:05	5:21
6	10.2	7:06	5:20
7	10.2	7:07	5:19
8	10.2	7:08	5:19
9	10.1	7:09	5:18
10	10.1	7:10	5:17
11	10.1	7:11	5:16
12	10.0	7:12	5:15
13	10.0	7:13	5:15
14	10.0	7:15	5:14
15	10.0	7:16	5:13
16	9.9	7:17	5:13
17	9.9	7:18	5:12
18	9.9	7:19	5:11
19	9.9	7:20	5:11
20	9.8	7:21	5:10
21	9.8	7:22	5:10
22	9.8	7:23	5:09
23	9.8	7:24	5:09
24	9.7	7:25	5:09
25	9.7	7:26	5:08
26	9.7	7:27	5:08
27	9.7	7:28	5:08
28	9.6	7:29	5:07
29	9.6	7:30	5:07
30	9.6	7:31	5:07

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 2.76 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)	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
Level	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	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.2	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	2.9	Moderate
9	2.9	Moderate
10	2.9	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.8	Moderate
14	2.8	Moderate
15	2.8	Moderate
16	2.7	Moderate
17	2.7	Moderate
18	2.7	Moderate
19	2.6	Moderate
20	2.6	Moderate
21	2.6	Moderate
22	2.6	Moderate
23	2.6	Moderate
24	2.5	Moderate
25	2.5	Moderate
26	2.5	Moderate
27	2.5	Moderate
28	2.5	Moderate
29	2.5	Moderate
30	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Wichita?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Wichita for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wichita in November

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

In November, Wichita sees daytime highs around 56°F and nights near 36°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Wichita 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 Wichita peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	8	8	10	10	9	7	5	4	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Wichita?

Wichita sits at 37.7°N, 97.3°W, 1,299 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Derby, 11 mi away.

Topography around Wichita

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Wichita has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 ft around an average of 1,306 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 715 ft.

The land around Wichita is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (32%) within 2 miles, grassland (31%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 10 miles, and cropland (48%) and grassland (41%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

79 ft

artificial surfaces 54%

10 miles

226 ft

grassland 31%

50 miles

715 ft

cropland 48%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

November weather nearby: Derby 11 mi · Newton 24 mi · Hutchinson 41 mi · Ponca City 70 mi · Emporia 80 mi · Salina 81 mi · Great Bend 91 mi · Enid 94 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 Wichita (37.6922°, -97.3375°, elevation 1,299 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	62	41
2	61	41
3	61	40
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	39
7	59	39
8	59	39
9	58	38
10	58	38
11	58	38
12	57	37
13	57	37
14	57	37
15	56	36
16	56	36
17	56	36
18	55	35
19	55	35
20	55	35
21	54	34
22	54	34
23	53	33
24	53	33
25	52	33
26	52	32
27	51	32
28	51	31
29	50	31
30	50	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	62	38

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	93	5	2
2	93	5	2
3	94	4	2
4	95	4	1
5	95	4	1
6	95	4	1
7	96	3	1
8	96	3	1
9	97	3	0
10	97	3	0
11	97	3	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	62	41
2	61	41
3	61	40
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	39
7	59	39
8	59	39
9	58	38
10	58	38
11	58	38
12	57	37
13	57	37
14	57	37
15	56	36
16	56	36
17	56	36
18	55	35
19	55	35
20	55	35
21	54	34
22	54	34
23	53	33
24	53	33
25	52	33
26	52	32
27	51	32
28	51	31
29	50	31
30	50	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	62	38

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	93	5	2
2	93	5	2
3	94	4	2
4	95	4	1
5	95	4	1
6	95	4	1
7	96	3	1
8	96	3	1
9	97	3	0
10	97	3	0
11	97	3	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	62	41
2	61	41
3	61	40
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	39
7	59	39
8	59	39
9	58	38
10	58	38
11	58	38
12	57	37
13	57	37
14	57	37
15	56	36
16	56	36
17	56	36
18	55	35
19	55	35
20	55	35
21	54	34
22	54	34
23	53	33
24	53	33
25	52	33
26	52	32
27	51	32
28	51	31
29	50	31
30	50	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	62	38

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	93	5	2
2	93	5	2
3	94	4	2
4	95	4	1
5	95	4	1
6	95	4	1
7	96	3	1
8	96	3	1
9	97	3	0
10	97	3	0
11	97	3	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	98	2	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	99	1	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0