Ames Weather in November
Average highs run from 54°F on November 1 to 40°F on November 30, and lows from 33°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.88 in over about 6 wet days.
November day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
November at a glance
- Average high
- 47°F
- Average low
- 27°F
- Precipitation
- 1.88 in
- Snowfall
- 1.5 in
- Record high
- 80°FNov 8, 2006
- Record low
- -7°FNov 26, 1977
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 21 min to 9 h 22 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 29°F
- Wind
- 11.6 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | 54°F | 33°F | 77°F 2022 | 17°F 2006 | 25% | 2% |
| Nov 2 | 54°F | 32°F | 77°F 2022 | 11°F 1991 | 24% | 2% |
| Nov 3 | 53°F | 32°F | 78°F 2020 | 8°F 1991 | 24% | 3% |
| Nov 4 | 53°F | 31°F | 76°F 2020 | 2°F 1991 | 24% | 3% |
| Nov 5 | 52°F | 31°F | 75°F 2020 | 15°F 1991 | 24% | 3% |
| Nov 6 | 52°F | 31°F | 75°F 1980 | 11°F 1991 | 23% | 3% |
| Nov 7 | 51°F | 30°F | 77°F 2001 | -3°F 1991 | 23% | 3% |
| Nov 8 | 51°F | 30°F | 80°F 2006 | -6°F 1991 | 23% | 3% |
| Nov 9 | 50°F | 29°F | 75°F 2006 | 9°F 2019 | 23% | 3% |
| Nov 10 | 50°F | 29°F | 75°F 2012 | 9°F 2018 | 22% | 4% |
| Nov 11 | 49°F | 29°F | 73°F 1964 | -4°F 1986 | 22% | 4% |
| Nov 12 | 49°F | 28°F | 69°F 1964 | -5°F 2019 | 22% | 4% |
| Nov 13 | 48°F | 28°F | 80°F 1999 | -3°F 1986 | 22% | 4% |
| Nov 14 | 48°F | 27°F | 73°F 1964 | 7°F 1976 | 22% | 4% |
| Nov 15 | 47°F | 27°F | 71°F 2001 | 8°F 1972 | 22% | 5% |
| Nov 16 | 47°F | 27°F | 75°F 2001 | 6°F 2014 | 22% | 5% |
| Nov 17 | 46°F | 26°F | 72°F 2016 | 5°F 2005 | 22% | 5% |
| Nov 18 | 46°F | 26°F | 74°F 1999 | 3°F 2014 | 22% | 5% |
| Nov 19 | 45°F | 26°F | 71°F 2020 | 10°F 1978 | 21% | 5% |
| Nov 20 | 45°F | 25°F | 70°F 2020 | 6°F 1985 | 21% | 6% |
| Nov 21 | 44°F | 25°F | 71°F 1990 | -1°F 1964 | 21% | 6% |
| Nov 22 | 44°F | 24°F | 68°F 2012 | 6°F 2015 | 21% | 6% |
| Nov 23 | 43°F | 24°F | 64°F 1966 | 4°F 1970 | 21% | 6% |
| Nov 24 | 43°F | 24°F | 66°F 2011 | 2°F 2013 | 21% | 7% |
| Nov 25 | 42°F | 23°F | 66°F 2017 | -1°F 1977 | 21% | 7% |
| Nov 26 | 42°F | 23°F | 65°F 1990 | -7°F 1977 | 21% | 7% |
| Nov 27 | 41°F | 23°F | 68°F 1998 | -5°F 2014 | 21% | 7% |
| Nov 28 | 41°F | 22°F | 64°F 2006 | -6°F 1976 | 21% | 8% |
| Nov 29 | 40°F | 22°F | 69°F 1998 | -5°F 1976 | 21% | 8% |
| Nov 30 | 40°F | 21°F | 67°F 1998 | -6°F 1964 | 21% | 8% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- November 1
- sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 5:08 PM
- November 30
- sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094989 (Ames Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00130200, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.