Climate averages 1991–2020
Columbia (South Carolina), United States weather
in November.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a mild month in Columbia (South Carolina), United States: daytime highs average 17.8°C and nights cool to about 7.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 72 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes November a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 26 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rock Hill (103 km away). In November its highs average 16.2°C, 1.6°C cooler than Columbia (South Carolina), United States, with 80 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Columbia (South Carolina), United States ranks joint 199th of 498 for the warmest November highs and joint 282nd of 498 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 498 cities is 15.2°C; Columbia (South Carolina), United States is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 4.2°C to 13.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 72 mm to 93 mm.
The annual picture
November in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Columbia (South Carolina), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.3°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 89 | 9.1 | 10.210 h |
| February | 14.4°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 87 | 8.3 | 10.911 h |
| March | 18.4°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 89 | 9.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.4°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 85 | 8.1 | 13.013 h |
| May | 27.6°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 76 | 9.3 | 13.914 h |
| June | 30.7°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 108 | 13.4 | 14.414 h |
| July | 32.3°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 112 | 15.2 | 14.214 h |
| August | 31.2°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 107 | 13.4 | 13.413 h |
| September | 28.3°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 94 | 8.8 | 12.412 h |
| October | 23.3°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 84 | 7.1 | 11.411 h |
| November, selected | 17.8°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 72 | 7.2 | 10.410 h |
| December | 13.6°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 93 | 8.8 | 9.910 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
November in nearby cities
- Rock Hill in NovemberUnited States · 103 kmHigh 16.2°C · Low 6.7°C · 80 mm rain
- Charlotte in NovemberUnited States · 137 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 5.5°C · 82 mm rain
- Gastonia in NovemberUnited States · 141 kmHigh 15.4°C · Low 6.1°C · 89 mm rain
- North Charleston in NovemberUnited States · 161 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 10.7°C · 65 mm rain
- Concord (North Carolina), United States in NovemberUnited States · 162 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 6.1°C · 85 mm rain
- Charleston in NovemberUnited States · 170 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 12.1°C · 65 mm rain
- Savannah in NovemberUnited States · 213 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 11.4°C · 59 mm rain
- Athens, United States in NovemberUnited States · 216 kmHigh 16.9°C · Low 7.1°C · 93 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Columbia) is explained once on the Columbia (South Carolina), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.