Climate averages 1991–2020
Lancaster weather
in November.
A mild, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a mild month in Lancaster: daytime highs average 18.3°C and nights cool to about 7.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.7 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes November a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 23 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Palmdale (13 km away). In November its highs average 18.3°C, about as warm as Lancaster, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lancaster ranks joint 172nd of 498 for the warmest November highs and 3rd of 498 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 498 cities is 15.2°C; Lancaster is 3.1°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 5.0°C to 13.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.7 mm to 30 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
Lancaster climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.0°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 41 | 4.6 | 10.110 h |
| February | 15.3°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 47 | 5.0 | 10.911 h |
| March | 18.6°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 31 | 4.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 22.1°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 11 | 1.9 | 13.013 h |
| May | 26.7°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 3.6 | 1.0 | 14.014 h |
| June | 31.6°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 14.414 h |
| July | 34.7°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 3.8 | 1.0 | 14.214 h |
| August | 34.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 1.4 | 0.5 | 13.513 h |
| September | 31.5°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 3.0 | 0.6 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.0°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 8.3 | 1.1 | 11.311 h |
| November, selected | 18.3°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 9.7 | 1.9 | 10.410 h |
| December | 13.3°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 30 | 3.6 | 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
- Palmdale in NovemberUnited States · 13 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 7.9°C · 19 mm rain
- Santa Clarita in NovemberUnited States · 50 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 8.2°C · 18 mm rain
- Valencia, United States in NovemberUnited States · 52 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 8.2°C · 18 mm rain
- Burbank in NovemberUnited States · 60 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 9.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Pasadena (California), United States in NovemberUnited States · 61 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 9.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Glendale (California), United States in NovemberUnited States · 63 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 9.5°C · 22 mm rain
- El Monte in NovemberUnited States · 71 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 10.1°C · 21 mm rain
- West Covina in NovemberUnited States · 72 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 9.8°C · 21 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 Lancaster) is explained once on the Lancaster year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.