Climate averages 1991–2020
Memphis weather
in November.
A mild, wet month: the 9th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a mild month in Memphis: daytime highs average 15.7°C and nights cool to about 6.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 101 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes November a wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 21 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jonesboro (97 km away). In November its highs average 14.9°C, 0.9°C cooler than Memphis, with 107 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Memphis ranks joint 243rd of 498 for the warmest November highs and joint 459th of 498 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 498 cities is 15.2°C; Memphis is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 4.9°C to 10.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 101 mm to 126 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
Memphis climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.3°C0.6°C | 0.6°C | 98 | 9.6 | 10.110 h |
| February | 11.8°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 104 | 9.2 | 10.911 h |
| March | 16.5°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 127 | 11.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.6°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 122 | 10.0 | 13.113 h |
| May | 26.3°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 117 | 11.0 | 14.014 h |
| June | 30.5°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 87 | 9.7 | 14.514 h |
| July | 32.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 93 | 10.4 | 14.314 h |
| August | 31.9°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 75 | 8.5 | 13.513 h |
| September | 28.7°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 74 | 7.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 22.7°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 102 | 7.4 | 11.311 h |
| November, selected | 15.7°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 101 | 8.5 | 10.410 h |
| December | 10.9°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 126 | 9.7 | 9.810 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
- Jonesboro in NovemberUnited States · 97 kmHigh 14.9°C · Low 6.4°C · 107 mm rain
- Little Rock in NovemberUnited States · 209 kmHigh 16.2°C · Low 7.3°C · 106 mm rain
- Clarksville in NovemberUnited States · 287 kmHigh 14.4°C · Low 5.6°C · 97 mm rain
- Franklin in NovemberUnited States · 300 kmHigh 14.8°C · Low 5.8°C · 98 mm rain
- Tuscaloosa in NovemberUnited States · 314 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 8.0°C · 98 mm rain
- Nashville in NovemberUnited States · 316 kmHigh 14.5°C · Low 5.3°C · 99 mm rain
- Jackson in NovemberUnited States · 317 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 8.1°C · 92 mm rain
- Huntsville in NovemberUnited States · 319 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 6.4°C · 106 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 Memphis) is explained once on the Memphis year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.