Climate averages 1991–2020
Missoula weather
in November.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a cold month in Missoula: daytime highs average 5.2°C and nights cool to about -2.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 50 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes November a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 26 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Spokane Valley (261 km away). In November its highs average 6.5°C, 1.3°C warmer than Missoula, with 83 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Missoula ranks 489th of 498 for the warmest November highs and joint 187th of 498 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 498 cities is 15.2°C; Missoula is 10.1°C cooler than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 5.3°C to -0.1°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 50 mm to 51 mm.
The annual picture
November in context
Monthly precipitation
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
Missoula climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.6°C-6.9°C | -6.9°C | 45 | 10.8 | 9.09 h |
| February | 2.7°C-5.7°C | -5.7°C | 41 | 9.9 | 10.310 h |
| March | 7.0°C-1.7°C | -1.7°C | 44 | 11.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 11.4°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 53 | 11.4 | 13.614 h |
| May | 17.9°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 56 | 11.0 | 15.015 h |
| June | 22.2°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 56 | 10.0 | 15.816 h |
| July | 28.8°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 19 | 4.6 | 15.515 h |
| August | 28.6°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 19 | 3.8 | 14.214 h |
| September | 22.5°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 30 | 5.8 | 12.613 h |
| October | 13.6°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 44 | 8.6 | 10.911 h |
| November, selected | 5.2°C-2.3°C | -2.3°C | 50 | 10.0 | 9.49 h |
| December | -0.1°C-7.4°C | -7.4°C | 51 | 10.4 | 8.69 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet 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
- Spokane Valley in NovemberUnited States · 261 kmHigh 6.5°C · Low -0.7°C · 83 mm rain
- Spokane in NovemberUnited States · 274 kmHigh 6.8°C · Low -0.5°C · 73 mm rain
- Lethbridge in NovemberCanada · 326 kmHigh 4.1°C · Low -3.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Kennewick in NovemberUnited States · 400 kmHigh 10.5°C · Low 2.2°C · 29 mm rain
- Boise in NovemberUnited States · 401 kmHigh 9.3°C · Low 0.2°C · 34 mm rain
- Tri-Cities in NovemberUnited States · 404 kmHigh 10.7°C · Low 2.3°C · 29 mm rain
- Meridian in NovemberUnited States · 408 kmHigh 9.3°C · Low 0.0°C · 30 mm rain
- Nampa in NovemberUnited States · 422 kmHigh 9.9°C · Low 0.9°C · 30 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 Missoula) is explained once on the Missoula year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.