Climate averages 1991–2020
San Diego weather
in November.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 8th 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 San Diego: daytime highs average 20.3°C and nights cool to about 11.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes November a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 31 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chula Vista (11 km away). In November its highs average 19.8°C, about as warm as San Diego, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, San Diego ranks joint 123rd of 498 for the warmest November highs and joint 31st of 498 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 498 cities is 15.2°C; San Diego is 5.1°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 3.0°C to 17.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 19 mm to 40 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
San Diego climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.4°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 50 | 5.5 | 10.310 h |
| February | 17.2°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 63 | 6.1 | 11.011 h |
| March | 17.8°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 38 | 5.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 19.1°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 16 | 2.9 | 13.013 h |
| May | 20.2°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 7.1 | 1.6 | 13.814 h |
| June | 22.0°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 14.314 h |
| July | 24.3°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 14.114 h |
| August | 25.4°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 13.413 h |
| September | 25.1°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 2.9 | 0.6 | 12.412 h |
| October | 23.0°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 12 | 2.0 | 11.411 h |
| November, selected | 20.3°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 19 | 2.9 | 10.511 h |
| December | 17.3°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 40 | 4.9 | 10.010 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
- Chula Vista in NovemberUnited States · 11 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 12.1°C · 24 mm rain
- El Cajon in NovemberUnited States · 21 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 11.0°C · 24 mm rain
- Tijuana in NovemberMexico · 28 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 11.8°C · 26 mm rain
- Rosarito in NovemberMexico · 41 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 12.7°C · 20 mm rain
- Escondido in NovemberUnited States · 45 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 9.0°C · 33 mm rain
- San Marcos in NovemberUnited States · 48 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 9.4°C · 28 mm rain
- Vista in NovemberUnited States · 54 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 9.9°C · 28 mm rain
- Oceanside in NovemberUnited States · 57 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 11.8°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 San Diego) is explained once on the San Diego year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.