Banff Weather in November
Banff in November
The short of it: Banff in November averages a high of 0 °C (33 °F) and a low of -8 °C (17 °F), with 32 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -8° · rain 32 mm · daylight 8 h 48 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Banff an average November high of 0°, a low of -8° and some 32 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 9° from October to about 0°, with nights near -8°. Rain is modest, about 32 mm, the 8th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 48 min in mid-November, 106 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates November 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Banff runs cooler than most and wetter than most in November. Canmore, 18 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
November in Banff, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus October
- 9° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus December
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
November averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CanmoreAlberta | 18 km SE | 1° | -8° | 30 mm |
| CochraneAlberta | 77 km E | 4° | -9° | 19 mm |
| TuscanyAlberta | 93 km E | 4° | -9° | 15 mm |
| Royal OakAlberta | 94 km E | 4° | -9° | 17 mm |
| Arbour LakeAlberta | 95 km E | 4° | -9° | 16 mm |
| West SpringsAlberta | 97 km E | 4° | -9° | 15 mm |
| CitadelAlberta | 97 km E | 4° | -9° | 16 mm |
| Aspen WoodsAlberta | 97 km E | 4° | -9° | 15 mm |