Calgary Weather in November
Calgary in November
The short of it: Calgary in November averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -8 °C (18 °F), with 14 mm (0.55 in) of rain and about 8 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -8° · rain 14 mm · daylight 8 h 49 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Calgary an average November high of 4°, a low of -8° and some 14 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 8° from October to about 4°, with nights near -8°. Rain is scarce, about 14 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 49 min in mid-November, 105 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 September and August.
Against its neighbours, Calgary runs cooler than most and wetter than most in November. Centre City, 1 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
November in Calgary, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus October
- 8° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus December
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
November averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre CityAlberta | 1 km SE | 4° | -8° | 14 mm |
| BeltlineAlberta | 2 km SE | 4° | -8° | 14 mm |
| ThorncliffeAlberta | 6 km NNE | 4° | -8° | 13 mm |
| VarsityAlberta | 7 km NW | 4° | -8° | 14 mm |
| Signal HillAlberta | 7 km WSW | 4° | -8° | 15 mm |
| BownessAlberta | 7 km WNW | 4° | -8° | 15 mm |
| DoverAlberta | 7 km ESE | 4° | -8° | 15 mm |
| Huntington HillsAlberta | 8 km N | 4° | -8° | 13 mm |