November is one of the cooler months of the year in Tempe, with average highs near 24.1°C and lows around 9.7°C (mean 16.9°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 23 mm of rainfall and 37% relative humidity across the period.
November is one of the cooler months of the year in Tempe. Across 45 years of records, the warmest November in Tempe was 2017 — when the month averaged 21.5°C — while the coldest was 2000 at 12°C. Typical November days reach 24.1°C with nights near 9.7°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.7°C per decade.
November is about average for rainfall in Tempe, averaging 23 mm of rainfall. The wettest November on record was 1982 with 91 mm, while the driest were 2014, 2017 and 2021, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Tempe during November averages 37%. The most humid November was 2004 at 51%, and the least humid was 1999 at 22%.
November receives about 3.8 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Tempe. The sunniest Novembers were 1999 and 2010 at 4.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2004 at 3.4.
Average wind speed in Tempe during November is 2 m/s. The windiest Novembers were 1990 and 1992 at 2.3 m/s, while the calmest were 2017 and 2025 at 1.6 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 15.7°C | 16.2°C | 17.2°C | 17.5°C | 18.2°C | +2.5°C |
| Avg High | 22.8°C | 23.7°C | 24.3°C | 24.5°C | 25.3°C | +2.5°C |
| Avg Low | 8.7°C | 8.7°C | 10.0°C | 10.5°C | 11.0°C | +2.3°C |
| Avg Rain | 37 mm | 23 mm | 16 mm | 24 mm | 13 mm | -23 mm |
November temperatures in Tempe have risen by about 2.5°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
November has ranged from a record low of -2.3°C (1994) to a record high of 36.4°C (2020).
Rainfall in November is about average for rainfall, averaging 23 mm, with a wettest year of 91 mm.
One of the best times to visit Tempe
November is one of the best times to visit Tempe. Expect days averaging 24.1°C and nights around 9.7°C (mean 16.9°C) — cooler than Tempe's yearly average — with low rainfall (23 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.8°C | 19.0°C | 12.2°C | 31.6°C | 7.5°C | 50 mm | 46% | 1.6 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 23.7°C | 16.3°C | 8.9°C | 29.2°C | 4.5°C | 4 mm | 29% | 1.7 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2023 | 25.9°C | 19.1°C | 12.2°C | 33.5°C | 6.7°C | 14 mm | 34% | 1.9 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 21.5°C | 14.4°C | 7.3°C | 26.8°C | 3.9°C | 9 mm | 38% | 1.9 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2021 | 28.6°C | 21.0°C | 13.4°C | 32.4°C | 10.0°C | 0 mm | 26% | 1.9 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 26.6°C | 19.3°C | 12.1°C | 36.4°C | 4.6°C | 3 mm | 25% | 2 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2019 | 25.1°C | 18.3°C | 11.6°C | 31.3°C | 2.8°C | 82 mm | 38% | 2.1 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 23.3°C | 16.2°C | 9.1°C | 27.9°C | 2.8°C | 7 mm | 38% | 1.8 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2017 🔥 | 28.3°C | 21.5°C | 14.7°C | 33.0°C | 9.9°C | 0 mm | 27% | 1.6 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2016 | 25.2°C | 18.6°C | 12.0°C | 31.5°C | 1.9°C | 26 mm | 38% | 2.1 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2015 | 22.1°C | 15.0°C | 8.0°C | 29.3°C | 0.4°C | 22 mm | 41% | 1.9 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2014 | 24.6°C | 17.1°C | 9.7°C | 30.2°C | 3.0°C | 0 mm | 36% | 1.9 m/s | 4 |
| 2013 | 24.3°C | 17.6°C | 11.0°C | 32.6°C | 3.6°C | 65 mm | 41% | 2.2 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2012 | 26.9°C | 19.3°C | 11.8°C | 33.1°C | 3.4°C | 7 mm | 29% | 1.8 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2011 | 22.3°C | 15.6°C | 8.9°C | 27.3°C | 3.1°C | 29 mm | 44% | 2 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2010 | 23.2°C | 15.5°C | 7.9°C | 33.5°C | -0.9°C | 5 mm | 31% | 2.1 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2009 | 26.2°C | 18.7°C | 11.3°C | 35.2°C | 5.3°C | 1 mm | 26% | 2 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2008 | 25.6°C | 18.3°C | 11.0°C | 33.5°C | 6.3°C | 22 mm | 31% | 2 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2007 | 27.2°C | 20.1°C | 13.0°C | 33.6°C | 4.9°C | 38 mm | 27% | 1.7 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2006 | 26.1°C | 18.3°C | 10.6°C | 33.0°C | -1.9°C | 0 mm | 28% | 1.9 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2005 | 25.5°C | 18.1°C | 10.7°C | 31.7°C | -0.9°C | 1 mm | 25% | 2 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2004 | 20.6°C | 14.1°C | 7.7°C | 28.6°C | -1.7°C | 27 mm | 51% | 1.9 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2003 | 22.2°C | 15.3°C | 8.4°C | 27.9°C | 0.4°C | 26 mm | 39% | 1.9 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2002 | 25.3°C | 17.9°C | 10.4°C | 30.7°C | 7.3°C | 17 mm | 31% | 2.2 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2001 | 25.5°C | 18.9°C | 12.4°C | 34.1°C | 1.4°C | 5 mm | 33% | 2 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2000 ❄️ | 19.2°C | 12.0°C | 4.9°C | 24.6°C | -0.8°C | 18 mm | 48% | 1.8 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1999 | 28.4°C | 20.3°C | 12.2°C | 34.1°C | 3.4°C | 0 mm | 22% | 2 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1998 | 23.8°C | 16.2°C | 8.6°C | 29.1°C | 3.1°C | 15 mm | 38% | 1.8 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1997 | 24.1°C | 16.9°C | 9.7°C | 32.0°C | 5.3°C | 10 mm | 36% | 1.8 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1996 | 24.9°C | 17.2°C | 9.4°C | 31.8°C | 1.5°C | 10 mm | 33% | 2.1 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1995 | 26.3°C | 18.7°C | 11.1°C | 29.9°C | 4.1°C | 27 mm | 42% | 1.7 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1994 | 20.0°C | 13.1°C | 6.2°C | 28.4°C | -2.3°C | 26 mm | 45% | 2.2 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1993 | 21.4°C | 14.0°C | 6.6°C | 27.6°C | -0.9°C | 80 mm | 42% | 2.1 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1992 | 21.7°C | 13.9°C | 6.2°C | 28.2°C | 0.0°C | 3 mm | 31% | 2.3 m/s | 4 |
| 1991 | 22.2°C | 15.0°C | 7.8°C | 30.3°C | 0.4°C | 40 mm | 45% | 2.2 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1990 | 24.2°C | 16.6°C | 9.1°C | 30.0°C | 1.0°C | 20 mm | 37% | 2.3 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1989 | 24.9°C | 17.2°C | 9.6°C | 30.8°C | 3.1°C | 4 mm | 29% | 2.2 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1988 | 23.1°C | 15.7°C | 8.4°C | 32.8°C | 0.9°C | 23 mm | 42% | 2 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1987 | 21.6°C | 14.8°C | 8.0°C | 29.4°C | 2.0°C | 24 mm | 45% | 2.1 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1986 | 23.3°C | 16.0°C | 8.8°C | 27.1°C | 3.7°C | 17 mm | 43% | 2.2 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1985 | 21.2°C | 14.2°C | 7.2°C | 30.5°C | 0.4°C | 70 mm | 50% | 2 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1984 | 22.1°C | 15.1°C | 8.2°C | 31.0°C | -1.3°C | 36 mm | 46% | 2 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1983 | 21.6°C | 14.8°C | 8.0°C | 28.1°C | 0.0°C | 28 mm | 48% | 1.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 🌧️ | 21.4°C | 15.1°C | 8.8°C | 29.0°C | 3.8°C | 91 mm | 49% | 2.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 25.7°C | 18.3°C | 11.0°C | 30.5°C | 2.5°C | 38 mm | 30% | 2.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded November data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in November is around 24.1°C with lows near 9.7°C (mean 16.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
November averages 23 mm of rainfall in Tempe, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 91 mm in 1982.
The hottest November reached 36.4°C in 2020. The coldest dipped to -2.3°C in 1994.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average November temperatures have risen by about 2.5°C. Daytime highs moved from 22.4°C to 25.1°C and overnight lows from 8.6°C to 10.8°C over the same span.
November is one of the cooler months of the year in Tempe and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 24.1°C daytime highs and 9.7°C at night.
Not quite — November is the 5th coolest month in Tempe, averaging 16.9°C.
For November in Tempe, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 24.1°C and lows of 9.7°C.
Relative humidity in November averages 37% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in November is 2 m/s. The windiest November on record averaged 2.3 m/s (1990).
The wettest November on record was 1982 with 91 mm. On average, November sees 23 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Tempe behaves each November, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for November specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
