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The coolest places in North America in November: ranked by average high temperature

Nuuk tops the list at -6.2 °C in November. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in North America.

Top three in November: Nuuk (-6.2 °C) , Anchorage (-2.4 °C) , Saskatoon (-0.4 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 16 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Nuuk Greenland -6.2 °C -6.2 °C -12 °C 79 mm 11 69 h 1.5 °C
2 Anchorage United States -2.4 °C -2.4 °C -6.9 °C 80 mm 12 99 h 4.2 °C
3 Saskatoon Canada -0.4 °C -0.4 °C -7.6 °C 20 mm 4 165 h –
4 Edmonton Canada -0.3 °C -0.3 °C -7.8 °C 22 mm 6 164 h –
5 Winnipeg Canada 0.06 °C 0.06 °C -6.7 °C 29 mm 5 152 h –
6 Regina Canada 0.5 °C 0.5 °C -7.0 °C 22 mm 5 173 h –
7 Calgary Canada 2.6 °C 2.6 °C -6.5 °C 20 mm 5 188 h –
8 Greater Sudbury Canada 3.6 °C 3.6 °C -3.0 °C 74 mm 11 145 h –
9 Québec Canada 4.0 °C 4.0 °C -2.2 °C 97 mm 12 156 h –
10 Montréal Canada 4.7 °C 4.7 °C -1.5 °C 87 mm 12 163 h –
11 Minneapolis United States 5.2 °C 5.2 °C -1.7 °C 50 mm 7 177 h –
12 Laval Canada 5.7 °C 5.7 °C -0.6 °C 86 mm 11 164 h –
13 Ottawa Canada 5.8 °C 5.8 °C -0.4 °C 83 mm 11 146 h –
14 Longueuil Canada 5.9 °C 5.9 °C -0.3 °C 87 mm 12 163 h –
15 Sioux Falls United States 6.4 °C 6.4 °C -2.2 °C 40 mm 6 204 h –
16 Kitchener Canada 6.7 °C 6.7 °C -0.07 °C 75 mm 11 162 h –
17 Madison United States 7.1 °C 7.1 °C -0.00 °C 55 mm 8 180 h –
18 Saint-Pierre Saint Pierre and Miquelon 7.1 °C 7.1 °C 4.3 °C 143 mm 15 142 h 6.8 °C
19 Brampton Canada 7.2 °C 7.2 °C 0.5 °C 68 mm 10 166 h –
20 Vaughan Canada 7.2 °C 7.2 °C 0.9 °C 67 mm 10 167 h –
21 Markham Canada 7.3 °C 7.3 °C 1.1 °C 71 mm 10 164 h –
22 Spokane United States 7.3 °C 7.3 °C -0.04 °C 71 mm 12 168 h –
23 Milwaukee United States 7.3 °C 7.3 °C 2.7 °C 60 mm 8 180 h –
24 Oshawa Canada 7.4 °C 7.4 °C 2.1 °C 73 mm 10 168 h –
25 London Canada 7.5 °C 7.5 °C 1.3 °C 78 mm 11 168 h –
26 Mississauga Canada 7.6 °C 7.6 °C 1.4 °C 76 mm 10 169 h –
27 Grand Rapids United States 7.9 °C 7.9 °C 1.7 °C 70 mm 9 159 h –
28 Hamilton Canada 8.0 °C 8.0 °C 2.8 °C 78 mm 10 168 h –
29 Halifax Canada 8.2 °C 8.2 °C 3.3 °C 133 mm 11 157 h 9.2 °C
30 Buffalo United States 8.2 °C 8.2 °C 2.9 °C 82 mm 12 165 h –
31 Vancouver Canada 8.3 °C 8.3 °C 4.1 °C 338 mm 19 126 h 9.1 °C
32 Surrey Canada 8.4 °C 8.4 °C 3.0 °C 249 mm 19 137 h 9.1 °C
33 Burnaby Canada 8.5 °C 8.5 °C 3.7 °C 343 mm 20 126 h 9.1 °C
34 Detroit United States 8.5 °C 8.5 °C 2.4 °C 69 mm 9 179 h –
35 Rochester United States 8.6 °C 8.6 °C 2.6 °C 95 mm 14 165 h –
36 Richmond Canada 8.7 °C 8.7 °C 4.4 °C 333 mm 20 126 h 9.1 °C
37 Chicago United States 8.8 °C 8.8 °C 2.7 °C 72 mm 9 178 h –
38 Aurora United States 8.8 °C 8.8 °C 1.3 °C 64 mm 8 175 h –
39 Victoria Canada 8.9 °C 8.9 °C 5.7 °C 165 mm 17 145 h 9.2 °C
40 Des Moines United States 9.1 °C 9.1 °C 0.7 °C 53 mm 7 202 h –
41 Salt Lake City United States 9.3 °C 9.3 °C -1.1 °C 44 mm 8 243 h –
42 Worcester United States 9.4 °C 9.4 °C 2.2 °C 86 mm 9 191 h –
43 Toledo United States 9.5 °C 9.5 °C 2.2 °C 71 mm 9 177 h –
44 Fort Wayne United States 9.6 °C 9.6 °C 1.9 °C 78 mm 9 174 h –
45 Omaha United States 9.7 °C 9.7 °C 0.7 °C 44 mm 6 215 h –
46 Cleveland United States 9.7 °C 9.7 °C 3.6 °C 85 mm 12 179 h –
47 Akron United States 9.7 °C 9.7 °C 2.3 °C 79 mm 10 178 h –
48 Fort Collins United States 9.7 °C 9.7 °C -3.0 °C 25 mm 5 257 h –
49 Boise United States 9.8 °C 9.8 °C 0.6 °C 35 mm 8 219 h –
50 Tacoma United States 9.9 °C 9.9 °C 4.4 °C 183 mm 17 147 h –

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

October: top 5

  1. Nuuk 0.2 °C
  2. Anchorage 5.0 °C
  3. Edmonton 9.6 °C
  4. Saskatoon 9.8 °C
  5. Regina 10 °C

Full ranking for October

December: top 5

  1. San Miguel 34 °C
  2. Managua 32 °C
  3. Dessalines 31 °C
  4. Windhoek 30 °C
  5. Port-au-Prince 30 °C

Full ranking for December

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in November, lowest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in North America with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by population.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.