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Typical November weather

Monterey

California · November

Off-season starts, and so does the serious rain.

65° days
46° nights

about 4 rainy days · 10 hours of daylight · ocean 57°

What to pack

What November feels like

November brings the first proper storms and empties the peninsula out — restaurants take same-day reservations again. The monarch sanctuary is filling up, and the winter swell starts stacking on the north-facing beaches.

Expect about 4 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around.

Can you swim?

The ocean runs about 57° — frigid — locals in wetsuits only.

The numbers

Typical high65°
Typical low46°
Days with real rain4
Total rain1.4 in
Water temperature57°
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:45 am / 4:58 pm

How November compares

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