Des Moines, IA: November

30 November 2025: November 2025 averaged 41.3°F in Des Moines, IA, the warmest November since 2024, 44th warmest of 148.

November 2025

Mean temperature: 41.3°F; Warmest since 2024; 44th warmest of 148
Precipitation: 1.50 in; Wettest since 2024; 70th wettest of 148

A normal November in Des Moines, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 39.7°F, between 33.2°F and 47°F in eight years of ten and 1.57 in of precipitation, between 0.55 in and 3.39 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every November in Des Moines, IA since 1878: 41.3°F in 2025; the highest is 49.7°F, in 2001.

Normal range, 33.2 to 47°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every November in Des Moines, IA from 1878 to 2025, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2025	41.3	44	50.5	48	32.1	44	1.50	70	0
2024	42.5	30	50.7	46	34.4	16	2.80	22	0
2023	43.1	18	53.9	15	32.2	42	0.26	138	0
2022	39	76	48.6	66	29.4	83	2.93	19	0
2021	41.8	39	52.1	29	31.5	53	1.52	68	0
2020	44	10	54.8	6	33.2	25	2.48	33	0
2019	35.2	116	43.9	114	26.6	117	1.53	67	0
2018	32.3	138	39.6	143	25	129	1.58	64	0
2017	40.3	58	50.2	51	30.5	65	0.25	139	0
2016	48.9	2	59.3	2	38.5	2	1.38	75	0
2015	45.7	7	54.8	6	36.6	5	3.36	15	0
2014	33.6	133	42.8	124	24.4	133	0.58	117	0
2013	37.6	93	47.1	88	28.1	100	1.36	76	0
2012	43.5	13	54	13	32.9	30	1.33	81	0
2011	42.6	27	52.3	23	33	28	2.78	23	0
2010	40.9	50	50.2	51	31.6	50	2.29	38	0
2009	46.9	4	55.6	4	38.2	4	1.30	84	0
2008	39	76	47.1	88	30.8	59	2.34	36	0
2007	38.9	79	48.6	66	29.3	86	0.28	137	0
2006	42	37	51.7	33	32.3	41	2.56	28	0
2005	42.1	36	51.8	32	32.4	38	1.33	81	0
2004	42.3	34	50.4	50	34.2	18	2.52	30	0
2003	37.9	88	46.3	97	29.5	81	5.28	4	0
2002	36.1	106	45.6	100	26.7	115	0.15	143	0
2001	49.7	1	59.5	1	40	1	0.86	107	0
2000	33.8	130	42.3	130	25.4	126	1.56	66	0
1999	47.4	3	58.7	3	36	8	1.28	86	0
1998	42.4	33	51.4	35	33.4	23	2.09	45	0
1997	34.5	124	41.3	135	27.7	107	1.36	76	0
1996	32.1	142	39.1	146	25	129	2.50	32	0
1995	33.3	134	42.3	130	24.2	134	1.57	65	0
1994	42	37	50.8	44	33.3	24	1.68	59	0
1993	36.4	101	46	99	26.8	114	1.06	97	0
1992	34.9	119	40.4	140	29.4	83	5.20	5	0
1991	30.9	145	39.2	145	22.5	143	3.61	12	0
1990	43.7	12	54.6	10	32.8	31	2.52	30	0
1989	36	108	48.3	70	23.6	138	0.19	142	0
1988	39.8	62	49.3	58	30.2	70	3.38	14	0
1987	43.1	18	51	42	35.2	11	3.27	17	0
1986	33.3	134	43.1	122	23.5	139	0.99	102	0
1985	30	147	37.6	147	22.3	144	1.65	61	0
1984	39.5	68	49.4	57	29.6	79	1.16	94	0
1983	40.7	52	47.5	81	33.9	19	6.52	2	0
1982	38.4	85	46.7	94	30.1	71	2.62	27	0
1981	42.8	25	51.2	38	34.4	16	2.63	26	0
1980	41.6	41	52.3	23	30.8	59	0.45	127	0
1979	38	87	46.3	97	29.7	77	1.43	74	0
1978	38.9	79	47.5	81	30.4	67	3.16	18	0
1977	39.1	74	47.4	85	30.8	59	0.69	114	0
1976	32.6	137	43.5	119	21.7	145	0.10	145	0
1975	43.5	13	52.3	23	34.6	15	2.20	41	0
1974	39.6	66	47.6	78	31.6	50	1.20	93	0
1973	40.7	52	48.6	66	32.8	31	1.49	71	0
1972	33.9	128	39.8	142	28	103	2.43	34	0
1971	39.6	66	47.7	76	31.5	53	3.29	16	0
1970	39.8	62	47.1	88	32.4	38	1.46	72	0
1969	39	76	49.7	55	28.3	95	0.03	148	0
1968	34.8	120	42.3	130	27.2	109	1.90	51	0
1967	36.4	101	45.1	104	27.8	105	0.47	126	0
1966	38.4	85	48.5	69	28.3	95	0.70	113	0
1965	41	49	51.1	39	30.8	59	1.79	56	0
1964	41.2	45	50.9	43	31.4	56	0.95	105	0
1963	43.1	18	52.8	20	33.5	22	1.36	76	0
1962	40.5	55	49.2	59	31.7	48	0.80	109	0
1961	36.7	97	44.3	109	29.1	87	2.78	23	0
1960	40.9	50	52.1	29	29.6	79	0.52	122	0
1959	30.3	146	39.3	144	21.2	146	2.91	20	0
1958	41.7	40	52.5	22	30.8	59	2.00	48	0
1957	35.5	113	42.8	124	28.1	100	1.94	50	0
1956	37.9	88	47	93	28.7	90	1.79	56	0
1955	31.1	144	41.3	135	20.9	147	0.11	144	0
1954	42.5	30	52.8	20	32.2	42	0.06	146	0
1953	42.6	27	53.6	17	31.6	50	1.22	89	0
1952	38.9	79	49.1	60	28.7	90	4.60	7	0
1951	32.2	140	41.6	134	22.8	141	1.81	55	0
1950	33.9	128	44.6	107	23.2	140	0.38	130	0
1949	42.5	30	53.2	19	31.9	46	0.57	118	0
1948	40.4	56	47.6	78	33.2	25	3.61	12	0
1947	33.7	132	40.2	141	27.2	109	1.67	60	0
1946	39.4	70	49	61	29.7	77	1.02	100	2
1945	37.8	90	47.2	87	28.8	89	1.21	92	3
1944	40.7	52	46.4	95	34.9	13	1.22	89	0
1943	34.8	120	43.6	117	26.1	121	0.50	125	0
1942	39.5	68	48.9	62	30.1	71	2.15	42	0
1941	41.2	45	49.8	54	32.6	36	1.34	79	0
1940	34.4	126	43.3	121	25.6	125	2.08	47	0
1939	41.2	45	51.4	35	30.9	58	0.51	124	0
1938	39.2	72	48.9	62	29.5	81	2.14	43	0
1937	35.1	118	45.4	102	24.8	131	0.65	115	0
1936	36.6	99	46.4	95	26.7	115	0.76	110	0
1935	35.7	111	42.7	127	28.7	90	2.68	25	0
1934	42.9	22	51.1	39	34.7	14	4.08	8	0
1933	39.8	62	50.8	44	28.9	88	0.22	140	0
1932	33.2	136	42.6	128	23.7	136	2.22	40	0
1931	45	8	54.4	12	35.6	9	7.10	1	0
1930	43.4	15	54	13	32.7	34	1.05	98	0
1929	33.8	130	42.5	129	25.1	128	1.87	52	0
1928	40.3	58	47.6	78	33.1	27	4.62	6	0
1927	39.2	72	48.1	71	30.3	68	0.44	128	0
1926	35.2	116	42.9	123	27.4	108	2.43	34	0
1925	37.8	90	47.5	81	28.1	100	0.32	135	0
1924	40.4	56	50.6	47	30.1	71	0.53	120	0
1923	42.2	35	51.9	31	32.4	38	0.55	119	0
1922	44	10	51.5	34	36.6	5	2.54	29	0
1921	35.8	109	43.4	120	28.2	97	0.35	131	0
1920	37.6	93	44.8	105	30.3	68	1.63	63	0
1919	35.7	111	44.8	105	26.6	117	3.84	10	0
1918	41.6	41	49.7	55	33.6	21	2.10	44	0
1917	42.9	22	52.2	28	33.7	20	0.21	141	0
1916	39.7	65	48.9	62	30.5	65	1.46	72	0
1915	42.7	26	52.3	23	33	28	1.24	88	0
1914	43.2	17	53.7	16	32.6	36	0.35	131	0
1913	46.6	5	54.8	6	38.5	2	1.03	99	0
1912	43.1	18	53.4	18	32.7	34	1.11	96	0
1911	32.3	138	40.9	138	23.7	136	1.22	89	0
1910	35.5	113	44.5	108	26.4	119	0.53	120	0
1909	44.8	9	54.5	11	35.1	12	3.71	11	0
1908	41.5	43	51.3	37	31.7	48	0.95	105	0
1907	38.6	83	47.7	76	29.4	83	1.12	95	0
1906	37.1	96	44.3	109	29.9	74	2.29	38	0
1905	40	60	50.2	51	29.8	75	2.34	36	0
1904	42.9	22	54.7	9	31.1	57	0.06	146	0
1903	36.2	105	44.1	113	28.2	97	0.31	136	0
1902	43.3	16	51.1	39	35.4	10	1.65	61	0
1901	37.5	95	48	72	27	112	0.40	129	0
1900	35.5	113	43.9	114	27.2	109	0.96	104	0
1899	45.8	6	55	5	36.6	5	1.76	58	0
1898	34.1	127	43.6	117	24.6	132	1.87	52	0
1897	36.4	101	47.1	88	25.8	123	0.34	133	0
1896	32	143	41.3	135	22.8	141	1.01	101	0
1895	36.4	101	44.3	109	28.4	94	0.85	108	0
1894	34.5	124	42.8	124	26.2	120	0.99	102	0
1893	35.8	109	45.6	100	26	122	1.51	69	0
1892	34.6	123	42.3	130	26.9	113	0.76	110	0
1891	32.2	140	40.5	139	23.8	135	1.34	79	0
1890	41.1	48	50.5	48	31.8	47	0.74	112	0
1889	34.8	120	44.2	112	25.3	127	1.29	85	0
1888	38.9	79	47.9	74	29.8	75	2.09	45	0
1887	36.7	97	47.8	75	25.7	124	0.52	122	0
1886	36.6	99	45.4	102	27.8	105	1.86	54	0
1885	40	60	48	72	32.1	44	0.61	116	0
1884	37.7	92	47.4	85	28	103	1.26	87	0
1883	38.6	83	48.9	62	28.2	97	1.32	83	0
1882	39.3	71	47.1	88	31.5	53	2.81	21	0
1881	36.1	106	43.7	116	28.5	93	3.97	9	0
1880	28.7	148	37.1	148	20.2	148	1.97	49	0
1879	39.1	74	47.5	81	30.6	64	6.49	3	0
1878	42.6	27	52.3	23	32.8	31	0.34	133	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2001	49.7
2016	48.9
1999	47.4
2009	46.9
1913	46.6
1899	45.8
2015	45.7
1931	45
1909	44.8
2020	44
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1880	28.7
1985	30
1959	30.3
1991	30.9
1955	31.1
1896	32
1996	32.1
1951	32.2
1891	32.2
2018	32.3
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1931	7.10
1983	6.52
1879	6.49
2003	5.28
1992	5.20
1928	4.62
1952	4.60
1934	4.08
1881	3.97
1919	3.84

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1969	0.03
1954	0.06
1904	0.06
1976	0.10
1955	0.11
2002	0.15
1989	0.19
1917	0.21
1933	0.22
2017	0.25

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 74°F; 14 November 2025
Coldest night: 13°F; 30 November 2025
Wettest day: 0.61 in; 29 November 2025

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November 2025 brought 1.50 in of precipitation in Des Moines, IA, the wettest November since 2024, 70th wettest of 148.
The hottest day of November 2025 in Des Moines, IA: 74°F on Friday 14 November 2025.
The coldest night of November 2025 in Des Moines, IA: a low of 13°F on Sunday 30 November 2025.
The wettest day of November 2025 in Des Moines, IA: 0.61 in on Saturday 29 November 2025.