November in Cleveland, OH: variable for golf — mixed conditions — check the live score. Best tee times: late morning to early afternoon after dew burns off.
| Average November Weather | |
|---|---|
| Avg daily high | 50°F |
| Avg daily low | 39°F |
| Rainy days | 16 / mo |
| Avg peak wind | 16.7 mph |
November sits in a narrow gap between October's playable conditions and December's near-shutdown. The high drops to 50°F — 13 degrees below October — while the low settles at 39°F, giving you an 11°F daily swing that demands layers you'll actually use between the first and back nine. Wind averages 16.7 mph at peak, making it the third-windiest month of the year, and that Lake Erie exposure means club selection becomes a genuine problem on exposed holes.
The silver lining is precipitation. November logs only 16 rainy days, tied for third-driest on the calendar, which is one fewer than October. So dry days do appear; they're just cold and breezy. If you can catch a calm morning in the low 50s before the wind picks up, golf in Cleveland in November is uncomfortable but absolutely playable — provided you're dressed for it.
Book morning tee times early in the month, when highs can still nudge the low 50s before peak wind builds through the afternoon. By late November, daylight shrinks quickly, so favor 8–9 AM slots that give you enough hours to finish before conditions deteriorate. See how conditions rate hour by hour on our playability scale.
October gives you a 13°F warmer high (63°F vs. 50°F) and one more rainy day, so the transition into November is really a temperature story, not a rain story. The wind barely changes — only 1.1 mph separates the two months — so if November feels sharply worse than October, it's the cold doing the work, not added storms. Going into December, the high falls another 9°F to 41°F, precipitation jumps by four days, and wind holds nearly flat at 16.8 mph, making December a clear step down that most golfers won't want to take.
Climate normals show the long-term picture, but day-to-day weather varies. Check today's live golf weather score for Cleveland, OH for the current playability rating, hourly wind, temperature, and the recommended tee time window.
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It depends entirely on your cold tolerance. Highs average 50°F and winds peak at 16.7 mph, so rounds are chilly and breezy but not impossible, especially early in the month. If you can book a dry morning — and with only 16 precipitation days, some do exist — you'll find courses open and far less crowded than summer.
The average high drops 9°F from November's 50°F to December's 41°F, and precipitation days increase by four, going from 16 to 20. Wind stays almost identical at 16.8 mph in December versus 16.7 mph in November, so the added cold and rain are what really close the window, not a sudden wind spike.