What to Wear in Sedona in November 2026

Sedona in November runs Red Rock high-desert peak-post-monsoon-foliage. NOAA Sedona Ranger Station data put afternoon highs at 19°C / 67°F and overnight lows at 5°C / 41°F with 3 precipitation days; the heritage Oak Creek Canyon foliage peak (sycamore-and-cottonwood golden register) runs the second week of October through mid-November, with the heritage West Fork of Oak Creek + Bear Mountain Trail + Cathedral Rock summits at peak yellow-and-gold mid-November. The 14°C / 26°F diurnal swing means morning Cathedral Rock sunrise at 6:30am reads 5°C / 41°F at the trailhead and afternoon Devil's Bridge scramble reads 19°C / 67°F under full sun. UV index 7 by 11am at the 4,350 ft / 1,326 m elevation; red-rock reflectance doubles UV exposure to UV index 11+ on the heritage Cathedral Rock + Bell Rock + Devil's Bridge ledges. The dressing register reads layered desert: lightweight cotton or linen tunic for daytime hike, Hoka Speedgoat or Salomon Sense Ride trail shoe (red-rock dust stains permanent), Sedona Hat Company Stetson Open Road straw with 4-inch brim minimum, lightweight cashmere cardigan + lightweight wool gloves for the recognized 6:30am sunrise window. Local register: Garland's Navajo Rugs, Hoel's Indian Shop, the heritage Tlaquepaque village. Heritage anchors: the heritage Chapel of the Holy Cross, the heritage Sedona Heritage Museum, the heritage Sedona Plein Air Festival (mid-October — the heritage 17-year-old festival's spillover programming through early November at the heritage Sedona Arts Center on the heritage Brewer Road). Festivals: Sedona Plein Air Festival spillover (the heritage Sedona Arts Center exhibition through November), the heritage Sedona Marathon Spring (next event is March 2027 — November is the recognized training-and-overlook-window). Skip heavy wool — daytime 19°C / 67°F.

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   Lightweight long-sleeve cotton or linen tunic + cotton legging or hiking-pant

   NOAA Sedona Ranger Station logs 19°C / 67°F afternoons in November with UV index 7 by 11am at 4,350 ft elevation. Long-sleeve cotton or linen tunic (Doen, Faherty, the heritage Sedona-prairie register) in oat, sand, sage, or terracotta protects against full-sun + scrub-oak scratch on the heritage Cathedral Rock + Bell Rock + Devil's Bridge trails. Cotton legging or hiking-pant in walnut or sand reads correct on the trail. The recognized 'desert-protective long-sleeve' register beats short-sleeve absolutely.

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   Hoka Speedgoat 5 or Salomon Sense Ride 5 trail shoe

   Sedona November daytime hike obligation: Cathedral Rock + Devil's Bridge + Bell Rock + Boynton Canyon + Soldier Pass + the heritage West Fork of Oak Creek (peak foliage). Hoka Speedgoat (the recognized 5mm-lug Vibram Megagrip) or Salomon Sense Ride 5 (Salomon Contagrip) holds slickrock + scree + creek-crossing traction. Skip Stan Smiths — red-rock dust stains permanent within one hike, the heritage 'Sedona red-rock sneaker stain' is a real laundering problem the heritage Sedona-locals warn about.

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   Sedona Hat Company Stetson Open Road straw cowboy hat

   UV index 7 by 11am at the 4,350 ft / 1,326 m elevation; red-rock reflectance doubles UV exposure to UV index 11+ on the heritage Cathedral Rock + Bell Rock + Devil's Bridge ledges. Sedona Hat Company (the heritage Uptown Sedona straw-cowboy hatter) custom-shapes a Stetson Open Road silver-belly straw with 4-inch brim minimum — the recognized Sedona-trail crown reads correct year-round. Wide-brim straw alternative for the heritage Tlaquepaque arcade lunch + the heritage Chapel of the Holy Cross visit. Skip baseball cap — does not protect ears + neck.

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   Lightweight cashmere cardigan or merino layer + lightweight wool gloves

   NOAA logs 5°C / 41°F overnight lows through November; the heritage 6:30am Cathedral Rock + Bell Rock + Airport Mesa sunrise overlook (the recognized Sedona-photographic register) reads 5°C / 41°F at the trailhead. Lightweight cashmere or merino wool cardigan (Naadam Mongolian-cashmere or Smartwool 250 merino quarter-zip) in cocoa, oat, or terracotta layers under the cotton tunic. Lightweight wool gloves (Smartwool merino glove-liner) for the sunrise-overlook + the heritage Cathedral Rock sandstone-scramble cold-start. The 14°C / 26°F diurnal swing means shed the cardigan + gloves by 10am.

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   Garland's Navajo turquoise + silver — Hoel's Indian Shop

   Garland's Navajo Rugs (the heritage 1976 State Route 89A authority on Two Grey Hills + Teec Nos Pos + Burntwater weavings) and Hoel's Indian Shop (the heritage Oak Creek Canyon Native-American silver and turquoise since 1969) anchor the heritage Sedona souvenir + evening accessory register. A Sleeping Beauty turquoise-and-sterling silver squash-blossom necklace or a single-stone bezel-cuff bracelet ($150-3,000+) reads correct over the cotton tunic at the heritage Tlaquepaque dinner. Skip generic mall-jewelry turquoise — Garland's + Hoel's authenticate Native-American-artist provenance per the heritage Indian Arts and Crafts Act 1990 documentation.

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   Patagonia Houdini packable rain shell + Patagonia Nano Puff vest underneath

   November in Sedona occasionally catches a Pacific atmospheric-river system — 3 rain days monthly. Patagonia Houdini (Ventura CA 1993, 3.7 oz nylon ripstop) packs to fist-size in the daypack. Patagonia Nano Puff vest (60g PrimaLoft) layers under the Houdini for the heritage 6:30am Cathedral Rock sunrise overlook. Skip umbrellas — wind on the heritage Cathedral Rock saddle inverts.

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   Mineral SPF 50 + lip balm SPF 30 + 3L hydration vest

   UV index 7 by 11am at 4,350 ft elevation; red-rock + slickrock reflectance doubles UV to UV index 11+ on the heritage Cathedral Rock + Bell Rock + Devil's Bridge ledges. Mineral SPF 50 (Stream2Sea, Sun Bum Mineral, Thinksport, Badger) for the heritage Coconino National Forest scenic-area register. 3L hydration vest (Osprey Skarab or Salomon Active Skin) for the heritage Devil's Bridge + Cathedral Rock 4-mile-plus trails — the heritage Coconino National Forest Sedona ranger advisory recommends 3L per person per 4 hours minimum at altitude.

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   Lightweight wool wide-leg trouser + cashmere knit + leather block-heel boot — for evening

   The heritage Tlaquepaque dinner register + the heritage Mariposa Latin Inspired Grill + the heritage Cucina Rustica reads lightweight wool wide-leg trouser (Theory, Vince, Eileen Fisher) in cocoa, sand, or oat + a cashmere turtleneck (Naadam Mongolian-cashmere or Brunello Cucinelli) + leather block-heel boot (the heritage Frye Carson or R.M. Williams Comfort Craftsman) + Garland's Navajo squash-blossom necklace + cashmere wrap. The heritage Sedona-evening etiquette reads dressed-but-not-formal — skip the formal city-evening register absolutely.

A suggested look — Sedona November cool evening look: ivory cashmere/merino turtleneck, cream lightweight wool wide-leg trousers, camel cashmere wrap, brown leather block-heel ankle boots, refined wide-brim hat.

What to avoid

• Heavy wool — daytime 19°C / 67°F
• White sneakers — red-rock dust stains permanent
• Formal leather — Cathedral + Devil's Bridge slickrock-and-scree
• Umbrellas — wind on Cathedral Rock saddle inverts
• Baseball cap — no ear + neck UV protection
• Chapel of the Holy Cross 16:00 closure November-February