Climate · London

London in November

Cool and damp, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

November in London is cool: highs near 55°F, lows near 42°F. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days shorten by 1 hour 19 minutes from the first week to the last.November in London is cool: highs near 13°C, lows near 6°C. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days shorten by 1 hour 19 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
55°F13°Caverage
Low
42°F6°Caverage
Wet days
3a week · 39% of days
Daylight
8h 46mon average

Is November a good time to visit London?


November sits outside London's best months, which run from June to September. Expect cool days and rain on about three days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How November sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 55°F in November, against 48°F to 74°F through the year.Highs near 13°C in November, against 9°C to 23°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

39% of days in November, against 30% to 40% through the year.

Cloud cover

69% cover in November, against 48% to 72% through the year.

Daylight

8h 46m in November, against 7h 54m to 16h 33m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with November shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side


  1. October63°17°low 48°low 9°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  2. November55°13°low 42°low 6°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  3. December49°9°low 37°low 3°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.

Where London sits, in November

Europe/London

this place
typical high in November 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-November
7:18 AMsets 4:13 PM
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
Latitude
51.5°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Leatherhead27 km south-west

The land around London, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in United Kingdom in November

high · low · wet days

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest London. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.