St. John's weather in November

In November, St. John's sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 103 mm of rain across 15.8 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of November to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is St. John's's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see St. John's's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
7th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
15.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:17 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
44%
6th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

St. John's is largest city of Antigua and Barbuda.

Density
5,174/km²
people per km²
Founded
1666

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical November day in St. John's reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 1°C warmer than December.

20°23°25°28°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12826
22726
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42726
52726
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How November really feels in St. John's

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

St. John's weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 24°321011.17.3
Feb25° / 24°217.111.47.7
Mar25° / 24°216.611.97.8
Apr26° / 25°338.812.47.2
May27° / 26°6212.412.86.3
Jun27° / 26°5112.1136.1
Jul28° / 26°7815.912.95.8
Aug28° / 26°9817.812.65.4
Sep28° / 26°1271812.14.9
Oct28° / 26°13218.811.65.2
Nov27° / 26°10315.811.25.8
Dec26° / 25°5813.3116.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36139
46139
56139
66139
76238
86238
96337
106337
116535
126634
136634
146733
157030
167129
177228
187327
197525
207624
217822
227822
237921
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258119
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308317

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

St. John's gets around 103 mm of rain over 15.8 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 53% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
160
260
359
459
558
658
757
857
956
1056
1155
1255
1354
1453
1553
1652
1751
1851
1950
2050
2149
2249
2348
2448
2547
2647
2746
2846
2946
3046

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1018316
2018415
3028414
4028513
5028612
6028711
7028711
8028810
9038710
1003889
1103889
1203889
1303889
1404888
1504888
1604897
1705887
1815886
1916876
2017866
2118865
2219855
23210844
24211834
25212833
26213823
27314812
28315802
29315802
30316801

Wind in November

Winds average 23 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
223breezy
323breezy
423breezy
523breezy
623breezy
723breezy
823breezy
923breezy
1023breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of November to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:105:32
211.46:105:32
311.36:115:31
411.36:115:31
511.36:125:31
611.36:125:30
711.36:135:30
811.36:135:30
911.36:135:29
1011.36:145:29
1111.26:145:29
1211.26:155:29
1311.26:165:29
1411.26:165:28
1511.26:175:28
1611.26:175:28
1711.26:185:28
1811.26:185:28
1911.26:195:28
2011.16:195:28
2111.16:205:28
2211.16:205:28
2311.16:215:28
2411.16:225:28
2511.16:225:28
2611.16:235:28
2711.16:235:28
2811.16:245:28
2911.16:245:28
3011.16:255:28

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in April across the year — November's 4.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
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194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for St. John's

In seasonPeak

In November, St. John's sits inside its atlantic hurricane and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

St. John's sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

St. John's's rainy season runs July–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

St. John's sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit St. John's?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit St. John's for sightseeing.

What to pack for St. John's in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, St. John's sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near St. John's in November

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in St. John's in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in St. John's peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in St. John's in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in St. John's is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1124 µg/m³Dec 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is St. John's?

St. John's sits at 17.1°N, 61.8°W, 12 m above sea level, in Antigua and Barbuda. The nearest listed city is Falmouth, 12 km away.

FalmouthEnglish HarbourCodrington

Topography around St. John's

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of St. John's.

Within 3 km, the terrain around St. John's has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,011 m.

The land around St. John's is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, water (69%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
391 m
80 km
1,011 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Falmouth 12 km · English Harbour 14 km · Brades 54 km · Codrington 58 km · Plymouth 61 km · Sainte-Rose 89 km · Basseterre 96 km · Baie-Mahault 99 km

Antigua and Barbuda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 69% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$24,819
2025
Homicide rate
10.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
0
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 68%other 12%Roman Catholic 8%none 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for St. John's (17.121°, -61.8433°, elevation 12 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).