Kingston weather in November

In November, Kingston sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 89 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of November to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Kingston's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kingston's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 7°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 1°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 89 mm; 11 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 24 min; 7:10 AM – 4:32 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 11th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 1.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.8; out of 10

Kingston is city in Ontario, Canada.

Air quality: Excellent; PM2.5 5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 294/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1673

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

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical November day in Kingston reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 6°C cooler than October and about 6°C warmer than December.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	4
2	9	4
3	9	4
4	9	3
5	9	3
6	9	3
7	8	3
8	8	3
9	8	2
10	8	2
11	8	2
12	7	2
13	7	2
14	7	1
15	7	1
16	7	1
17	6	1
18	6	1
19	6	1
20	6	0
21	6	0
22	5	0
23	5	0
24	5	0
25	5	0
26	5	-1
27	4	-1
28	4	-1
29	4	-1
30	4	-1

How November really feels in Kingston

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 27 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Kingston weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-3° / -10°	74	10.8	8.8	9.1	0.0
Feb	-2° / -9°	59	9.1	7.2	10.2	0.0
Mar	3° / -5°	73	10	5.8	11.6	0.0
Apr	10° / 3°	101	11.5	2	13.2	2.0
May	17° / 10°	81	11.2	0	14.5	5.1
Jun	22° / 16°	97	11.4	0	15.3	6.5
Jul	25° / 19°	99	11.3	0	15	6.7
Aug	24° / 18°	96	11.1	0	13.8	6.8
Sep	20° / 13°	95	10.1	0	12.3	6.3
Oct	13° / 7°	104	12.7	0.2	10.8	3.5
Nov	7° / 1°	89	11	2.6	9.4	0.8
Dec	1° / -5°	83	12	7.4	8.7	0.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 70%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	33	33	31	31	30	29	29	28	27	27	25	25	25	25	25	26	26
Cloudier (%)	69	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	66	67	67	67	67	67	69	69	70	71	71	72	73	73	75	75	75	75	75	74	74

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	26	74
30	26	74

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Kingston gets around 89 mm of rain and snow over 11 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	16

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	3
2	38	3
3	37	3
4	37	3
5	37	4
6	37	4
7	36	4
8	36	5
9	36	5
10	35	6
11	35	6
12	35	7
13	35	8
14	35	8
15	35	9
16	35	10
17	35	10
18	35	11
19	35	12
20	36	12
21	36	12
22	36	13
23	37	13
24	37	13
25	38	14
26	38	14
27	39	14
28	39	15
29	40	15
30	40	16

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in November

Winds average 15 km/h in November, the windiest month of the year.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of November to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 4:49 PM to 4:24 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.0	9.0	8.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:50	6:51	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:25	7:26	7:27
Sunset (PM)	4:49	4:48	4:47	4:45	4:44	4:43	4:42	4:40	4:39	4:38	4:37	4:36	4:35	4:34	4:33	4:32	4:32	4:31	4:30	4:29	4:29	4:28	4:27	4:27	4:26	4:26	4:25	4:25	4:24	4:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	6:50	4:49
2	9.9	6:51	4:48
3	9.9	6:53	4:47
4	9.9	6:54	4:45
5	9.8	6:55	4:44
6	9.8	6:57	4:43
7	9.7	6:58	4:42
8	9.7	6:59	4:40
9	9.6	7:01	4:39
10	9.6	7:02	4:38
11	9.6	7:03	4:37
12	9.5	7:05	4:36
13	9.5	7:06	4:35
14	9.4	7:07	4:34
15	9.4	7:09	4:33
16	9.4	7:10	4:32
17	9.3	7:11	4:32
18	9.3	7:12	4:31
19	9.3	7:14	4:30
20	9.2	7:15	4:29
21	9.2	7:16	4:29
22	9.2	7:18	4:28
23	9.1	7:19	4:27
24	9.1	7:20	4:27
25	9.1	7:21	4:26
26	9.1	7:22	4:26
27	9.0	7:23	4:25
28	9.0	7:25	4:25
29	9.0	7:26	4:24
30	8.9	7:27	4:24

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3
Level	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.0	Moderate
2	2.0	Dim
3	2.0	Dim
4	1.9	Dim
5	1.9	Dim
6	1.9	Dim
7	1.9	Dim
8	1.9	Dim
9	1.8	Dim
10	1.8	Dim
11	1.8	Dim
12	1.8	Dim
13	1.7	Dim
14	1.7	Dim
15	1.7	Dim
16	1.7	Dim
17	1.6	Dim
18	1.6	Dim
19	1.6	Dim
20	1.6	Dim
21	1.5	Dim
22	1.5	Dim
23	1.5	Dim
24	1.4	Dim
25	1.4	Dim
26	1.4	Dim
27	1.4	Dim
28	1.4	Dim
29	1.4	Dim
30	1.3	Dim

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Kingston?

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

0.8

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kingston.

What to pack for Kingston in November

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

In November, Kingston sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Kingston in November

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 13 to Sep 12 — about 2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	3	2	1	3	7	15	21	22	20	15	10	6
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	3	Bracing
Feb	2	Bracing
Mar	1	Bracing
Apr	3	Bracing
May	7	Bracing
Jun	15	Bracing
Jul	21	Refreshing
Aug	22	Refreshing
Sep	20	Cool
Oct	15	Bracing
Nov	10	Bracing
Dec	6	Bracing

UV index in Kingston in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kingston peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	5	7	7	8	5	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	5	High
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Kingston?

Kingston sits at 44.2°N, 76.5°W, 70 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Greater Napanee, 37 km away.

Topography around Kingston

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kingston.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kingston has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 84 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m.

The land around Kingston is covered by water (49%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, water (37%), trees (25%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

43 m

water 49%

16 km

94 m

water 37%

80 km

487 m

trees 47%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← October Kingston year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Greater Napanee 37 km · Watertown 54 km · Prince Edward 66 km · Belleville 72 km · Brockville 75 km · Oswego 86 km · Quinte West 87 km · Clay 119 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 83% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $55,698; 2025
Happiness: 6.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 97%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

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 Kingston (44.2298°, -76.481°, elevation 70 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. 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	4
2	9	4
3	9	4
4	9	3
5	9	3
6	9	3
7	8	3
8	8	3
9	8	2
10	8	2
11	8	2
12	7	2
13	7	2
14	7	1
15	7	1
16	7	1
17	6	1
18	6	1
19	6	1
20	6	0
21	6	0
22	5	0
23	5	0
24	5	0
25	5	0
26	5	-1
27	4	-1
28	4	-1
29	4	-1
30	4	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	26	74
30	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	3
2	38	3
3	37	3
4	37	3
5	37	4
6	37	4
7	36	4
8	36	5
9	36	5
10	35	6
11	35	6
12	35	7
13	35	8
14	35	8
15	35	9
16	35	10
17	35	10
18	35	11
19	35	12
20	36	12
21	36	12
22	36	13
23	37	13
24	37	13
25	38	14
26	38	14
27	39	14
28	39	15
29	40	15
30	40	16

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	4
2	9	4
3	9	4
4	9	3
5	9	3
6	9	3
7	8	3
8	8	3
9	8	2
10	8	2
11	8	2
12	7	2
13	7	2
14	7	1
15	7	1
16	7	1
17	6	1
18	6	1
19	6	1
20	6	0
21	6	0
22	5	0
23	5	0
24	5	0
25	5	0
26	5	-1
27	4	-1
28	4	-1
29	4	-1
30	4	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	26	74
30	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	3
2	38	3
3	37	3
4	37	3
5	37	4
6	37	4
7	36	4
8	36	5
9	36	5
10	35	6
11	35	6
12	35	7
13	35	8
14	35	8
15	35	9
16	35	10
17	35	10
18	35	11
19	35	12
20	36	12
21	36	12
22	36	13
23	37	13
24	37	13
25	38	14
26	38	14
27	39	14
28	39	15
29	40	15
30	40	16

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	4
2	9	4
3	9	4
4	9	3
5	9	3
6	9	3
7	8	3
8	8	3
9	8	2
10	8	2
11	8	2
12	7	2
13	7	2
14	7	1
15	7	1
16	7	1
17	6	1
18	6	1
19	6	1
20	6	0
21	6	0
22	5	0
23	5	0
24	5	0
25	5	0
26	5	-1
27	4	-1
28	4	-1
29	4	-1
30	4	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	26	74
30	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	3
2	38	3
3	37	3
4	37	3
5	37	4
6	37	4
7	36	4
8	36	5
9	36	5
10	35	6
11	35	6
12	35	7
13	35	8
14	35	8
15	35	9
16	35	10
17	35	10
18	35	11
19	35	12
20	36	12
21	36	12
22	36	13
23	37	13
24	37	13
25	38	14
26	38	14
27	39	14
28	39	15
29	40	15
30	40	16

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100