Saanich weather in November

In November, Saanich sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 153 mm of precipitation across 16.3 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of November to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Saanich's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saanich's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
153 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:31 AM – 4:27 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical November day in Saanich reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 3°C cooler than October and about 2°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2108
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Saanich weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 14616.61.18.50.8
Feb / 8612.31.19.91.0
Mar / 8913.70.411.61.4
Apr10° / 5310.1013.42.3
May12° / 10°3870153.6
Jun14° / 12°275.7015.84.7
Jul16° / 13°143.1015.56.3
Aug16° / 14°223.2014.16.4
Sep15° / 12°396.5012.44.9
Oct12° / 10°10311.9010.62.9
Nov / 15316.30.491.5
Dec / 13916.21.48.20.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23664
33565
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93367
103367
113268
123268
133268
143367
153268
163268
173268
183268
193268
203169
213169
223268
233268
243169
253169
263169
273367
283367
293268
303268

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Saanich gets around 153 mm of rain and snow over 16.3 wet days in November, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 53% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1490
2500
3500
4510
5520
6520
7530
8530
9540
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11550
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14551
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21552
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23543
24533
25533
26523
27513
28503
29503
30493

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
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3100
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30100

Wind in November

Winds average 18 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of November to 8 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:08 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 4:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:084:47
29.67:094:45
39.57:114:43
49.57:124:42
59.47:144:40
69.47:154:39
79.37:174:38
89.37:194:36
99.27:204:35
109.27:224:34
119.27:234:32
129.17:254:31
139.17:264:30
149.07:284:29
159.07:294:28
168.97:314:27
178.97:324:25
188.87:344:24
198.87:354:23
208.87:374:22
218.77:384:22
228.77:404:21
238.67:414:20
248.67:434:19
258.67:444:18
268.57:454:18
278.57:474:17
288.57:484:16
298.47:494:16
308.47:504:15

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 1.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Saanich

In seasonPeak

In November, Saanich sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Saanich's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is November a good time to visit Saanich?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saanich.

What to pack for Saanich in November

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

In November, Saanich sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Saanich in November

The nearest coast averages about 9°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 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 12°C and coldest in January near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

6°8°10°12°14°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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Jun11Bracing
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UV index in Saanich in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saanich peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saanich?

Saanich sits at 48.5°N, 123.4°W, 19 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Central Saanich, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Saanich

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saanich has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,219 m.

The land around Saanich is covered by water (48%), trees (23%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and water (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
223 m
16 km
588 m
80 km
2,219 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Central Saanich 4.0 km · Gordon Head 8.0 km · Carey 9.0 km · Oak Bay 12 km · Victoria 13 km · Esquimalt 13 km · Victoria-Downtown 14 km · Langford 15 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
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

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 Saanich (48.5496°, -123.3693°, elevation 19 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).