Flying Fish Cove weather in November

In November, Flying Fish Cove sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 76 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-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 26% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of November to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Flying Fish Cove's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Flying Fish Cove's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
26°
5th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:28 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Flying Fish Cove is capital city and main settlement of Australia's Christmas Island.

Founded
1888

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 Flying Fish Cove 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 27°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Flying Fish Cove

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.

Flying Fish Cove weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°18618.312.55.1
Feb28° / 26°20219.512.34.6
Mar28° / 26°21721.712.14.6
Apr28° / 27°16720.111.84.6
May28° / 27°9315.711.55.6
Jun27° / 26°8713.211.46.1
Jul26° / 25°5210.811.56.7
Aug26° / 25°236.411.77.5
Sep26° / 25°224.511.97.7
Oct26° / 25°415.212.27.4
Nov27° / 26°768.812.56.6
Dec27° / 26°13313.512.65.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35149
45149
55050
65050
75050
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95050
105050
114852
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Flying Fish Cove gets around 76 mm of rain over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
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426
526
626
726
826
926
1027
1127
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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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1014815
2015805
3015805
4016795
5016786
6017776
7017776
8018766
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Wind in November

Winds average 22 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
224breezy
324breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of November to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:305:52
212.45:295:52
312.45:295:53
412.45:295:53
512.45:295:53
612.45:295:54
712.45:285:54
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2812.65:296:03
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in October across the year — November's 6.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Flying Fish Cove

In seasonPeak

In November, Flying Fish Cove sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Flying Fish Cove sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Flying Fish Cove's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is November a good time to visit Flying Fish Cove?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Flying Fish Cove for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Flying Fish Cove in November

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

In November, Flying Fish Cove sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Flying Fish Cove 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 April at about 29°C and coldest in September 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
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Flying Fish Cove in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Flying Fish Cove peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jun 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Flying Fish Cove?

Flying Fish Cove sits at 10.4°S, 105.7°E, 135 m above sea level, in Christmas Island. The nearest listed city is Pelabuhanratu, 394 km away.

Topography around Flying Fish Cove

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Flying Fish Cove has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m.

The land around Flying Fish Cove is covered by water (54%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, water (84%) within 16 km, and water (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
332 m
16 km
366 m
80 km
361 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Pelabuhanratu 394 km · Banjar 407 km · Sukabumi 413 km · Leuwiliang 419 km · Cicurug 423 km · Soreang 428 km · Banjaran 430 km · Garut 431 km

Christmas Island travel facts

Religion
Muslim 19%Buddhist 18%none 15%Roman Catholic 9%

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 Flying Fish Cove (-10.4217°, 105.6791°, elevation 135 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).