Biarritz weather in November

In November, Biarritz sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 162 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 13°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 10 hours at the start of November to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Biarritz's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biarritz's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 162 mm; 14.9 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 24 min; 8:08 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 10th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 1.77 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Biarritz is human settlement in France.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³ · 2019

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 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical November day in Biarritz reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 2°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)	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

Biarritz 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 7°	123	14.1	9.1	2.7
Feb	12° / 7°	106	12.7	10.2	2.9
Mar	14° / 8°	98	12.8	11.6	4.0
Apr	16° / 10°	106	14.2	13.2	4.4
May	19° / 13°	96	13.1	14.5	5.6
Jun	21° / 16°	76	10.7	15.2	6.4
Jul	23° / 18°	64	10.3	14.9	7.0
Aug	24° / 18°	65	10.2	13.8	7.2
Sep	22° / 16°	88	11.4	12.3	6.5
Oct	19° / 14°	114	12.8	10.8	5.7
Nov	15° / 10°	162	14.9	9.5	3.9
Dec	12° / 8°	134	14.1	8.8	3.0

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 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

	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 (%)	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	33	33	33	31	31	31	31
Cloudier (%)	64	64	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	63	64	64	65	65	66	67	67	67	69	69	69	69

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	31	69
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Biarritz gets around 162 mm of rain over 14.9 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 rain averages around 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	47	48	49	50	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	49	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	48
3	49
4	50
5	51
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	52
11	52
12	51
13	51
14	50
15	49
16	48
17	48
18	47
19	47
20	46
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	47
25	47
26	47
27	48
28	48
29	49
30	49

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 93% 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 (%)	77	79	80	83	85	86	88	89	92	93	94	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	21	19	18	16	14	13	11	10	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	21	2
2	79	19	2
3	80	18	2
4	83	16	1
5	85	14	1
6	86	13	1
7	88	11	1
8	89	10	1
9	92	8	0
10	93	7	0
11	94	6	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0

Wind in November

Winds average 14 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of November to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:49 AM to 8:25 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:27 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	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.7	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	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:49	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:54	7:55	7:56	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:06	8:07	8:08	8:09	8:11	8:12	8:13	8:14	8:16	8:17	8:18	8:19	8:20	8:21	8:22	8:24	8:25
Sunset (PM)	5:51	5:50	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	7:49	5:51
2	10.0	7:50	5:50
3	10.0	7:51	5:48
4	9.9	7:52	5:47
5	9.9	7:54	5:46
6	9.8	7:55	5:45
7	9.8	7:56	5:44
8	9.7	7:58	5:43
9	9.7	7:59	5:42
10	9.7	8:00	5:41
11	9.6	8:02	5:39
12	9.6	8:03	5:39
13	9.6	8:04	5:38
14	9.5	8:06	5:37
15	9.5	8:07	5:36
16	9.4	8:08	5:35
17	9.4	8:09	5:34
18	9.4	8:11	5:33
19	9.3	8:12	5:33
20	9.3	8:13	5:32
21	9.3	8:14	5:31
22	9.2	8:16	5:30
23	9.2	8:17	5:30
24	9.2	8:18	5:29
25	9.2	8:19	5:29
26	9.1	8:20	5:28
27	9.1	8:21	5:28
28	9.1	8:22	5:27
29	9.1	8:24	5:27
30	9.0	8:25	5:27

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.77 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)	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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	2.2	Moderate
2	2.2	Moderate
3	2.2	Moderate
4	2.1	Moderate
5	2.1	Moderate
6	2.0	Moderate
7	2.0	Moderate
8	2.0	Dim
9	1.9	Dim
10	1.9	Dim
11	1.9	Dim
12	1.8	Dim
13	1.8	Dim
14	1.8	Dim
15	1.8	Dim
16	1.8	Dim
17	1.7	Dim
18	1.7	Dim
19	1.7	Dim
20	1.7	Dim
21	1.6	Dim
22	1.6	Dim
23	1.6	Dim
24	1.6	Dim
25	1.6	Dim
26	1.6	Dim
27	1.5	Dim
28	1.5	Dim
29	1.5	Dim
30	1.5	Dim

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Biarritz?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Biarritz.

What to pack for Biarritz in November

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

In November, Biarritz sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Biarritz in November

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 1 to Sep 24 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	13	12	12	14	16	19	21	22	21	18	16	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	13	Bracing
Feb	12	Bracing
Mar	12	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	19	Cool
Jul	21	Refreshing
Aug	22	Refreshing
Sep	21	Refreshing
Oct	18	Cool
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Biarritz 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 Biarritz peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	6	6	8	8	8	5	4	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Biarritz?

Biarritz sits at 43.5°N, 1.6°W, 39 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Anglet, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Biarritz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Biarritz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,044 m.

The land around Biarritz is covered by water (43%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, water (47%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

91 m

water 43%

16 km

231 m

water 47%

80 km

2,044 m

trees 46%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

November weather nearby: Anglet 3.0 km · Bayonne 7.0 km · Hondarribia 23 km · Irun 25 km · Errenteria 34 km · Pasaia 35 km · San Sebastian 39 km · Hernani 41 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 77% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $48,986; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 539
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 Biarritz (43.4806°, -1.5568°, elevation 39 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	17	12
2	17	12
3	17	12
4	17	11
5	16	11
6	16	11
7	16	11
8	16	11
9	16	11
10	16	11
11	15	10
12	15	10
13	15	10
14	15	10
15	15	10
16	15	10
17	14	10
18	14	9
19	14	9
20	14	9
21	14	9
22	14	9
23	14	9
24	14	9
25	14	9
26	14	9
27	13	9
28	13	9
29	13	9
30	13	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	31	69
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	48
3	49
4	50
5	51
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	52
11	52
12	51
13	51
14	50
15	49
16	48
17	48
18	47
19	47
20	46
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	47
25	47
26	47
27	48
28	48
29	49
30	49

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	21	2
2	79	19	2
3	80	18	2
4	83	16	1
5	85	14	1
6	86	13	1
7	88	11	1
8	89	10	1
9	92	8	0
10	93	7	0
11	94	6	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	31	69
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	48
3	49
4	50
5	51
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	52
11	52
12	51
13	51
14	50
15	49
16	48
17	48
18	47
19	47
20	46
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	47
25	47
26	47
27	48
28	48
29	49
30	49

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	21	2
2	79	19	2
3	80	18	2
4	83	16	1
5	85	14	1
6	86	13	1
7	88	11	1
8	89	10	1
9	92	8	0
10	93	7	0
11	94	6	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	31	69
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	48
3	49
4	50
5	51
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	52
11	52
12	51
13	51
14	50
15	49
16	48
17	48
18	47
19	47
20	46
21	46
22	46
23	46
24	47
25	47
26	47
27	48
28	48
29	49
30	49

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	21	2
2	79	19	2
3	80	18	2
4	83	16	1
5	85	14	1
6	86	13	1
7	88	11	1
8	89	10	1
9	92	8	0
10	93	7	0
11	94	6	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0