Carlow weather in November

In November, Carlow sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 79 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of November to 7 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Carlow's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carlow's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
79 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:02 AM – 4:24 PM
Cloud cover
76%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Carlow is county town of County Carlow, Leinster, Ireland.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
219/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical November day in Carlow reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 13°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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How November really feels in Carlow

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 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
2
wind chill below the day's low

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

Carlow weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7112.80.57.91.1
Feb / 5811.40.89.51.3
Mar10° / 5911.50.611.52.0
Apr12° / 6812.7013.62.9
May15° / 6712.9015.54.0
Jun17° / 10°7111.6016.55.1
Jul19° / 12°6712.7016.15.4
Aug18° / 12°7311.7014.55.5
Sep16° / 10°6210.9012.44.8
Oct13° / 8012.1010.33.4
Nov10° / 7912.10.18.42.0
Dec / 7812.60.57.41.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22476
32575
42575
52674
62674
72773
82773
92773
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112773
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Carlow gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
442
542
642
742
841
941
1041
1141
1242
1342
1442
1542
1641
1741
1841
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2040
2140
2240
2341
2441
2541
2641
2741
2841
2940
3040

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5991
6991
7991
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10991
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Wind in November

Winds average 14 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of November to 7 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 4:49 PM to 4:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:344:49
29.27:364:47
39.17:384:45
49.17:404:43
59.07:414:41
68.97:434:40
78.97:454:38
88.87:474:36
98.87:494:35
108.77:514:33
118.67:534:32
128.67:544:30
138.57:564:29
148.57:584:27
158.48:004:26
168.48:024:24
178.38:034:23
188.38:054:22
198.28:074:20
208.28:094:19
218.18:104:18
228.18:124:17
238.08:144:16
248.08:154:15
258.08:174:14
267.98:184:13
277.98:204:12
287.88:214:11
297.88:234:11
307.88:244:10

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
120.9Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Carlow?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Carlow.

What to pack for Carlow in November

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

In November, Carlow sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Carlow in November

The nearest coast averages about 12°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 54 km away) is warmest in September at about 15°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

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

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Carlow 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 Carlow peaks around August 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Carlow?

Carlow sits at 52.8°N, 6.9°W, 55 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Kilkenny, 30 km away.

KilkennyPortlaoiseDroichead NuaNaasTullamoreCelbridgeTallaghtSouth Dublin

Topography around Carlow

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carlow has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 933 m.

The land around Carlow is covered by grassland (44%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
320 m
80 km
933 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Kilkenny 30 km · Portlaoise 33 km · Droichead Nua 39 km · Naas 45 km · Tullamore 61 km · Celbridge 61 km · Tallaght 62 km · South Dublin 63 km

Ireland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$131,592
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 69%none 15%Protestant 4%Orthodox 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 Carlow (52.8408°, -6.9261°, elevation 55 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).