Dún Laoghaire weather in November

In November, Dún Laoghaire sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 85 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-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 14% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Dún Laoghaire's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dún Laoghaire's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
85 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:00 AM – 4:19 PM
Cloud cover
74%
4th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Dún Laoghaire is suburban seaside town in County Dublin, Ireland.

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 Dún Laoghaire reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°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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How November really feels in Dún Laoghaire

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.

Dún Laoghaire 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 / 6913.20.97.81.0
Feb / 5711.81.29.41.1
Mar / 5912.21.111.51.7
Apr11° / 6613.80.113.72.4
May14° / 6613.6015.63.5
Jun16° / 10°7313.2016.64.5
Jul18° / 12°7614.8016.24.9
Aug18° / 12°7813.7014.65.1
Sep16° / 10°7012.3012.44.5
Oct13° / 7812.4010.33.2
Nov10° / 8513.20.38.41.9
Dec / 7612.90.87.41.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Dún Laoghaire gets around 85 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1430
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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 (%)
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Wind in November

Winds average 18 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
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918light 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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:32 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 4:44 PM to 4:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:324:44
29.17:344:42
39.17:364:40
49.07:384:38
58.97:404:37
68.97:424:35
78.87:444:33
88.87:464:31
98.77:474:30
108.67:494:28
118.67:514:27
128.57:534:25
138.57:554:24
148.47:574:22
158.47:594:21
168.38:004:19
178.38:024:18
188.28:044:17
198.28:064:15
208.18:074:14
218.18:094:13
228.08:114:12
238.08:134:11
247.98:144:10
257.98:164:09
267.88:174:08
277.88:194:07
287.88:214:06
297.78:224:05
307.78:244:04

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.9 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
81.1Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Dún Laoghaire?

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

1.9
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 Dún Laoghaire.

What to pack for Dún Laoghaire in November

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

In November, Dún Laoghaire sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Dún Laoghaire 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 offshore is warmest in August 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.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Dún Laoghaire 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 Dún Laoghaire 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
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dún Laoghaire?

Dún Laoghaire sits at 53.3°N, 6.1°W, 16 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Sandyford, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Dún Laoghaire

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dún Laoghaire has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 946 m.

The land around Dún Laoghaire is covered by water (52%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
591 m
80 km
946 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Sandyford 6.0 km · Dublin 9.0 km · Rathfarnham 10 km · Bray 10 km · Templeogue 11 km · Donaghmede 12 km · South Dublin 14 km · Finglas 15 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 Dún Laoghaire (53.294°, -6.1359°, elevation 16 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).