Dundalk weather in November

In November, Dundalk sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 81 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 8.3 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 06 min at the start of November to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Dundalk's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dundalk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
81 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:05 AM – 4:17 PM
Cloud cover
75%
2nd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Dundalk is county town and administrative capital of County Louth, Ireland.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,747/km²
people per km²
Founded
~3499 BCE

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 Dundalk 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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2116
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8106
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How November really feels in Dundalk

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.

Dundalk 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 / 7113.31.17.70.9
Feb / 5811.919.41.1
Mar / 6012.60.711.51.8
Apr12° / 6512.60.113.72.7
May14° / 6913.8015.73.7
Jun17° / 10°7513016.84.7
Jul18° / 12°7614.5016.35.1
Aug18° / 12°8313.7014.65.1
Sep16° / 10°6712.1012.54.5
Oct13° / 7812.4010.23.2
Nov10° / 8113.30.18.31.9
Dec / 7512.30.77.21.1

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 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32773
42773
52773
62773
72872
82872
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112773
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Dundalk gets around 81 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
142
243
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444
544
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745
845
945
1045
1146
1246
1346
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1646
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1846
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2145
2245
2344
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2544
2643
2743
2843
2942
3042

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 (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
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Wind in November

Winds average 16 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
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3016light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of November to 7 h 36 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 7:36 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 4:43 PM to 4:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:364:43
29.17:384:41
39.07:404:39
48.97:424:37
58.97:444:35
68.87:454:33
78.77:474:32
88.77:494:30
98.67:514:28
108.67:534:26
118.57:554:25
128.47:574:23
138.47:594:22
148.38:014:20
158.38:034:19
168.28:054:17
178.28:074:16
188.18:084:14
198.08:104:13
208.08:124:12
217.98:144:11
227.98:154:09
237.98:174:08
247.88:194:07
257.88:214:06
267.78:224:05
277.78:244:04
287.68:254:03
297.68:274:02
307.68:284:02

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 4.81 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 0.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Dundalk?

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 Dundalk.

What to pack for Dundalk in November

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

In November, Dundalk 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 Dundalk 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 14 km away) 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.

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Dundalk 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 Dundalk peaks around August 10 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dundalk?

Dundalk sits at 54.0°N, 6.4°W, 18 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Newry, 21 km away.

DroghedaBanbridgeNavanBalbrigganPortadownCraigavonSwords

Topography around Dundalk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dundalk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 852 m.

The land around Dundalk is covered by grassland (51%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
582 m
80 km
852 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Newry 21 km · Drogheda 32 km · Banbridge 40 km · Navan 42 km · Balbriggan 46 km · Portadown 47 km · Craigavon 50 km · Swords 61 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 Dundalk (54°, -6.4167°, elevation 18 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).