Douglas weather in November

In November, Douglas sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 125 mm of precipitation across 18.5 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Douglas's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Douglas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
125 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:58 AM – 4:09 PM
Cloud cover
72%
10th clearest
Wind
35 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Douglas is capital city of the Isle of Man.

Density
2,596/km²
people per km²
Founded
1670

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 12°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical November day in Douglas reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°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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Douglas weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9716.50.27.71.1
Feb / 7514.20.49.41.0
Mar / 7012.90.511.51.2
Apr / 5911.70.113.71.7
May11° / 5611.2015.72.7
Jun13° / 12°6410.7016.83.6
Jul15° / 14°6712.2016.44.2
Aug16° / 14°7812.9014.64.4
Sep15° / 13°8513.3012.54.1
Oct13° / 11°11716.2010.23.1
Nov11° / 12518.50.18.22.0
Dec / 11418.20.27.21.5

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
83070
93070
103070
113169
123169
133169
143169
153169
163268
173268
183169
193169
203268
213268
223367
233367
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253367
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273466
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293466
303466

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Douglas gets around 125 mm of rain and snow over 18.5 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 62% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
158
259
360
460
561
662
762
863
963
1064
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1963
2062
2162
2261
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2661
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2962
3062

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
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
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Wind in November

Winds average 35 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 34 km/h on the calmest days to 35 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
134windy
234windy
334windy
434windy
534windy
634windy
734windy
835windy
935windy
1035windy
1135windy
1235windy
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1935windy
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2135windy
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of November to 7 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:28 AM to 8:22 AM, and sunset from 4:35 PM to 3:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:284:35
29.07:304:33
39.07:324:31
48.97:344:29
58.87:364:27
68.87:384:25
78.77:404:23
88.77:424:22
98.67:444:20
108.57:464:18
118.57:484:16
128.47:504:15
138.47:524:13
148.37:544:12
158.27:564:10
168.27:584:09
178.17:594:07
188.18:014:06
198.08:034:05
208.08:054:03
217.98:074:02
227.98:084:01
237.88:104:00
247.88:123:59
257.78:143:58
267.78:153:57
277.68:173:56
287.68:183:55
297.68:203:54
307.58:223:53

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Douglas?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Douglas.

What to pack for Douglas in November

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

In November, Douglas sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 9°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Douglas 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.

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Douglas 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 Douglas peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Douglas?

Douglas sits at 54.1°N, 4.5°W, 31 m above sea level, in Isle of Man. The nearest listed city is Whitehaven, 73 km away.

Topography around Douglas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Douglas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 617 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 613 m.

The land around Douglas is covered by water (40%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, water (52%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and water (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
617 m
80 km
613 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Whitehaven 73 km · Workington 82 km · Barrow in Furness 82 km · Newtownards 92 km · Bangor 95 km · Fleetwood 99 km · Thornton-Cleveleys 100 km · Blackpool 101 km

Isle of Man travel facts

Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
GDP per capita
$90,015
2023
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.2
per 100k, 2015
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 55%none 44%Muslim 1%Buddhist 1%

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 Douglas (54.15°, -4.4833°, elevation 31 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).