Aberdeen weather in November

In November, Aberdeen sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 92 mm of precipitation across 15.4 wet days and about 7.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of November to 6 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Aberdeen's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aberdeen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
92 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
8:03 AM – 3:44 PM
Cloud cover
69%
2nd clearest
Wind
25 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Aberdeen is city in Scotland, United Kingdom.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,051/km²
people per km²
Founded
1175

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 10°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical November day in Aberdeen reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 12°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 Aberdeen

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.

Aberdeen weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7014.11.17.10.7
Feb / 5511.81.790.6
Mar / 5512.51.211.40.9
Apr / 5211.40.413.91.4
May10° / 4810.5016.22.4
Jun13° / 10°6011.2017.53.3
Jul15° / 12°5911.80174.1
Aug15° / 13°6612.30154.3
Sep14° / 11°6612.1012.53.7
Oct12° / 9815.70102.6
Nov / 9215.40.47.81.6
Dec / 7414.20.96.50.9

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Aberdeen gets around 92 mm of rain and snow over 15.4 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 51% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Humidity in November

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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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Wind in November

Winds average 25 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of November to 6 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:30 AM to 8:31 AM, and sunset from 4:14 PM to 3:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:304:14
28.77:324:12
38.67:344:10
48.57:374:07
58.47:394:05
68.47:414:03
78.37:434:01
88.27:463:59
98.27:483:57
108.17:503:55
118.07:523:53
127.97:553:51
137.97:573:49
147.87:593:48
157.78:013:46
167.78:033:44
177.68:053:42
187.68:073:41
197.58:103:39
207.48:123:38
217.48:143:36
227.38:163:35
237.38:183:33
247.28:203:32
257.28:223:31
267.18:233:29
277.08:253:28
287.08:273:27
297.08:293:26
306.98:313:25

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.12 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 0.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Aberdeen?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aberdeen.

What to pack for Aberdeen in November

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

In November, Aberdeen sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Aberdeen in November

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 13°C and coldest in March near 6°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
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UV index in Aberdeen 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 Aberdeen peaks around July 13 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
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Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aberdeen?

Aberdeen sits at 57.1°N, 2.1°W, 13 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Nigg, 3.0 km away.

ArbroathDundeeElginSaint AndrewsPerthGlenrothes

Topography around Aberdeen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aberdeen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,151 m.

The land around Aberdeen is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, water (46%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
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80 km
1,151 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Nigg 3.0 km · Peterhead 44 km · Arbroath 71 km · Dundee 92 km · Elgin 92 km · Saint Andrews 99 km · Perth 116 km · Glenrothes 124 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 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 Aberdeen (57.1437°, -2.0981°, elevation 13 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).