Antrim weather in November

In November, Antrim sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 13.8 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 10% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of November to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Antrim's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Antrim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
77 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:07 AM – 4:13 PM
Cloud cover
76%
3rd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Antrim is town on the shore of Lough Neagh, in the baronies of Toome Upper and Toome Lower, Co. Antrim, in the northeast of Northern 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 Antrim 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 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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How November really feels in Antrim

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.

Antrim weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7314.21.47.60.9
Feb / 6112.61.49.31.1
Mar / 6213.90.911.51.7
Apr11° / 6513.70.213.72.6
May14° / 7014.50.115.83.6
Jun17° / 10°7714016.94.5
Jul18° / 12°8214.8016.55.0
Aug18° / 12°8414.8014.74.9
Sep16° / 10°6712.7012.54.4
Oct13° / 8113.8010.23.1
Nov10° / 7713.80.28.21.8
Dec / 7613.10.77.11.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 76%.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Antrim gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 13.8 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 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
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of November to 7 h 24 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 7:37 AM to 8:32 AM, and sunset from 4:40 PM to 3:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:374:40
29.07:394:38
38.97:414:36
48.87:434:34
58.87:454:32
68.77:474:30
78.67:494:28
88.67:514:26
98.57:534:24
108.57:554:23
118.47:574:21
128.37:594:19
138.38:014:18
148.28:034:16
158.28:054:15
168.18:074:13
178.08:094:12
188.08:114:10
197.98:134:09
207.98:154:07
217.88:174:06
227.88:184:05
237.78:204:04
247.78:224:03
257.68:244:01
267.68:254:00
277.58:273:59
287.58:293:58
297.58:303:58
307.48:323:57

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 4.99 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 0.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Antrim?

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

1.8
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 Antrim.

What to pack for Antrim in November

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

In November, Antrim sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Antrim 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 28 km away) is warmest in September at about 14°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
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UV index in Antrim 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 Antrim peaks around May 22 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowMay 22UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Antrim?

Antrim sits at 54.7°N, 6.2°W, 33 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Ballymena, 17 km away.

Topography around Antrim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Antrim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 860 m.

The land around Antrim is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
363 m
80 km
860 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Ballymena 17 km · Newtownabbey 20 km · Belfast 23 km · Lisburn 24 km · Carrickfergus 26 km · Castlereagh 26 km · Larne 29 km · Craigavon 32 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 Antrim (54.7175°, -6.211°, elevation 33 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).