Arbroath weather in November

In November, Arbroath sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 95 mm of precipitation across 15.3 wet days and about 7.9 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 23% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of November to 7 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Arbroath's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arbroath's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
95 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:02 AM – 3:49 PM
Cloud cover
66%
1st clearest
Wind
25 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Arbroath is town in Angus, Scotland, UK.

Density
3,035/km²
people per km²

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 Arbroath 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 Arbroath

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.

Arbroath 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 / 8214.80.97.20.7
Feb / 5911.31.39.10.6
Mar / 6011.9111.41.0
Apr / 5110.50.213.91.6
May11° / 5210.6016.12.5
Jun13° / 11°6311.9017.33.4
Jul15° / 13°6712.5016.84.2
Aug16° / 13°7212.5014.94.4
Sep14° / 11°6711.8012.53.9
Oct12° / 10114.2010.12.8
Nov / 9515.30.37.91.7
Dec / 8513.90.76.70.9

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in November, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Chance of precipitation in November

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Arbroath gets around 95 mm of rain and snow over 15.3 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 50% 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 25 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
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Sunrise & sunset in November

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Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of November to 7 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 8:29 AM, and sunset from 4:18 PM to 3:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:294:18
28.77:324:16
38.77:344:14
48.67:364:12
58.57:384:10
68.57:414:08
78.47:434:06
88.37:454:04
98.27:474:02
108.27:494:00
118.17:513:58
128.07:543:56
138.07:563:54
147.97:583:53
157.98:003:51
167.88:023:49
177.78:043:48
187.78:063:46
197.68:083:44
207.58:103:43
217.58:123:42
227.48:143:40
237.48:163:39
247.38:183:37
257.38:203:36
267.28:223:35
277.28:233:34
287.18:253:33
297.18:273:32
307.08:293:31

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 0.71 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 Arbroath?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arbroath.

What to pack for Arbroath in November

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

In November, Arbroath 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 Arbroath in November

The nearest coast averages about 10°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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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UV index in Arbroath in November

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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 Arbroath peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
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Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Arbroath?

Arbroath sits at 56.6°N, 2.6°W, 10 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Dundee, 26 km away.

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Topography around Arbroath

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arbroath has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,196 m.

The land around Arbroath is covered by water (31%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, water (51%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
243 m
80 km
1,196 m
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November weather nearby: Dundee 26 km · Saint Andrews 28 km · Glenrothes 55 km · Perth 55 km · Kirkcaldy 61 km · Nigg 68 km · Aberdeen 71 km · Musselburgh 75 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 Arbroath (56.5632°, -2.5874°, elevation 10 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).