Bathgate weather in November

In November, Bathgate sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 85 mm of precipitation across 14.7 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 13% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of November to 7 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Bathgate's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bathgate's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
85 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
8:03 AM – 3:57 PM
Cloud cover
74%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Bathgate is town in West Lothian, Scotland, UK.

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 Bathgate reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°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 Bathgate

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 9 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
9
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bathgate weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9315.437.40.5
Feb / 7713.22.69.20.8
Mar / 7213.91.811.41.5
Apr11° / 62130.713.82.5
May14° / 6512.90.1163.7
Jun17° / 10°7313.3017.24.6
Jul18° / 11°7714.4016.75.1
Aug18° / 11°8414.1014.85.1
Sep16° / 6612.1012.54.4
Oct12° / 9214.2010.12.9
Nov / 8514.70.681.5
Dec / 9214.42.26.80.6

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 16% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42971
52872
62971
72971
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Bathgate gets around 85 mm of rain and snow over 14.7 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 49% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1491
2491
3501
4501
5501
6501
7501
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9501
10501
11501
12491
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18482
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21482
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26494
27494
28495
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30495

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 (%)
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Wind in November

Winds average 14 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of November to 7 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:31 AM to 8:29 AM, and sunset from 4:25 PM to 3:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:314:25
28.87:334:23
38.87:354:21
48.77:384:19
58.67:404:17
68.57:424:15
78.57:444:13
88.47:464:11
98.37:484:09
108.37:504:07
118.27:524:05
128.27:554:04
138.17:574:02
148.07:594:00
158.08:013:59
167.98:033:57
177.88:053:55
187.88:073:54
197.78:093:52
207.78:113:51
217.68:133:50
227.68:143:48
237.58:163:47
247.58:183:46
257.48:203:44
267.48:223:43
277.38:243:42
287.38:253:41
297.28:273:40
307.28:293:39

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 0.36 kWh/m² to a high of 4.65 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 0.65 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 Bathgate?

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

1.5
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 Bathgate.

What to pack for Bathgate in November

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

In November, Bathgate sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Bathgate 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 41 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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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
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UV index in Bathgate 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 Bathgate peaks around June 20 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bathgate?

Bathgate sits at 55.9°N, 3.6°W, 141 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Livingston, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Bathgate

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bathgate has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 166 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,196 m.

The land around Bathgate is covered by grassland (51%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) within 80 km.

3 km
198 m
16 km
410 m
80 km
1,196 m
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November weather nearby: Livingston 8.0 km · Broxburn 11 km · Grangemouth 13 km · Falkirk 14 km · Airdrie 21 km · Dunfermline 22 km · Cumbernauld 22 km · Wishaw 23 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 Bathgate (55.902°, -3.644°, elevation 141 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).