Colchester weather in November

In November, Colchester sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 9°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 18 min at the start of November to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Colchester's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Colchester's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:26 AM – 3:57 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Colchester is city in Essex, England, 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 12°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical November day in Colchester reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 4°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1128
2128
3128
4127
5127
6127
7117
8117
9117
10117
11117
12116
13106
14106
15106
16106
17106
18106
19106
20106
2195
2295
2395
2495
2595
2695
2795
2895
2995
3095

How November really feels in Colchester

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.

Colchester 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 / 5712.10.98.10.8
Feb / 469.71.19.60.9
Mar / 4310.20.611.51.9
Apr12° / 4510.4013.63.0
May15° / 5310015.44.4
Jun18° / 12°5710.9016.45.5
Jul20° / 14°5811.80166.1
Aug21° / 14°6410.7014.46.2
Sep18° / 12°5210.3012.45.6
Oct14° / 6411.4010.43.9
Nov10° / 6111.10.28.62.2
Dec / 6211.60.87.61.1

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 17% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53268
63268
73268
83169
93268
103268
113169
123268
133268
143268
153169
163070
173169
183169
193169
203169
213169
223070
233070
243070
253070
263070
273268
283268
293268
303268

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Colchester gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1370
2380
3380
4380
5380
6380
7380
8380
9380
10370
11370
12370
13370
14371
15371
16371
17361
18361
19361
20361
21361
22361
23361
24371
25372
26372
27372
28372
29372
30372

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in November

Winds average 19 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
220light breeze
320light breeze
420light breeze
520light breeze
620light breeze
720light breeze
820light breeze
920light breeze
1020light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
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3020light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of November to 7 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 4:20 PM to 3:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:004:20
29.37:014:18
39.27:034:17
49.27:054:15
59.17:074:13
69.07:094:12
79.07:114:10
88.97:124:08
98.97:144:07
108.87:164:05
118.87:184:04
128.77:194:02
138.77:214:01
148.67:234:00
158.67:253:58
168.57:263:57
178.57:283:56
188.47:303:54
198.47:313:53
208.37:333:52
218.37:353:51
228.27:363:50
238.27:383:49
248.17:393:48
258.17:413:47
268.17:423:46
278.07:443:45
288.07:453:45
298.07:473:44
307.97:483:43

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.8Dim
230.8Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.7Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Colchester?

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

2.2
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 Colchester.

What to pack for Colchester in November

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

In November, Colchester sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Colchester 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 32 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Colchester 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 Colchester peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Colchester?

Colchester sits at 51.9°N, 0.9°E, 29 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Sudbury, 20 km away.

Topography around Colchester

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Colchester has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m.

The land around Colchester is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), trees (33%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
249 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Sudbury 20 km · Clacton-on-Sea 21 km · Witham 21 km · Maldon 24 km · Braintree 24 km · Frinton-on-Sea 24 km · Walton-on-the-Naze 25 km · Ipswich 26 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 Colchester (51.8892°, 0.9042°, elevation 29 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).