Failsworth weather in November

In November, Failsworth sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 88 mm of precipitation across 15.3 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 8°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 h 12 min at the start of November to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Failsworth's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Failsworth's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
88 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:45 AM – 4:02 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Failsworth is town in Oldham, Greater Manchester.

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 8°C by the end.

A typical November day in Failsworth 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 6°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 4°C cooler than October and about 2°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2116
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6105
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2184
2284
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2483
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How November really feels in Failsworth

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.

Failsworth 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 / 88151.87.80.5
Feb / 7713.32.19.40.8
Mar / 7413.11.311.51.7
Apr12° / 6612.90.513.72.8
May15° / 6912.8015.64.1
Jun17° / 10°8413.9016.74.9
Jul19° / 12°8415.2016.25.3
Aug19° / 12°8915.2014.65.2
Sep16° / 10°7612.4012.54.6
Oct13° / 9014.5010.33.1
Nov / 8815.30.28.31.6
Dec / 99151.57.30.7

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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22278
32278
42377
52377
62377
72377
82377
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102377
112377
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Failsworth gets around 88 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 51% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1530
2530
3540
4540
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6540
7540
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9540
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11531
12531
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14521
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16511
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19491
20481
21481
22481
23482
24472
25472
26482
27482
28482
29482
30482

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 (%)
1991
2991
3991
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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
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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2016light breeze
2116light breeze
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3016light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of November to 7 h 36 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 7:17 AM to 8:09 AM, and sunset from 4:27 PM to 3:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:174:27
29.17:194:26
39.07:214:24
49.07:234:22
58.97:254:20
68.97:274:18
78.87:294:17
88.77:304:15
98.77:324:13
108.67:344:11
118.67:364:10
128.57:384:08
138.47:404:07
148.47:424:05
158.37:444:04
168.37:454:02
178.27:474:01
188.27:494:00
198.17:513:58
208.17:533:57
218.07:543:56
228.07:563:55
237.97:583:54
247.97:593:53
257.88:013:52
267.88:033:51
277.88:043:50
287.78:063:49
297.78:073:48
307.68:093:47

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 4.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
70.9Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Failsworth?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Failsworth.

What to pack for Failsworth in November

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

In November, Failsworth 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 Failsworth 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 65 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Failsworth 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 Failsworth peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Failsworth?

Failsworth sits at 53.5°N, 2.2°W, 97 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Droylsden, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Failsworth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Failsworth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 729 m.

The land around Failsworth is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, grassland (34%), artificial surfaces (34%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
526 m
80 km
729 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Droylsden 3.0 km · Ashton-under-Lyne 5.0 km · Chadderton 5.0 km · Oldham 5.0 km · Manchester 5.0 km · Middleton 6.0 km · Longsight 6.0 km · Manchester City Centre 6.0 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 Failsworth (53.5048°, -2.1657°, elevation 97 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).