Greenock weather in November

In November, Greenock sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 160 mm of precipitation across 17.8 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 7°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 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 Greenock's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Greenock's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
160 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
8:07 AM – 4:01 PM
Cloud cover
78%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Greenock is town and administrative centre of Inverclyde, Scotland, UK.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 7°C by the end.

A typical November day in Greenock 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 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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895
994
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How November really feels in Greenock

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 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
10
wind chill below the day's low

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

Greenock 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 / 17718.65.37.40.4
Feb / 14416.44.69.20.6
Mar / 13116.33.311.41.2
Apr11° / 10415.60.913.82.2
May14° / 11015.70.1163.4
Jun16° / 11216.2017.24.0
Jul17° / 11°12517.3016.74.5
Aug17° / 11°14318.2014.84.4
Sep15° / 13015.7012.53.8
Oct12° / 17417.40.110.12.5
Nov / 16017.80.781.3
Dec / 17117.23.46.80.5

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 10% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
32080
42080
52080
61981
71981
81981
91981
102080
111981
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132080
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202080
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302278

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Greenock gets around 160 mm of rain and snow over 17.8 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 60% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1641
2641
3641
4642
5642
6642
7632
8632
9632
10622
11622
12612
13612
14603
15603
16593
17593
18583
19573
20573
21573
22563
23563
24563
25564
26564
27565
28565
29566
30566

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 13 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2913light breeze
3013light breeze

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 7:36 AM to 8:33 AM, and sunset from 4:29 PM to 3:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:364:29
28.87:384:27
38.87:404:25
48.77:424:23
58.67:444:21
68.57:474:19
78.57:494:17
88.47:514:15
98.37:534:13
108.37:554:11
118.27:574:10
128.17:594:08
138.18:014:06
148.08:034:04
158.08:054:03
167.98:074:01
177.88:094:00
187.88:113:58
197.78:133:57
207.78:153:55
217.68:173:54
227.68:193:52
237.58:213:51
247.48:233:50
257.48:253:49
267.38:273:48
277.38:283:46
287.38:303:45
297.28:323:44
307.28:333:43

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.35 kWh/m² to a high of 4.7 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 0.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
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40.8Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Greenock?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Greenock.

What to pack for Greenock in November

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

In November, Greenock sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Greenock 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 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

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

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
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Mar7Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Greenock 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 Greenock 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
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Greenock?

Greenock sits at 55.9°N, 4.8°W, 12 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Vale of Leven, 12 km away.

Topography around Greenock

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Greenock has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 706 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,195 m.

The land around Greenock is covered by water (41%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (50%), water (24%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
279 m
16 km
706 m
80 km
1,195 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Vale of Leven 12 km · Dumbarton 12 km · Erskine 20 km · Johnstone 20 km · Clydebank 23 km · Paisley 24 km · Renfrew 24 km · Bearsden 27 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 Greenock (55.9484°, -4.7612°, elevation 12 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).