Harrogate weather in November

In November, Harrogate sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 13% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of November to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Harrogate's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Harrogate's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:45 AM – 3:58 PM
Cloud cover
73%
7th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Harrogate is town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.

Founded
1330

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 Harrogate 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)
1116
2116
3116
4116
5116
6105
7105
8105
9105
10105
11105
12105
1395
1495
1594
1694
1794
1894
1994
2094
2184
2284
2384
2484
2584
2683
2783
2883
2983
3083

How November really feels in Harrogate

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.

Harrogate weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6212.827.70.6
Feb / 5511.52.39.40.8
Mar / 5111.71.511.51.7
Apr12° / 5711.10.513.72.9
May15° / 5410.9015.74.1
Jun17° / 10°7012.1016.85.1
Jul20° / 12°6512.1016.35.7
Aug19° / 12°7112014.65.7
Sep17° / 10°6010.2012.55.0
Oct13° / 64120.110.23.3
Nov / 6412.50.48.31.7
Dec / 6912.51.67.20.7

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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32971
42971
52872
62872
72872
82971
92971
102971
112971
122971
132971
142971
152971
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293070
303070

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Harrogate gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 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 42% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1400
2410
3410
4410
5410
6410
7421
8421
9421
10421
11421
12421
13421
14421
15411
16412
17412
18412
19412
20412
21412
22412
23423
24423
25423
26423
27424
28424
29424
30424

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
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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 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 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 90 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 8:09 AM, and sunset from 4:23 PM to 3:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:164:23
29.17:184:21
39.07:204:19
48.97:224:18
58.97:244:16
68.87:264:14
78.77:284:12
88.77:304:10
98.67:324:09
108.67:344:07
118.57:364:05
128.47:384:04
138.47:394:02
148.37:414:01
158.37:433:59
168.27:453:58
178.27:473:56
188.17:493:55
198.17:513:54
208.07:523:52
217.97:543:51
227.97:563:50
237.97:583:49
247.87:593:48
257.88:013:47
267.78:033:46
277.78:043:45
287.68:063:44
297.68:073:43
307.68:093:42

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 4.77 kWh/m² in May 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
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.8Dim
130.8Dim
140.8Dim
150.8Dim
160.8Dim
170.8Dim
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240.6Dim
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270.6Dim
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290.6Dim
300.6Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Harrogate?

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

1.7
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 Harrogate.

What to pack for Harrogate in November

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

In November, Harrogate sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Harrogate 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 Harrogate peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Harrogate?

Harrogate sits at 54.0°N, 1.5°W, 127 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Ripon, 16 km away.

Topography around Harrogate

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Harrogate has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 111 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 741 m.

The land around Harrogate is covered by trees (34%), grassland (34%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
322 m
80 km
741 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Ripon 16 km · Yeadon 17 km · Guiseley 17 km · Horsforth 18 km · Chapel Allerton 18 km · Leeds 22 km · Baildon 23 km · Shipley 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 Harrogate (53.9908°, -1.5373°, elevation 127 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. 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).