Kilwinning weather in November

In November, Kilwinning sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 132 mm of precipitation across 17.3 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 11°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Kilwinning's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kilwinning's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
132 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
8:06 AM – 4:02 PM
Cloud cover
75%
6th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Kilwinning is town in North Ayrshire, 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 11°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical November day in Kilwinning reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 4°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 3°C cooler than October and about 2°C warmer than December.

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How November really feels in Kilwinning

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.

Kilwinning 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 / 13718.22.47.40.7
Feb / 11015.32.39.20.8
Mar / 9814.91.711.41.4
Apr11° / 7914.40.513.82.4
May14° / 7813.90.115.93.6
Jun16° / 10°8214.2017.14.3
Jul17° / 12°9215.6016.64.7
Aug17° / 12°10916.9014.84.6
Sep15° / 10°9814.6012.54.0
Oct12° / 13816.8010.12.8
Nov / 13217.30.481.6
Dec / 136171.76.90.9

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
32278
42278
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72179
82278
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112377
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Kilwinning gets around 132 mm of rain and snow over 17.3 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 59% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1611
2611
3611
4611
5611
6611
7611
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17581
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20571
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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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Wind in November

Winds average 18 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light 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 7:35 AM to 8:31 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 3:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:354:30
28.97:374:28
38.87:394:26
48.77:414:24
58.77:434:22
68.67:454:20
78.57:474:18
88.47:494:16
98.47:514:14
108.37:544:13
118.37:564:11
128.27:584:09
138.18:004:07
148.18:024:06
158.08:044:04
167.98:064:02
177.98:084:01
187.88:103:59
197.88:123:58
207.78:143:57
217.78:153:55
227.68:173:54
237.68:193:53
247.58:213:51
257.58:233:50
267.48:253:49
277.48:263:48
287.38:283:47
297.38:303:46
307.28:313:45

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.37 kWh/m² to a high of 4.85 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 0.66 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 Kilwinning?

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

1.6
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 Kilwinning.

What to pack for Kilwinning in November

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

In November, Kilwinning sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Kilwinning 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 offshore 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 Kilwinning 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 Kilwinning peaks around June 23 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 23UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kilwinning?

Kilwinning sits at 55.7°N, 4.7°W, 22 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Irvine, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Kilwinning

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kilwinning has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,156 m.

The land around Kilwinning is covered by grassland (58%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%), water (27%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
485 m
80 km
1,156 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Irvine 5.0 km · Kilmarnock 14 km · Ayr 22 km · Johnstone 23 km · Barrhead 25 km · Paisley 26 km · Newton Mearns 27 km · Renfrew 31 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 Kilwinning (55.6533°, -4.7067°, elevation 22 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).