Lancaster weather in November

In November, Lancaster sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 125 mm of precipitation across 17.1 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 9 h 06 min at the start of November to 7 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Lancaster's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lancaster's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
125 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:50 AM – 4:03 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Lancaster is county town of Lancashire, England.

Density
4,347/km²
people per km²

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 Lancaster 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 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1117
2117
3117
4117
5117
6117
7107
8106
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10106
11106
12106
13106
14106
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How November really feels in Lancaster

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.

Lancaster weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 11716.51.47.70.6
Feb / 9714.41.49.40.7
Mar / 8613.71.111.51.4
Apr11° / 7112.80.313.72.6
May14° / 7613.3015.73.7
Jun16° / 11°8714.6016.84.5
Jul18° / 13°9616.2016.35.0
Aug18° / 13°11416.7014.64.8
Sep16° / 11°10214.5012.54.3
Oct13° / 12516.3010.23.0
Nov10° / 12517.10.38.31.6
Dec / 13416.90.97.20.8

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 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
32179
42179
52179
62179
72278
82278
92377
102377
112377
122476
132476
142377
152476
162476
172575
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192674
202674
212773
222773
232872
242971
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272971
282971
293070
302971

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Lancaster gets around 125 mm of rain and snow over 17.1 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 57% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
158
259
359
459
560
660
760
860
960
1060
1160
1259
1359
1459
1559
1658
1758
1857
1956
2056
2155
2255
2354
2454
2554
2654
2755
2855
2955
3055

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
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
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171000
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301000

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 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
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3019light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of November to 7 h 30 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 7:21 AM to 8:14 AM, and sunset from 4:28 PM to 3:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:214:28
29.07:234:26
39.07:254:24
48.97:274:22
58.97:294:21
68.87:314:19
78.77:334:17
88.77:354:15
98.67:374:14
108.57:394:12
118.57:414:10
128.47:434:09
138.47:454:07
148.37:474:05
158.37:494:04
168.27:504:03
178.17:524:01
188.17:544:00
198.07:563:58
208.07:583:57
217.97:593:56
227.98:013:55
237.88:033:54
247.88:053:52
257.88:063:51
267.78:083:50
277.78:103:49
287.68:113:49
297.68:133:48
307.58:143:47

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.8Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Lancaster?

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 Lancaster.

What to pack for Lancaster in November

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

In November, Lancaster sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Lancaster 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 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
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lancaster?

Lancaster sits at 54.0°N, 2.8°W, 23 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Morecambe, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Lancaster

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lancaster has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 560 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 959 m.

The land around Lancaster is covered by grassland (46%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
149 m
16 km
560 m
80 km
959 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Morecambe 5.0 km · Heysham 6.0 km · Fleetwood 19 km · Thornton-Cleveleys 24 km · Fylde 25 km · Poulton-le-Fylde 27 km · Barrow in Furness 29 km · Blackpool 30 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 Lancaster (54.0465°, -2.7999°, elevation 23 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).