Lancing weather in November

In November, Lancing sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 116 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of November to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Lancing's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lancing's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
116 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:27 AM – 4:06 PM
Cloud cover
72%
11th clearest
Wind
29 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Lancing is village and civil parish in West Sussex, England.

Density
1,322/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 13°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical November day in Lancing reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 14°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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51310
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29108
30108

Lancing weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9014.10.58.21.3
Feb / 6311.10.59.71.2
Mar / 509.90.311.51.7
Apr10° / 489.3013.52.5
May13° / 10°468.5015.23.6
Jun15° / 13°478.5016.24.8
Jul17° / 15°498.8015.85.9
Aug18° / 16°629.3014.36.1
Sep17° / 15°6710.7012.45.4
Oct15° / 12°10813.9010.44.0
Nov12° / 11615.408.72.6
Dec / 10314.10.37.81.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33367
43367
53367
63367
73466
83466
93466
103466
113466
123466
133466
143367
153367
163367
173268
183268
193268
203070
213070
223070
232971
242971
252872
262872
272971
283070
293070
303169

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Lancing gets around 116 mm of rain over 15.4 wet days in November, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 51% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
149
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451
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652
752
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953
1053
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2350
2449
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2649
2749
2848
2948
3047

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1928
2937
3937
4946
5955
6955
7964
8973
9973
10973
11982
12982
13982
14982
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
231000
241000
251000
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271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in November

Winds average 29 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 29 km/h on the calmest days to 30 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
129breezy
229breezy
329breezy
429breezy
529breezy
629breezy
729breezy
829breezy
929breezy
1029breezy
1129breezy
1229breezy
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2229breezy
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2930windy
3030windy

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of November to 8 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 4:28 PM to 3:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:014:28
29.47:034:26
39.37:054:25
49.37:074:23
59.27:084:22
69.27:104:20
79.17:124:18
89.17:144:17
99.07:154:15
108.97:174:14
118.97:194:13
128.87:204:11
138.87:224:10
148.77:244:09
158.77:254:07
168.77:274:06
178.67:294:05
188.67:304:04
198.57:324:03
208.57:334:02
218.47:354:01
228.47:374:00
238.37:383:59
248.37:403:58
258.37:413:57
268.27:433:56
278.27:443:55
288.27:453:55
298.17:473:54
308.17:483:53

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.8Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Lancing?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lancing.

What to pack for Lancing in November

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

In November, Lancing sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 9°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Lancing in November

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 8°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
Jan10Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Lancing 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 Lancing peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lancing?

Lancing sits at 50.8°N, 0.3°W, 7 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Shoreham-by-Sea, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Lancing

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lancing has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m.

The land around Lancing is covered by water (31%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, water (44%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and water (34%), grassland (24%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
243 m
80 km
301 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Shoreham-by-Sea 3.0 km · Worthing 4.0 km · Portslade 8.0 km · Hove 11 km · Brighton 13 km · Littlehampton 15 km · Rottingdean 19 km · Burgess Hill 20 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 Lancing (50.8288°, -0.3225°, elevation 7 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).