Leicester weather in November

In November, Leicester sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 18 min at the start of November to 7 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Leicester's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leicester's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
7:38 AM – 4:02 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Leicester is city in Leicestershire, East Midlands, England.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
5,027/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 Leicester reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°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)
1126
2126
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4116
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7116
8116
9115
10105
11105
12105
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2194
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2594
2694
2784
2884
2984
3084

How November really feels in Leicester

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 6 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
6
wind chill below the day's low

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

Leicester weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 50121.180.8
Feb / 419.61.49.51.1
Mar10° / 4410.10.911.52.1
Apr13° / 5211.40.313.63.3
May16° / 5510.5015.54.6
Jun19° / 11°6111016.55.6
Jul21° / 13°6511.5016.16.1
Aug21° / 13°6110.7014.56.1
Sep18° / 10°549.8012.45.5
Oct14° / 6110.9010.33.8
Nov10° / 5811.40.38.52.0
Dec / 5711.217.50.9

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 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32872
42872
52773
62773
72872
82872
92872
102872
112872
122872
132872
142872
152872
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202773
212773
222674
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302872

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Leicester gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1390
2390
3390
4400
5400
6400
7400
8400
9401
10391
11391
12391
13391
14381
15381
16381
17371
18371
19371
20361
21361
22361
23362
24372
25372
26372
27372
28372
29372
30362

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in November

Winds average 17 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 17 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
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
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2017light breeze
2117light breeze
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3018light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of November to 7 h 48 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 7:10 AM to 8:00 AM, and sunset from 4:26 PM to 3:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:104:26
29.27:124:24
39.17:144:22
49.17:164:21
59.07:184:19
69.07:194:17
78.97:214:16
88.87:234:14
98.87:254:12
108.77:274:11
118.77:294:09
128.67:304:08
138.67:324:06
148.57:344:05
158.57:364:03
168.47:384:02
178.47:394:01
188.37:413:59
198.37:433:58
208.27:443:57
218.27:463:56
228.17:483:55
238.17:493:54
248.07:513:53
258.07:533:52
267.97:543:51
277.97:563:50
287.97:573:49
297.87:593:48
307.88:003:48

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 4.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
120.9Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.8Dim
180.8Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Leicester?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Leicester.

What to pack for Leicester in November

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

In November, Leicester sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Leicester 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 Leicester peaks around August 12 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 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Leicester?

Leicester sits at 52.6°N, 1.1°W, 65 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Humberstone, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Leicester

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leicester has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 68 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 544 m.

The land around Leicester is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
334 m
80 km
544 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Humberstone 3.0 km · Braunstone 4.0 km · Oadby 5.0 km · Evington 6.0 km · Glen Parva 6.0 km · Wigston Magna 7.0 km · Mountsorrel 9.0 km · Earl Shilton 14 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 Leicester (52.6386°, -1.1317°, elevation 65 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).