Motherwell weather in November

In November, Motherwell sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 98 mm of precipitation across 15.4 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 7°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 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 Motherwell's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Motherwell's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
98 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
8:04 AM – 3:59 PM
Cloud cover
74%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Motherwell is town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.

Density
2,346/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 10°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical November day in Motherwell 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 5°C and 12°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)
1105
2105
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5105
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7105
8105
994
1094
1194
1294
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1494
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How November really feels in Motherwell

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 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
13
wind chill below the day's low

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

Motherwell 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 / 10916.43.57.40.4
Feb / 9214.23.49.20.7
Mar / 8414.32.211.41.4
Apr11° / 7213.80.913.82.4
May14° / 7614.10.215.93.6
Jun16° / 8514.4017.24.3
Jul18° / 11°8915.6016.74.9
Aug18° / 11°9915.6014.84.8
Sep15° / 7913.3012.54.2
Oct12° / 10315.30.110.12.7
Nov / 9815.40.681.4
Dec / 10915.42.56.80.6

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 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22575
32575
42575
52575
62674
72674
82674
92674
102674
112773
122773
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303070

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Motherwell gets around 98 mm of rain and snow over 15.4 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 52% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1551
2551
3551
4551
5541
6542
7542
8542
9532
10532
11532
12522
13522
14522
15512
16512
17512
18502
19502
20502
21502
22492
23493
24503
25503
26503
27504
28504
29504
30505

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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21100
22100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 15 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light 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 7:32 AM to 8:29 AM, and sunset from 4:27 PM to 3:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:324:27
28.87:344:25
38.87:364:23
48.77:394:21
58.67:414:19
68.67:434:17
78.57:454:15
88.47:474:13
98.47:494:11
108.37:514:09
118.27:534:07
128.27:554:06
138.17:574:04
148.08:004:02
158.08:024:00
167.98:043:59
177.98:063:57
187.88:083:56
197.78:093:54
207.78:113:53
217.68:133:52
227.68:153:50
237.58:173:49
247.58:193:48
257.48:213:47
267.48:233:45
277.38:243:44
287.38:263:43
297.28:283:42
307.28:293:41

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 4.69 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 0.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
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40.9Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Motherwell?

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

1.4
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 Motherwell.

What to pack for Motherwell in November

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

In November, Motherwell sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Motherwell 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 at the nearest coast (about 44 km away) 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
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Motherwell 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 Motherwell peaks around June 17 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Motherwell?

Motherwell sits at 55.8°N, 4.0°W, 83 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bellshill, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Motherwell

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Motherwell has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,163 m.

The land around Motherwell is covered by trees (39%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
348 m
80 km
1,163 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Bellshill 3.0 km · Hamilton 4.0 km · Meikle Earnock 5.0 km · Wishaw 5.0 km · Viewpark 6.0 km · Larkhall 6.0 km · Blantyre 6.0 km · High Blantyre 7.0 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 Motherwell (55.7892°, -3.9919°, elevation 83 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).