Peterhead weather in November

In November, Peterhead sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 80 mm of precipitation across 16.1 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of November to 6 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Peterhead's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peterhead's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
80 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
8:04 AM – 3:41 PM
Cloud cover
70%
4th clearest
Wind
26 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Peterhead is town in Aberdeenshire, 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 9°C by the end.

A typical November day in Peterhead reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°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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How November really feels in Peterhead

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.

Peterhead weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6414.81.170.8
Feb / 5512.31.890.7
Mar / 5613.61.511.41.1
Apr / 4811.80.313.91.7
May11° / 4611.2016.22.6
Jun13° / 10°5711.8017.63.5
Jul16° / 12°6012.10174.4
Aug16° / 12°6712.90154.5
Sep14° / 11°6011.9012.53.9
Oct12° / 8715.90102.7
Nov10° / 8016.10.37.71.7
Dec / 7014.91.16.41.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Peterhead gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 16.1 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 54% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Humidity in November

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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 26 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of November to 6 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:30 AM to 8:32 AM, and sunset from 4:11 PM to 3:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:304:11
28.67:324:09
38.57:354:07
48.57:374:05
58.47:394:02
68.37:424:00
78.27:443:58
88.27:463:56
98.17:483:54
108.07:513:52
118.07:533:50
127.97:553:48
137.87:573:46
147.78:003:44
157.78:023:43
167.68:043:41
177.58:063:39
187.58:083:37
197.48:103:36
207.48:133:34
217.38:153:33
227.28:173:31
237.28:193:30
247.18:213:28
257.18:233:27
267.08:253:26
277.08:263:24
286.98:283:23
296.98:303:22
306.88:323:21

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Peterhead?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Peterhead.

What to pack for Peterhead in November

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

In November, Peterhead sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Peterhead 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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 13°C and coldest in March near 7°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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UV index in Peterhead in November

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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 Peterhead peaks around July 13 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Peterhead?

Peterhead sits at 57.5°N, 1.8°W, 11 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Aberdeen, 44 km away.

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Topography around Peterhead

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peterhead has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 704 m.

The land around Peterhead is covered by water (57%) within 3 km, water (59%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
157 m
80 km
704 m
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November weather nearby: Aberdeen 44 km · Nigg 47 km · Elgin 93 km · Arbroath 115 km · Dundee 136 km · Saint Andrews 144 km · Inverness 146 km · Perth 159 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 Peterhead (57.5052°, -1.7844°, elevation 11 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).