Peterlee weather in November

In November, Peterlee sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 13.1 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-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 17% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of November to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Peterlee's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peterlee's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
7:48 AM – 3:53 PM
Cloud cover
70%
3rd clearest
Wind
21 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Peterlee is town in County Durham, England.

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 Peterlee 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)
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How November really feels in Peterlee

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.

Peterlee weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5813.21.47.60.8
Feb / 5011.71.69.30.9
Mar / 4510.70.911.51.6
Apr11° / 5110.50.313.72.5
May13° / 4611015.83.6
Jun16° / 11°6111.4016.94.7
Jul18° / 13°6111.5016.55.6
Aug18° / 13°6811.8014.75.6
Sep16° / 11°579.9012.54.9
Oct13° / 6412.5010.23.3
Nov10° / 7113.10.48.21.9
Dec / 6513.71.27.10.9

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 17% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Peterlee gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 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 precipitation averages around 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1410
2410
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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 (%)
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Wind in November

Winds average 21 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of November to 7 h 24 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 7:18 AM to 8:12 AM, and sunset from 4:20 PM to 3:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:184:20
29.07:204:18
38.97:224:16
48.87:244:14
58.87:264:12
68.77:284:10
78.67:304:08
88.67:324:07
98.57:344:05
108.47:364:03
118.47:384:01
128.37:404:00
138.37:423:58
148.27:443:56
158.17:463:55
168.17:483:53
178.07:503:52
188.07:523:50
197.97:543:49
207.97:553:48
217.87:573:46
227.87:593:45
237.78:013:44
247.78:033:43
257.68:043:42
267.68:063:41
277.58:083:40
287.58:093:39
297.48:113:38
307.48:123:37

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
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61.0Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Peterlee?

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

1.9
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 Peterlee.

What to pack for Peterlee in November

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

In November, Peterlee sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Peterlee in November

The nearest coast averages about 10°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 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March near 6°C.

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

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Peterlee 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 Peterlee peaks around August 10 at about 6 (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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Peterlee?

Peterlee sits at 54.8°N, 1.3°W, 101 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Seaham, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Peterlee

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peterlee has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m.

The land around Peterlee is covered by trees (27%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, water (35%), cropland (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
190 m
80 km
906 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Seaham 9.0 km · Hartlepool 12 km · Houghton-Le-Spring 12 km · Durham 15 km · Sunderland 16 km · Spennymoor 18 km · Chester-le-Street 19 km · Billingham 19 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 Peterlee (54.7603°, -1.3365°, elevation 101 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).