Purley weather in November

In November, Purley sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Purley's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Purley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
7:28 AM – 4:03 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Purley is town in South London within the London Borough of Croydon.

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 12°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical November day in Purley 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 7°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 4°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

-5°10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1127
2127
3126
4126
5126
6126
7126
8116
9116
10116
11115
12115
13115
14105
15105
16105
17105
18105
19105
20105
21105
2294
2394
2494
2594
2694
2794
2894
2994
3094

How November really feels in Purley

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.

Purley weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6011.40.88.20.9
Feb / 499.419.61.1
Mar10° / 4510.30.511.52.2
Apr13° / 5311.30.213.53.5
May16° / 5710.3015.34.9
Jun19° / 11°6110.4016.35.9
Jul21° / 13°6111.1015.96.3
Aug21° / 13°7010.4014.46.3
Sep18° / 11°519.2012.45.8
Oct14° / 6310.8010.44.1
Nov10° / 6611.60.18.62.2
Dec / 6511.40.87.71.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
103070
113169
123169
133070
143070
153070
163070
173070
182971
192971
202971
212773
222674
232674
242674
252773
262773
272773
282773
292872
302971

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Purley gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 (%)
1370
2370
3380
4390
5390
6400
7400
8400
9400
10400
11400
12400
13400
14400
15400
16390
17390
18380
19380
20371
21371
22371
23361
24361
25361
26361
27361
28362
29362
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 (%)
1955
2964
3964
4973
5973
6973
7982
8982
9982
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

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 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 4:26 PM to 3:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:024:26
29.37:044:24
39.37:064:22
49.27:074:21
59.27:094:19
69.17:114:18
79.17:134:16
89.07:144:14
98.97:164:13
108.97:184:11
118.87:204:10
128.87:214:09
138.77:234:07
148.77:254:06
158.67:264:05
168.67:284:03
178.57:304:02
188.57:314:01
198.47:334:00
208.47:353:59
218.47:363:58
228.37:383:57
238.37:393:56
248.27:413:55
258.27:423:54
268.17:443:53
278.17:453:52
288.17:473:51
298.07:483:51
308.07:503:50

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Purley?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Purley.

What to pack for Purley in November

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

In November, Purley sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Purley 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 Purley peaks around July 24 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Purley?

Purley sits at 51.3°N, 0.1°W, 97 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Coulsdon, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Purley

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Purley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 107 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m.

The land around Purley is covered by trees (55%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (43%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%), trees (26%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
138 m
16 km
281 m
80 km
303 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Coulsdon 3.0 km · South Croydon 3.0 km · Wallington 4.0 km · Carshalton 5.0 km · Croydon 5.0 km · Sutton 6.0 km · Caterham 6.0 km · Banstead 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 Purley (51.3368°, -0.112°, elevation 97 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).