Saint Andrews weather in November

In November, Saint Andrews sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 74 mm of precipitation across 13.6 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 22% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of November to 7 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Saint Andrews's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint Andrews's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
74 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:02 AM – 3:51 PM
Cloud cover
67%
1st clearest
Wind
21 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Saint Andrews is town on the east coast of Fife in 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 8°C by the end.

A typical November day in Saint Andrews 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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How November really feels in Saint Andrews

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.

Saint Andrews 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 / 6713.41.27.30.8
Feb / 5010.41.39.11.0
Mar / 5211.2111.41.5
Apr10° / 4710.20.313.92.4
May13° / 52110163.4
Jun16° / 11°6011.8017.34.4
Jul18° / 13°6612.7016.85.2
Aug18° / 13°6812.3014.95.2
Sep16° / 11°5610.4012.54.6
Oct13° / 8012.9010.13.2
Nov10° / 7413.60.37.91.9
Dec / 6912.816.71.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in November, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
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43961
54060
64060
73961
84060
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Saint Andrews gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 13.6 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 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 20 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
120breezy
221breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of November to 7 h 06 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 7:29 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 4:20 PM to 3:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:294:20
28.87:324:18
38.77:344:16
48.67:364:14
58.67:384:12
68.57:404:10
78.47:434:08
88.37:454:06
98.37:474:04
108.27:494:02
118.17:514:00
128.17:533:58
138.07:553:56
148.07:573:55
157.98:003:53
167.88:023:51
177.88:043:50
187.78:063:48
197.68:083:47
207.68:103:45
217.58:123:44
227.58:143:42
237.48:163:41
247.48:173:40
257.38:193:38
267.38:213:37
277.28:233:36
287.28:253:35
297.18:263:34
307.18:283:33

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 0.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is November a good time to visit Saint Andrews?

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 Saint Andrews.

What to pack for Saint Andrews in November

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

In November, Saint Andrews sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Saint Andrews 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in February 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 Saint Andrews 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 Saint Andrews peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint Andrews?

Saint Andrews sits at 56.3°N, 2.8°W, 22 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Dundee, 18 km away.

Topography around Saint Andrews

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint Andrews has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,159 m.

The land around Saint Andrews is covered by water (35%), grassland (24%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, water (39%), cropland (29%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
285 m
80 km
1,159 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Dundee 18 km · Glenrothes 28 km · Arbroath 28 km · Kirkcaldy 33 km · Perth 39 km · Musselburgh 47 km · Edinburgh 50 km · Dunfermline 50 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 Saint Andrews (56.3387°, -2.799°, elevation 22 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).