Saint Ives weather in November

In November, Saint Ives sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-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 16% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of November to 7 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Saint Ives's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint Ives's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:32 AM – 3:59 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Saint Ives is market town in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, UK.

Density
1,545/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 12°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical November day in Saint Ives 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 6°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
20104
2194
2294
2394
2494
2594
2694
2794
2894
2994
3094

How November really feels in Saint Ives

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Saint Ives weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5010.80.781.0
Feb / 399.71.29.51.2
Mar10° / 4310.10.711.52.4
Apr13° / 4810.70.113.63.6
May16° / 5410.5015.45.0
Jun19° / 11°5910.4016.55.9
Jul22° / 13°6011.5016.16.3
Aug22° / 13°6110.5014.56.3
Sep19° / 11°509.1012.45.9
Oct15° / 5710.4010.34.2
Nov10° / 5510.80.28.52.3
Dec / 5211.20.97.51.1

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 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33268
43367
53367
63367
73367
83268
93268
103268
113268
123169
133169
143070
153070
163070
173070
183070
192872
202872
212872
222872
232773
242773
252773
262872
272872
282971
293070
303070

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Saint Ives gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1350
2360
3360
4360
5370
6370
7370
8370
9370
10370
11370
12370
13370
14371
15361
16361
17361
18361
19351
20351
21351
22351
23351
24361
25361
26362
27362
28352
29352
30352

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 (%)
1973
2973
3973
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in November

Winds average 17 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of November to 7 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 7:54 AM, and sunset from 4:23 PM to 3:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:054:23
29.27:074:21
39.27:094:19
49.17:104:17
59.17:124:16
69.07:144:14
78.97:164:12
88.97:184:11
98.87:204:09
108.87:214:08
118.77:234:06
128.77:254:05
138.67:274:03
148.67:294:02
158.57:304:00
168.57:323:59
178.47:343:58
188.47:353:57
198.37:373:55
208.37:393:54
218.27:413:53
228.27:423:52
238.17:443:51
248.17:453:50
258.07:473:49
268.07:483:48
278.07:503:47
287.97:513:46
297.97:533:46
307.87:543:45

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.94 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.8Dim
210.8Dim
220.8Dim
230.8Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.7Dim
280.7Dim
290.7Dim
300.7Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Saint Ives?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saint Ives.

What to pack for Saint Ives in November

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

In November, Saint Ives sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Saint Ives 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 68 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 5°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Saint Ives 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 Ives peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint Ives?

Saint Ives sits at 52.3°N, 0.1°W, 12 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Huntingdon, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Saint Ives

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint Ives has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m.

The land around Saint Ives is covered by grassland (33%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
301 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Huntingdon 7.0 km · Saint Neots 18 km · Cambridge 20 km · Ely 24 km · Primrose Place 25 km · March 27 km · Peterborough 29 km · Biggleswade 30 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 Ives (52.3325°, -0.0766°, elevation 12 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).