Spennymoor weather in November

In November, Spennymoor sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 63 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 16% 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 Spennymoor's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Spennymoor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
63 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
7:49 AM – 3:55 PM
Cloud cover
71%
3rd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Spennymoor is town and civil parish 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 Spennymoor reaches about 9°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 13°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 4°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1116
2116
3116
4116
5116
6116
7106
8106
9105
10105
11105
12105
13105
14105
1595
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2194
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2384
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2684
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3084

How November really feels in Spennymoor

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 7 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
7
wind chill below the day's low

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

Spennymoor weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5512.31.97.60.7
Feb / 4811.12.19.30.9
Mar / 4510.41.211.51.8
Apr12° / 53110.413.72.8
May14° / 4911.6015.84.0
Jun17° / 10°6311.4016.95.1
Jul19° / 12°6312.1016.55.7
Aug19° / 12°6812.4014.75.6
Sep17° / 10°559.5012.55.1
Oct13° / 5811.20.110.23.4
Nov / 6312.20.68.21.8
Dec / 6212.81.37.10.8

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 16% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33268
43268
53367
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
123268
133268
143367
153367
163367
173367
183268
193268
203367
213367
223367
233268
243268
253268
263169
273169
283169
293268
303169

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Spennymoor gets around 63 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1371
2371
3381
4381
5381
6381
7391
8391
9391
10391
11391
12401
13401
14402
15402
16402
17402
18402
19412
20412
21413
22423
23423
24423
25433
26434
27434
28434
29434
30434

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 18 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
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1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
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2918light breeze
3018light breeze

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 7:19 AM to 8:13 AM, and sunset from 4:21 PM to 3:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:194:21
29.07:214:19
38.97:234:17
48.87:254:15
58.87:274:13
68.77:294:11
78.67:314:10
88.67:334:08
98.57:354:06
108.57:374:04
118.47:394:03
128.37:414:01
138.37:433:59
148.27:453:58
158.27:473:56
168.17:493:55
178.07:513:53
188.07:523:52
197.97:543:50
207.97:563:49
217.87:583:48
227.88:003:47
237.78:023:45
247.78:033:44
257.68:053:43
267.68:073:42
277.58:083:41
287.58:103:40
297.58:123:39
307.48:133:38

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 0.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.8Dim
120.8Dim
130.8Dim
140.8Dim
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170.7Dim
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240.6Dim
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260.6Dim
270.6Dim
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300.6Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Spennymoor?

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

1.8
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 Spennymoor.

What to pack for Spennymoor in November

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

In November, Spennymoor sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Spennymoor 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 24 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.

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Spennymoor 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 Spennymoor 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 6 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 Spennymoor?

Spennymoor sits at 54.7°N, 1.6°W, 111 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bishop Auckland, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Spennymoor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Spennymoor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 120 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m.

The land around Spennymoor is covered by cropland (34%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
159 m
16 km
312 m
80 km
906 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Bishop Auckland 7.0 km · Durham 9.0 km · Newton Aycliffe 9.0 km · Chester-le-Street 18 km · Houghton-Le-Spring 18 km · Peterlee 18 km · Darlington 20 km · Stanley 20 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 Spennymoor (54.6988°, -1.6023°, elevation 111 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).