Windermere weather in November

In November, Windermere sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 133 mm of precipitation across 17.3 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 10°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of November to 7 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Windermere's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Windermere's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
133 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:52 AM – 4:01 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Windermere is town in Cumbria, England, 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 10°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical November day in Windermere reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 12°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)
1106
2106
3106
4105
5105
6105
7105
895
995
1095
1195
1295
1395
1494
1594
1684
1784
1884
1984
2084
2184
2284
2384
2483
2583
2673
2773
2873
2973
3073

How November really feels in Windermere

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 9 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
9
wind chill below the day's low

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

Windermere 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 / 13817.33.37.70.2
Feb / 11414.63.19.30.4
Mar / 9314.12.411.51.1
Apr11° / 7413.60.913.72.2
May13° / 8614.8015.73.3
Jun16° / 9515.6016.84.1
Jul18° / 11°10616.8016.44.7
Aug17° / 11°11917.8014.74.4
Sep15° / 10614.3012.53.9
Oct12° / 13616.8010.22.6
Nov / 13317.30.48.21.3
Dec / 144171.87.10.4

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
32080
42080
52080
62080
71981
81981
92080
102080
112080
122179
132179
142179
152377
162377
172377
182377
192377
202377
212377
222476
232476
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252476
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282476
292377
302377

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Windermere gets around 133 mm of rain and snow over 17.3 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 58% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1591
2591
3591
4601
5601
6601
7601
8601
9601
10601
11601
12601
13602
14602
15602
16592
17592
18582
19582
20572
21572
22562
23562
24552
25553
26553
27553
28553
29554
30554

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 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
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2015light breeze
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3016light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of November to 7 h 30 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 7:23 AM to 8:17 AM, and sunset from 4:28 PM to 3:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:234:28
29.07:254:26
38.97:274:24
48.97:294:22
58.87:314:20
68.87:334:18
78.77:354:16
88.67:374:14
98.67:394:13
108.57:414:11
118.47:434:09
128.47:454:08
138.37:474:06
148.37:494:04
158.27:504:03
168.27:524:01
178.17:544:00
188.07:563:59
198.07:583:57
207.98:003:56
217.98:023:55
227.88:033:53
237.88:053:52
247.78:073:51
257.78:093:50
267.68:103:49
277.68:123:48
287.68:133:47
297.58:153:46
307.58:173:45

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 0.43 kWh/m² to a high of 4.89 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
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Windermere?

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

1.3
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 Windermere.

What to pack for Windermere in November

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

In November, Windermere sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Windermere in November

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Windermere 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 Windermere peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 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 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Windermere?

Windermere sits at 54.4°N, 2.9°W, 0 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Kendal, 12 km away.

Topography around Windermere

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Windermere has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m around an average of 128 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 865 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 961 m.

The land around Windermere is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
230 m
16 km
865 m
80 km
961 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Kendal 12 km · Penrith 33 km · Morecambe 35 km · Barrow in Furness 37 km · Heysham 38 km · Lancaster 38 km · Whitehaven 48 km · Workington 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 Windermere (54.3809°, -2.9071°, elevation 0 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).