Portland weather in November

In November, Portland sees average daytime highs of 46°F and overnight lows near 37°F, with 4.5 in of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 50°F in the first days to 42°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of November to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Portland's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Portland's year-round climate.

Daytime high
46°
8th warmest
Overnight low
37°
5th coldest
Precipitation
4.5 in
10.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
6:43 AM – 4:09 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
11 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Portland is seat of Cumberland County, and largest city in State of Maine, United States.

Density
372/km²
people per km²
Founded
1632

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 50°F in the first days to 42°F by the end.

A typical November day in Portland reaches about 46°F in the afternoon and slips back to 37°F overnight — a 9°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°F and 55°F. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 10°F cooler than October and about 9°F warmer than December.

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How November really feels in Portland

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 21 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
21
wind chill below the day's low

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

Portland weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°3.99.96.99.10.0
Feb33° / 21°3.68.96.510.20.0
Mar38° / 28°4.610.95.611.60.0
Apr47° / 38°4.710.71.913.21.6
May56° / 47°3.9110.114.53.7
Jun65° / 56°4.010.3015.25.7
Jul71° / 63°3.19.2014.96.7
Aug71° / 63°3.28.4013.86.9
Sep65° / 57°3.78.7012.36.2
Oct56° / 47°5.410.60.210.83.8
Nov46° / 37°4.510.41.49.51.3
Dec37° / 28°4.9115.88.80.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Portland gets around 4.5 in of rain and snow over 10.4 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1362
2352
3352
4342
5342
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7332
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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 (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in November

Winds average 11 mph in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 11 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
111light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of November to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 4:25 PM to 4:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.06:244:25
210.06:254:24
39.96:264:23
49.96:284:22
59.96:294:20
69.86:304:19
79.86:324:18
89.76:334:17
99.76:344:16
109.76:364:15
119.66:374:14
129.66:384:13
139.56:404:12
149.56:414:11
159.56:424:10
169.46:434:09
179.46:454:08
189.46:464:08
199.36:474:07
209.36:484:06
219.36:504:05
229.26:514:05
239.26:524:04
249.26:534:04
259.16:544:03
269.16:564:02
279.16:574:02
289.16:584:02
299.06:594:01
309.07:004:01

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 1.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.0Dim
132.0Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Portland

In seasonPeak

In November, Portland sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Portland sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Portland?

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 Portland.

What to pack for Portland in November

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

In November, Portland sees daytime highs around 46°F and nights near 37°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Portland in November

The nearest coast averages about 49°F 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 63°F and coldest in March near 38°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

40°50°60°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan42Bracing
Feb39Bracing
Mar38Bracing
Apr42Bracing
May48Bracing
Jun55Bracing
Jul62Cool
Aug63Cool
Sep60Cool
Oct54Bracing
Nov49Bracing
Dec45Bracing

UV index in Portland in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Portland peaks around July 12 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateModerateLowJul 12UV 7Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Portland?

Portland sits at 43.7°N, 70.3°W, 62 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is South Portland, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Portland

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Portland.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Portland has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 ft around an average of 30 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 548 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,352 ft.

The land around Portland is covered by water (40%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (21%) within 2 miles, trees (43%) and water (39%) within 10 miles, and trees (61%) and water (33%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
180 ft
10 miles
548 ft
50 miles
2,352 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
November weather nearby: South Portland 1.2 mi · South Portland Gardens 3.1 mi · Westbrook 5.6 mi · West Scarborough 8.7 mi · Saco 14 mi · Biddeford 15 mi · Brunswick 23 mi · Sanford 30 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 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 Portland (43.6574°, -70.2589°, elevation 62 ft), 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).