Where to Travel in November: 27 Places at Their Best
Quick answer: in November, Mexico’s Pacific coast comes back: Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo (1 rain day), Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta are at their best. Bangkok and Havana are the warm cities, and 16 cities fit, Cairo, Las Vegas and Marrakech among them. Orlando is at its best too, at 77°F / 25°C. In all, 27 of the 173 places.
Pick a destination to see its weather month by month and the best time to go, or pick a month to see where the weather is at its best.
Tokyo · a city trip
Good: Mar–May, Oct–DecNo month is ideal for a city trip by our rule, but these come close.
- Warmest
- Aug · 89°F
- Coolest
- Jan · 49°F
- Wettest
- Jul · 16 rain days
- Averages for 2006–2025: any single year can be hotter, colder or wetter.
Weather from NASA POWER daily data, 2006–2025, for the ~50 km area around each place. Right on the coast, afternoons can be a few degrees warmer than shown.
| Month | High / low (°F) | Rain days | Rain (in) | Storms within 100 mi | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49° / 34° | 5 | 2.4 | Off (too cold) | |
| Feb | 51° / 35° | 7 | 3.1 | Off (too cold) | |
| Mar | 57° / 40° | 12 | 5.1 | Good (cool, showery) | |
| Apr | 65° / 48° | 12 | 6 | Good (showery) | |
| May | 73° / 58° | 13 | 6.6 | Good (showery) | |
| Jun | 79° / 65° | 16 | 8.1 | Off (too wet) | |
| Jul | 86° / 73° | 16 | 6.5 | Off (too wet) | |
| Aug | 89° / 75° | 15 | 5.4 | Off (too hot) | |
| Sep | 82° / 70° | 16 | 8.7 | Off (too wet) | |
| Oct | 72° / 59° | 14 | 8.9 | Good (showery) | |
| Nov | 63° / 48° | 11 | 4.4 | Good (showery) | |
| Dec | 54° / 39° | 7 | 3.2 | Good (cool) |
The tool above opens on November: switch the kind of trip, or pick any of the 173 places for its weather all year. Below, every place at its best in November, sorted from the fewest rainy days.
Beach trips at their best in November (8)
| Place | High / low | Rain days | Storm seasons* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas Mexico | 83 / 73°F 28 / 23°C | 1 | 1 of 50 |
| San José del Cabo Mexico | 83 / 73°F 28 / 23°C | 1 | 1 of 50 |
| Mazatlán Mexico | 83 / 74°F 28 / 24°C | 2 | 0 of 50 |
| Puerto Vallarta Mexico | 82 / 63°F 28 / 17°C | 3 | 0 of 50 |
| Acapulco Mexico | 84 / 72°F 29 / 22°C | 5 | 0 of 50 |
| Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Mexico | 84 / 74°F 29 / 23°C | 5 | 0 of 50 |
| Varadero Cuba | 84 / 73°F 29 / 23°C | 8 | 4 of 50 |
| Eleuthera Bahamas | 79 / 77°F 26 / 25°C | 10 | 4 of 50 |
* Seasons, of the last 50 (1976–2025), in which a tropical storm or hurricane passed within 100 miles in November. A beach with 5 or more is left out of this list; see the hurricane section below.
Warm cities at their best in November (2)
City breaks at their best in November (16)
| Place | High / low | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| Cairo Egypt | 79 / 56°F 26 / 14°C | 1 |
| Las Vegas Nevada | 69 / 45°F 21 / 7°C | 2 |
| Los Angeles California | 72 / 52°F 22 / 11°C | 3 |
| Cape Town South Africa | 66 / 60°F 19 / 16°C | 5 |
| Mexico City | 68 / 43°F 20 / 6°C | 6 |
| Marrakech Morocco | 73 / 51°F 23 / 10°C | 6 |
| Oaxaca Mexico | 71 / 49°F 22 / 9°C | 6 |
| San Francisco California | 64 / 48°F 18 / 9°C | 6 |
| Chiang Mai Thailand | 78 / 62°F 26 / 17°C | 6 |
| Barcelona Spain | 63 / 47°F 17 / 8°C | 7 |
| Hanoi Vietnam | 77 / 61°F 25 / 16°C | 7 |
| Orlando Florida | 77 / 59°F 25 / 15°C | 7 |
| New Orleans Louisiana | 69 / 56°F 21 / 14°C | 7 |
| Seville Spain | 67 / 47°F 20 / 9°C | 7 |
| Buenos Aires Argentina | 75 / 64°F 24 / 18°C | 8 |
| Athens Greece | 66 / 55°F 19 / 13°C | 8 |
Mountains and nature at their best in November (1)
| Place | High / low | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| Sedona Arizona | 59 / 33°F 15 / 1°C | 3 |
Popular places in November
Hawaii turns wet: Honolulu and Maui rate too wet, and so do Aruba and Punta Cana.
| Place | November | High / low | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún Mexico | Good (showery) | 82 / 75°F 28 / 24°C | 15 |
| Punta Cana Dominican Republic | Off (too wet) | 83 / 81°F 28 / 27°C | 16 |
| Montego Bay Jamaica | Off (too wet) | 84 / 79°F 29 / 26°C | 18 |
| Nassau Bahamas | Good (showery) | 79 / 77°F 26 / 25°C | 10 |
| Aruba | Off (too wet) | 84 / 82°F 29 / 28°C | 17 |
| San Juan Puerto Rico | Off (too wet) | 84 / 78°F 29 / 26°C | 21 |
| Honolulu (Oʻahu) Hawaii | Off (too wet) | 80 / 75°F 26 / 24°C | 15 |
| Maui (Kahului) Hawaii | Off (too wet) | 77 / 74°F 25 / 23°C | 15 |
| Miami Beach Florida | Good (cool, showery) | 78 / 74°F 26 / 23°C | 10 |
| Key West Florida | Good (cool) | 78 / 76°F 26 / 25°C | 9 |
| Orlando Florida | Best | 77 / 59°F 25 / 15°C | 7 |
| New York City | Off (too cold) | 53 / 44°F 12 / 7°C | 8 |
| Las Vegas Nevada | Best | 69 / 45°F 21 / 7°C | 2 |
| New Orleans Louisiana | Best | 69 / 56°F 21 / 14°C | 7 |
| Cabo San Lucas Mexico | Best | 83 / 73°F 28 / 23°C | 1 |
| Puerto Vallarta Mexico | Best | 82 / 63°F 28 / 17°C | 3 |
| Paris France | Off (too cold) | 52 / 40°F 11 / 4°C | 12 |
| London United Kingdom | Off (too cold) | 51 / 40°F 11 / 5°C | 14 |
| Rome Italy | Good (showery) | 63 / 48°F 17 / 9°C | 13 |
| Barcelona Spain | Best | 63 / 47°F 17 / 8°C | 7 |
| Lisbon Portugal | Good (showery) | 64 / 57°F 18 / 14°C | 12 |
| Athens Greece | Best | 66 / 55°F 19 / 13°C | 8 |
| Santorini (Fira) Greece | Off (too cold) | 67 / 64°F 19 / 18°C | 9 |
| Tokyo Japan | Good (showery) | 63 / 48°F 17 / 9°C | 11 |
| Bali (Denpasar) Indonesia | Off (too wet) | 85 / 75°F 30 / 24°C | 20 |
| Bangkok Thailand | Best | 87 / 72°F 30 / 22°C | 9 |
| Phuket Thailand | Off (too wet) | 83 / 80°F 28 / 27°C | 27 |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | Good (hot) | 83 / 81°F 28 / 27°C | 2 |
| Cusco (Machu Picchu) Peru | Good (showery) | 60 / 40°F 16 / 4°C | 12 |
| Reykjavík Iceland | Off (too cold, too wet) | 38 / 32°F 3 / 0°C | 19 |
| Banff Canada | Off (too cold, too wet) | 23 / 8°F -5 / -13°C | 17 |
| Grand Canyon (South Rim) Arizona | Good (cool) | 56 / 32°F 14 / 0°C | 3 |
Hurricane season in November
By November the storms have nearly gone: only Sarasota still reaches the 5-season mark (5 of 50 seasons).
One beach in the tool had a tropical storm or hurricane within 100 miles in November in 5 or more of the last 50 seasons, so it cannot rate “best” this month: Sarasota and Siesta Key (5 of 50).
For your own dates, the hurricane risk calculator counts the storms near 92 beach towns, day by day. It is history, not a forecast: for a storm that exists now, read the National Hurricane Center.
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FAQ
Where to travel in November?
By the weather, 27 of the 173 places in our tool are at their best in November. Beach trips: Cabo San Lucas, San José del Cabo, Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta; warm cities: Havana and Bangkok; city breaks: Cairo, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Cape Town; mountains and nature: Sedona. The tables above list every one, with its average high, low and rain days.
What are the best places to travel in November?
The driest place at its best for each kind of trip: for beach trips, Cabo San Lucas at 83°F / 28°C with 1 rain day; for warm cities, Havana at 84°F / 29°C with 8 rain days; for city breaks, Cairo at 79°F / 26°C with 1 rain day; for mountains and nature, Sedona at 59°F / 15°C with 3 rain days.
What are warm places to travel in November?
10 beaches and warm cities are at their best in November. The warmest of them: Bangkok at 87°F / 30°C; Acapulco at 84°F / 29°C; Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo at 84°F / 29°C; Varadero at 84°F / 29°C.
What are the warmest places in the US in November?
By average high: Kona (Big Island) at 80°F / 27°C; Honolulu (Oʻahu) at 80°F / 26°C; Marathon at 79°F / 26°C; West Palm Beach at 79°F / 26°C; Fort Lauderdale at 78°F / 26°C. Of the US places at least “good” in November, Marathon, West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale lead.
Is November hurricane season?
Yes. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30 (the eastern Pacific’s from May 15). In November the most storms came near Sarasota and Siesta Key (5 of 50 seasons).
How “at its best” is decided
A place is at its best in a month when its average daily high falls in the range for its kind of trip and it rains (1 mm or more) on 10 days or fewer. At a beach, a month in which a tropical storm or hurricane came within 100 miles in 5 or more of the last 50 seasons cannot be best.
| Kind of trip | Average high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| Beach | 79–88°F (26–31°C) | 10 or fewer |
| Warm city | 79–90°F (26–32°C) | 10 or fewer |
| City | 63–79°F (17–26°C) | 10 or fewer |
| Mountains and nature | 59–77°F (15–25°C) | 10 or fewer |
The weather is NASA POWER’s daily record for 2006–2025, averaged for each place over about 50 km, so a beach right on the water can be a few degrees warmer, day and night, than shown, most where mountains rise behind the coast. Storms: NOAA’s hurricane tracks (HURDAT2), 1976–2025. Every month is an average: any single year can be hotter, colder or wetter.