Weather in Edinburgh in November 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Edinburgh in November
Going from a maximum of +12°C during the day to a minimum of -2°C during the night, the temperature in November averages around +8°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 50% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +10°C to +3°C.
Is Edinburgh warm or cold in November?
Edinburgh is typically cool in November.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +12°C to +9°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +7°C to +4°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how November is compared to other months in Edinburgh:
Water temperature in Edinburgh in November
Water in Edinburgh in November is Cold. It varies from +11°C to +13°C, with an average of +12°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +9°C.
In November, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Edinburgh in November?
Climate in Edinburgh in November
| October | November | December | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +9°C | +7°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -4°C | -8°C | -10°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +16°C | +14°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 92 mm | 79 mm | 88 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +12°C | +10°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 82% | 83% | 85% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1008 HPa | 1008 HPa | 1008 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 20 | 18 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
November weather is still as ok as in October. It’s getting colder in November. From +12°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +9°C. As November arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 92 mm to 79 mm. Humidity rises from 82% to 83%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during November, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
Next month (December) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Edinburgh is gradually decreasing during November, going from 6 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how November is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last November in Edinburgh?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Edinburgh in November has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+10°C) and the highest in 2014 (+13°C). The driest year was 2003 with only 701 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2014 with 1741 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Edinburgh, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.