London in November

Damp, dark early.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

November is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatGood month; bank holidays busy.
• JuneGreatLong days; Trooping the Colour.
• JulyGreatWarm, busy; some heat waves.
• SeptemberGreatMild and drier.

• LondonHighs around 11 °C (52 °F), lows around 6 °C (43 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 52 °F (11 °C), lows around 43 °F (6 °C), rain on about 11 days
• London and the south-east, United Kingdom · London, Oxford, Cambridge, Kent, Brightoncool

  Mildest and driest region; summer heat waves above 30 °C (86 °F) are now common, and older Tube lines and many homes have no air conditioning.Mildest and driest region; summer heat waves above 86 °F (30 °C) are now common, and older Tube lines and many homes have no air conditioning.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Bonfire Night and Lord Mayor's Show check

  Nov 5 and a Saturday in mid November (check) · Parks and the City

  Fireworks and a procession through the City.

• Christmas lights and markets check

  Mid November to early January · Regent Street, Oxford Street and Covent Garden

  Crowded streets; Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park.

Crowds · United Kingdom overall

Low

Prices · United Kingdom overall

Low

United Kingdom overall: Wet and dark; Christmas lights and markets open late in the month.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in London, side by side.

• A warm layer for the evenings
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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