Coolcation
Where it's cool in November
A coolcation, on this site, is anywhere with a mean daily high at or below 18°C. November gives you 74 of the 295 curated destinations with a ten-year record this month (of 497 curated in total). The ranking below is by low day-to-day swing, not by which is coldest.
November coolcation options on the ten-year record: 74 of 295 curated destinations with ten-year daily records sit at or below 18°C mean daily high (of 497 curated in total; the remainder do not yet have a full ten-year series for November). The list below ranks them by day-to-day steadiness, not raw temperature.
The coldest reading in the dataset for November is Fairbanks at -10°. The warmest still inside the cool band is San Carlos de Bariloche at 18°. Pack layers, not a coat.
Coolcation is defined here as mean daily high at or below 18°C. That threshold is a firm number, chosen for room-temperature comfort with a light layer. Nothing on this page describes forecasts. The averages are climate.
Displaying historical averages for the month of November.
View full interactive mapTop 10 destinations in November
1.La Paz, Bolivia
17°hikingAverages 17° in November with swings barely 2° either side of 17° and 10 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.
2.Colca Canyon, Peru
16°hikingAverages 16° in November with swings barely 2° either side of 16° and 12 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.
3.San Francisco, United States
18°cultureAverages 18° in November with a 6° day-to-day spread around 18° and 6 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.
4.Lisbon, Portugal
18°cultureAverages 18° in November with a 6° day-to-day spread around 18° and 12 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.
5.Montserrat, Spain
18°hikingAverages 18° in November with a 7° day-to-day spread around 18° and 6 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.
6.Elba, Italy
16°couplesAverages 16° in November with a 7° day-to-day spread around 16° and 11 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.
7.Dublin, Ireland
10°cultureAverages 10° in November with a 7° day-to-day spread around 10° and 12 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.
8.Goes, Netherlands
11°cultureAverages 11° in November with a 7° day-to-day spread around 11° and 12 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.
9.Mont Saint-Michel, France
12°cultureAverages 12° in November with a 7° day-to-day spread around 12° and 13 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.
10.Ketchikan, United States
7°cultureAverages 7° in November with a 7° day-to-day spread around 7° and 21 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.
Average temperatures by destination
Showing 80 of 80 destinations
| Destination | Country | Avg high | Swings | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks | United States | -10° | - | - |
| Kanas Lake | China | -8° | - | - |
| Churchill | Canada | -7° | - | - |
| Iqaluit | Canada | -6° | - | - |
| Svalbard | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | -6° | - | - |
| Ilulissat | Greenland | -3° | - | - |
| Longyearbyen | Norway | -3° | - | - |
| Abisko National Park | Sweden | -2° | - | - |
| Anchorage | United States | -2° | - | - |
| Astana | Kazakhstan | -2° | - | - |
| Lake Baikal | Russia | -1° | - | - |
| Nuuk | Greenland | -1° | - | - |
| Harbin | China | 0° | - | - |
| Mount Paektu | North Korea | 0° | - | - |
| High Tatras | Slovakia | 1° | - | - |
| Kazan | Russia | 1° | - | - |
| Kizhi Island | Russia | 1° | - | - |
| Yellowstone National Park | United States | 1° | - | - |
| Jasper | Canada | 2° | - | - |
| Moscow | Russia | 2° | - | - |
| Qaqortoq | Greenland | 2° | - | - |
| Tromsø | Norway | 2° | - | - |
| Valley of Geysers, Kamchatka | Russia | 2° | - | - |
| Bran Castle | Romania | 3° | - | - |
| Tadoussac | Canada | 3° | - | - |
| Bamiyan | Afghanistan | 4° | - | - |
| Leh | India | 4° | - | - |
| Quebec City | Canada | 4° | - | - |
| Vilnius | Lithuania | 4° | - | - |
| Vladivostok | Russia | 4° | - | - |
| Whistler | Canada | 4° | - | - |
| Charyn Canyon | Kazakhstan | 5° | - | - |
| Chernobyl Exclusion Zone | Ukraine | 5° | - | - |
| Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon | Iceland | 5° | - | - |
| Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park | Belarus | 6° | - | - |
| Stockholm | Sweden | 6° | - | - |
| Curonian Spit | Russia | 7° | - | - |
| Ketchikan | United States | 7° | - | - |
| Lviv | Ukraine | 7° | - | - |
| Mount Everest North Base Camp | China | 7° | - | - |
| Aalborg | Denmark | 8° | - | - |
| Almaty | Kazakhstan | 8° | - | - |
| Bergen | Norway | 8° | - | - |
| Lake Issyk-Kul | Kyrgyzstan | 8° | - | - |
| Mogao Caves, Dunhuang | China | 8° | - | - |
| Neuschwanstein Castle | Germany | 8° | - | - |
| Świnoujście | Poland | 8° | - | - |
| Dresden | Germany | 9° | - | - |
| Lake District | United Kingdom | 9° | - | - |
| Mount Elbrus | Russia | 9° | - | - |
| Niagara Falls | Canada | 9° | - | - |
| Sapporo | Japan | 9° | - | - |
| Vienna | Austria | 9° | - | - |
| Bishkek | Kyrgyzstan | 10° | - | - |
| Dublin | Ireland | 10° | - | - |
| Jiuzhaigou Valley | China | 10° | - | - |
| Odesa | Ukraine | 10° | - | - |
| Sarajevo | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10° | - | - |
| Turin | Italy | 10° | - | - |
| Turpan | China | 10° | - | - |
| Goes | Netherlands | 11° | - | - |
| Great Wall of China, Mutianyu | China | 11° | - | - |
| Kashgar | China | 11° | - | - |
| Pyongyang | North Korea | 11° | - | - |
| Seattle | United States | 11° | - | - |
| Turkistan | Kazakhstan | 11° | - | - |
| Danube Delta | Romania | 12° | - | - |
| Mont Saint-Michel | France | 12° | - | - |
| Mount Fuji | Japan | 12° | - | - |
| Rila Monastery | Bulgaria | 12° | - | - |
| Ushuaia | Argentina | 12° | - | - |
| Yosemite National Park | United States | 12° | - | - |
| Cappadocia | Turkey | 13° | - | - |
| L'Aquila | Italy | 13° | - | - |
| Lhasa | China | 13° | - | - |
| Bordeaux | France | 14° | - | - |
| Poreč | Croatia | 14° | - | - |
| Xi'an | China | 14° | - | - |
| Baku | Azerbaijan | 15° | - | - |
| Bukhara | Uzbekistan | 15° | - | - |
Readings come from the last ten years of daily weather data, so they reflect the climate as it is now, not as it was decades ago. Data: Visual Crossing global historical archive. How we compute this
Frequently asked
- Where is reliably cool in November?
- The driest 12-18°C cool-comfort picks in November, all with a wider day-to-day spread, are: Lhasa (13°C, about 2 rain days, a 10° spread); Bukhara (15°C, about 2 rain days, a 15° spread); Isfahan (18°C, about 4 rain days, an 11° spread); Timgad (18°C, about 4 rain days, a 12° spread).
- What counts as a coolcation in November?
- On this site, a coolcation is anywhere with a mean daily high at or below 18°C. In November that filters 74 of 295 curated destinations with a ten-year record. The warmest in-band pick is San Carlos de Bariloche at 18°; the steadiest day-to-day is La Paz with a 5° spread.
- Is November the right month for a coolcation?
- It depends on where you go. In November the ten-year record puts 74 curated destinations at or below 18°C mean daily high. If that count is small, the northern hemisphere is warming and southern-hemisphere hill stations or high-latitude coasts do most of the work. If it is large, the reverse.