Weather in the Azores in November
Averages, what the month actually feels like, and what is on while you are here.
November averages
| Measurement | Ponta Delgada, south coast | Ribeira Grande, north coast | Mount Pico summitModel grid cell at 1,758 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 19 °C | 18 °C | 10 °C |
| Average low | 17 °C | 13 °C | 4 °C |
| Daylight | 10.0 h | 10.5 h | 10.5 h |
| Sea temperature | 19 °C | – | – |
Temperature and daylight, averaged over the ten years from 2016 to 2025 and recomputed from the Open-Meteo archive rather than typed in by hand. The model works in cells roughly ten kilometres across, so each column describes an area rather than one thermometer. Checked against IPMA's Ponta Delgada normal, the temperatures land within about a degree and a half. Sea temperature averages the years 2022 to 2025. The marine record is shorter than the air record, so it rests on fewer years.
Rain in November
Ponta Delgada averages 89 mm of rain in November, on 8 days with a millimetre or more.
The high interior and the north-facing slopes are wetter than the coast in every month of the year, often several times over. IPMA publishes no station normal for the uplands or for the summit of Mount Pico, so this page puts no millimetre figure on them rather than one it cannot check.
Rainfall: the IPMA climate normal for the Ponta Delgada observatory (station 522, 58 m), averaged over the 30 years from 1981 to 2010. The ten-year reanalysis behind the table above is not used for rain. Its grid cell is about ten kilometres across and these islands are only a few cells wide, so it averages the coast with the slopes that climb behind it, where most of the rain falls. Measured against the station normal it runs well high in the summer months.
What November feels like
November is well into the wet season, but it stays mild and there are long clear spells between the fronts. The coast is still warm enough for an outdoor dinner on the good days.
What to pack
A proper waterproof, layers, and shoes that handle mud. Something warm for the mountains, which are cold and often inside cloud.
What to do in November
Quiet trails, lower prices, and the Christmas lights going up at the end of the month. Whale watching and the market carry on regardless of the sky.
Worth knowing before you book
This is one of the wettest stretches of the year and storms close trails most seasons. Wind is at its most disruptive to flights from now until February.
Quick answers
- How warm is it in the Azores in November?
- In Ponta Delgada an average November day reaches 19 °C and falls to 17 °C overnight. The summit of Mount Pico averages 10 °C in the same month, so the mountain needs its own layer.
- Does it rain in the Azores in November?
- Ponta Delgada records about 89 mm across November, on 8 days with a millimetre or more of rain. The north coast and the mountains take several times as much in the same weeks, which is why the two halves of the island can look like different holidays.
- Can you swim in the sea in November?
- The sea averages 19 °C in November. The Azores sit in open ocean with no shallow shelf to warm the water, so it stays close to that figure all month.
- How long are the days in November?
- About 10.0 hours between sunrise and sunset, which sets how much of a long trilho you can fit in before dark.