United Kingdom
Lake District in November
🍂 AutumnCool and often rainy.
🎒 Pack: warm jacket for evenings · compact umbrella or rain jacket
Why November scores 8.0What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort6.4
- !Cool (10°C highs / 4°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 4.9°C)
- !Wet: ~189 mm rain, ~6 heavy-rain days
- Air quality10.0
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~4 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Nov | Jul | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.0 Very good | 9.3 Excellent |
| Season | 🍂 Autumn | ☀️ Summer |
| High / low | 10° / 4° | 20° / 12° |
| Rain | 189 mm | 95 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 5° | dew pt 12° |
| PM2.5 | 4 µg/m³ | 4 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Keswick weather-station normals. Rainfall: Keswick weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsNovember 2026
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
No national public holidays in United Kingdom this month.
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore Lake DistrictEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA mountainous national park in northwest England, visited for lakes, fell walking and the landscapes that inspired Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter.
Kendal Mountain FestivalDate variesUsually mid-November
A festival of mountain films, talks and outdoor culture.
Why go: Popular sessions sell out.
Where: Kendal
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Daffodil seasonDate variesUsually March to April
Wild daffodils bloom around the lakes made famous by Wordsworth.
Why go: A quieter time before the summer crowds.
Where: Lakeshores such as Ullswater and Grasmere
Grasmere Lakeland Sports and ShowDate variesUsually late August
Traditional Cumberland wrestling, fell running and hound trailing.
Why go: A long-running event, held since the 1850s.
Where: Grasmere
Windermere
England's largest natural lake, with boat cruises and lakeside towns.
Scafell Pike
England's highest mountain.
💡 Weather changes fast; bring waterproofs, a map and a plan for low cloud.
Dove Cottage
Wordsworth's home in Grasmere, with a museum.
Hill Top
Beatrix Potter's farmhouse near Sawrey.
💡 Entry is by timed ticket and it is small; book ahead.
Derwentwater and Keswick
A lake and market town in the northern fells.
Castlerigg Stone Circle
A Neolithic stone circle near Keswick with mountain views.
Cumberland sausage
A long, coiled pork sausage, a protected regional product.
💡 Pubs and butchers
Grasmere gingerbread
A chewy, spiced gingerbread made in Grasmere since the 19th century.
💡 Grasmere
Kendal Mint Cake
A mint-flavoured sugar bar carried by mountaineers.
💡 Shops across the region
Sticky toffee pudding
Sponge with toffee sauce, linked to Cartmel.
💡 Cartmel and pubs across the area
Herdwick lamb
Meat from the hardy local sheep breed.
💡 Pubs and restaurants
Kendal Mint Cake
A classic hiking snack.
💡 Shops across the region
Herdwick wool products
Throws and knitwear from local sheep.
💡 Craft shops
Grasmere gingerbread
Packaged gingerbread.
💡 Grasmere
Beatrix Potter books and gifts
Peter Rabbit themed items.
💡 Bowness and Hawkshead shops
Airport transfer Kiwitaxi
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