November travel
Where to go on holiday in November?
Cancun scores 8.1 out of 10 in November: 29C days, a 28C sea you can swim in without flinching, and 120mm of rain that mostly falls in short afternoon bursts. Here is how the rest of the world stacks up this month.
Crowds. Pleasant shoulder season with space on the beach.
Prices. Good value, with all-inclusive rates well below peak.
Seaweed. Sargassum seaweed risk is low, so the sand is at its cleanest.
Storms. Hurricane season is technically open but direct hits this month are rare.
What is on in Cancun in November
- Hanal Pixan and Day of the Dead altars across the city on 1 and 2 November
- Perfect weather returns and sargassum clears
- Best value-to-weather ratio of the entire year
Book Cancun for November
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November rivals, ranked and compared
- Cancun or Hurghada and the Red Sea in November27C, 3mm rain8.1 v 9.1
- Cancun or Varadero and Havana in November27C, 80mm rain8.1 v 8.7
- Cancun or Cape Verde in November27C, 5mm rain8.1 v 8.6
- Cancun or Goa in November33C, 25mm rain8.1 v 8.4
- Cancun or Jamaica in November30C, 80mm rain8.1 v 8.2
- Cancun or Puerto Vallarta in November31C, 25mm rain8.1 v 8.2
- Cancun or Phuket in November31C, 150mm rain8.1 v 8.2
- Cancun or Montego Bay in November30C, 85mm rain8.1 v 8.2
- Cancun or Punta Cana in November30C, 120mm rain8.1 v 8.1
- Cancun or Nassau and the Bahamas in November27C, 80mm rain8.1 v 8.1
- Cancun or Aruba in November31C, 90mm rain8.1 v 8.1
- Cancun or Playa del Carmen in November29C, 118mm rain8.1 v 7.7
- Cancun or Cozumel in November29C, 120mm rain8.1 v 7.7
- Cancun or Los Cabos in November29C, 8mm rain8.1 v 7.7
- Cancun or Miami in November27C, 70mm rain8.1 v 7.7
- Cancun or Curacao in November31C, 115mm rain8.1 v 7.7
- Cancun or Tenerife and the Canaries in November24C, 40mm rain8.1 v 7.7
- Cancun or Rio de Janeiro in November28C, 105mm rain8.1 v 7.7
- Cancun or Hawaii in November29C, 75mm rain8.1 v 7.6
- Cancun or Zanzibar in November31C, 190mm rain8.1 v 7.6
- Cancun or Cartagena in November31C, 130mm rain8.1 v 7.4
- Cancun or Costa Rica in November28C, 140mm rain8.1 v 7.3
- Cancun or Bali in November31C, 190mm rain8.1 v 7.3
- Cancun or The Florida Keys in November27C, 60mm rain8.1 v 7.3
- Cancun or Da Nang in November27C, 370mm rain8.1 v 7.3
- Cancun or Dubai in November30C, 3mm rain8.1 v 7.2
- Cancun or Tulum in November29C, 115mm rain8.1 v 7.2
- Cancun or Puerto Rico in November30C, 155mm rain8.1 v 7.2
- Cancun or Belize in November29C, 220mm rain8.1 v 7.2
- Cancun or Mexico City in November22C, 15mm rain8.1 v 7
- Cancun or Marrakech in November23C, 35mm rain8.1 v 7
- Cancun or Mallorca in November19C, 60mm rain8.1 v 6.8
- Cancun or Crete in November21C, 80mm rain8.1 v 6.8
- Cancun or The Algarve in November19C, 85mm rain8.1 v 6.8
- Cancun or Antalya in November21C, 130mm rain8.1 v 6.8
- Cancun or Panama in November29C, 240mm rain8.1 v 6.8
- Cancun or Barbados in November30C, 190mm rain8.1 v 6.7
- Cancun or Maldives in November30C, 205mm rain8.1 v 6.6
- Cancun or Orlando in November26C, 55mm rain8.1 v 6.1
- Cancun or Las Vegas in November19C, 10mm rain8.1 v 5.6