Warm places to visit in the USA in November
In November, New York, Chicago, Boston, Minneapolis, Detroit and Denver average just 9°C (49°F) by day. These 24 US destinations are warm, dry and outside peak hurricane season — ranked from warmest down.
November at a glance
- Warmest: Honolulu, United States — 29°C average high
- Driest: Phoenix, United States — 15 mm of rain all month
- Warmest sea: West Palm Beach — 28°C water
Warmest places in the US in November (24°C+)
Beach and pool weather — Hawaii, South Florida and Puerto Rico, plus the desert Southwest at the start and end of the season. Warmest first.
Honolulu
Miami
Naples (FL)
Kona (Big Island)
Fort Lauderdale
West Palm Beach
Key West
Sarasota
Tampa
St. Petersburg (FL)
Orlando
Pleasantly warm (20–23°C)
Shirt-sleeve days and cool evenings: Florida's Gulf Coast and Orlando, Southern California, and the desert cities when they're at their most comfortable.
Daytona Beach
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Jacksonville
San Diego
Houston
Austin
Pensacola
New Orleans
How we picked these
Every destination in our climate dataset is checked against November's long-term averages:
- Warm enough — a November average high of at least 20°C (68°F); 24°C+ counts as properly warm.
- Dry enough — no more than 120 mm of rain across the month. We judge rain by millimetres rather than rain days, because a five-minute tropical shower counts as a "rain day".
- Outside storm season — anywhere in peak hurricane, cyclone or monsoon season that month is left out.
"Warmer" is measured against the average November high of the cold-winter cities above. Sea temperatures are monthly sea-surface means.
More winter months: December · January · February · March. Want warmth whatever the month? See places that are warm all year round. Escaping summer heat instead? See Coolcation.
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