Los Angeles November — quiet Pacific Coast Highway on a clear autumn afternoon

Los Angeles · United States

November

Thanksgiving aside, November is one of LA's most underrated months — warm, clear, and quiet.

Best match

#5 of 12 months

There are better months for Los Angeles — see the full ranking below.

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Climate

High

22.1°C

Low

11.3°C

Rain

31mm

Sun

7.4hrs/day

30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5

How November scores in Los Angeles

Weather
Excellent
Value
Very good
Crowds
Very good
Events
Good
Atmosphere
Excellent

What you gain in November

  • Early to mid-November is one of the most reliably pleasant stretches of LA weather: 21–23°C, very little rainfall, low humidity, and clear skies. The Santa Ana winds have generally passed and the winter rains have not yet arrived. Hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains and Angeles National Forest is at its most comfortable.
  • Hotel prices reach their second-lowest annual point (after January). Mid-range Westside properties run $195–$260/night; boutique Silver Lake and Los Feliz hotels drop to $160–$200. Restaurants throughout the city are at their most bookable.
  • The city's dining and arts scene shifts into high gear for fall. The AFI Fest (mid-November, free screenings) at the TCL Chinese Theatre brings world cinema premieres to Hollywood Boulevard.

What you sacrifice

  • Thanksgiving week (late November) spikes prices sharply — the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel days in the US and hotel rates across the city jump 40–60% for the holiday weekend itself.
  • The first rains of the season can arrive in late November, occasionally as significant multi-day events. After the dry summer, these first storms can cause flash flooding in burn scar areas and traffic chaos citywide.

How November compares to April (best month)

FactorNovemberApril
Weather
8
9
Value
7
6
Crowds
7
6

November in other destinations

Lisbon (16.8°C)Barcelona (16.5°C)Tokyo (16.6°C)Bali (30.8°C)Santorini (17.5°C)Paris (10.5°C)New York (11°C)Marrakech (21.3°C)Amsterdam (9.2°C)Maldives (30°C)Rome (15.5°C)Bangkok (30.2°C)Istanbul (13.8°C)Vienna (7.8°C)Seoul (10.4°C)Dubrovnik (15.4°C)Rio de Janeiro (28.8°C)Kyoto (16.9°C)Phuket (31.7°C)Cape Town (23.7°C)Prague (7°C)Amalfi Coast (16°C)Mexico City (22°C)Medellín (27°C)Fiji (29°C)London (11°C)Sydney (24°C)Iceland (4°C)Tulum (29°C)Dubai (29°C)Singapore (31°C)Hoi An (27°C)Chiang Mai (29°C)Miami (27.2°C)Florence (13.6°C)Queenstown (18.5°C)Madrid (13°C)Porto (17°C)Edinburgh (9°C)Copenhagen (8°C)Budapest (9°C)Kraków (6°C)Tbilisi (11°C)Palawan (30°C)Hanoi (25°C)Osaka (16°C)Goa (32°C)Cusco (21°C)Buenos Aires (26°C)Mykonos (17°C)Zanzibar (30°C)Sri Lanka (30°C)Costa Rica (25°C)Cancun (29°C)Krabi (32°C)Athens (18°C)Seville (18°C)Cartagena (31°C)Siem Reap (29°C)Havana (27°C)Split (15°C)Taipei (23°C)Kuala Lumpur (32°C)Valletta (20°C)Ho Chi Minh City (32°C)Hawaii (28°C)Cappadocia (12°C)Dominican Republic (29°C)Jamaica (30°C)Tanzania (26°C)Seychelles (29°C)Nepal (21°C)Jordan (19°C)Azores (19°C)Bora Bora (29°C)Cairo (25.3°C)Kenya (25.8°C)Jaipur (27.8°C)Las Vegas (20.5°C)San Francisco (16.5°C)Madeira (21.5°C)Vancouver (9.2°C)Muscat (31.2°C)Lima (21.5°C)Cinque Terre (15°C)Kotor (15°C)Tel Aviv (22°C)Santiago (26°C)Bogotá (18°C)Bruges (9.4°C)Penang (30.8°C)Lombok (31.2°C)Cape Verde (27.5°C)Fez (19.8°C)Kerala (31°C)Kigali (26°C)Hong Kong (23°C)Oslo (5°C)Auckland (20°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Los Angeles, not across destinations. Methodology →