November is low season in most of Europe: grey, often wet and quiet, which is good news for budgets and museum lovers. Towards the end of the month, the first Christmas markets open in Vienna, Cologne, Dresden and Strasbourg.
Elsewhere, it is a great month to travel. The dry season returns to Thailand and Cambodia, Kyoto's autumn leaves usually peak in the second half of the month, and Dubai, Doha and Muscat are pleasantly warm.
Top picks for November
What November is good for
Autumn leaves in Japan
Maple season in Kyoto and Nara usually peaks in mid-to-late November.
Start of the dry season
Cooler, drier weather and lantern festivals in northern Thailand (dates follow the lunar calendar).
☀️ Warm-weather picks
Cities with a tropical or desert climate that are in season in November.
- 🇲🇦 MarrakechHot semi-arid
- 🇪🇬 CairoHot desert
- 🇹🇭 Chiang MaiTropical savanna
- 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiHot desert
- 🇨🇺 HavanaTropical
- 🇮🇳 UdaipurHot semi-arid
- 🇳🇬 LagosTropical
- 🇺🇸 HonoluluTropical
💰 Good value in November
In season and easy on the budget. Estimate the cost of a trip with the budget estimator.
- 🇲🇦 Marrakech€€ Moderate
- 🇪🇬 Cairo€ Budget
- 🇰🇷 Seoul€€ Moderate
- 🇿🇦 Cape Town€€ Moderate
- 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires€ Budget
- 🇪🇸 Seville€€ Moderate
- 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai€ Budget
- 🇲🇽 Guadalajara€€ Moderate
🌗 Quieter shoulder-season options
November is just outside these cities' best months: expect fewer visitors and lower prices, with less predictable weather.
- 🇫🇷 ParisBest: April–October
- 🇹🇷 IstanbulBest: April–June, September–October
- 🇨🇿 PragueBest: April–June, September–October
- 🇮🇹 VeniceBest: April–June, September–October
- 🇮🇹 FlorenceBest: April–June, September–October
- 🇵🇹 LisbonBest: March–May, September–October
- 🇪🇸 MadridBest: April–June, September–October
- 🇭🇺 BudapestBest: April–June, September–October
All 71 cities in season in November
🏰 Europe 3
🏯 Asia 24
- Bangalore
- Bangkok
- Chengdu
- Chiang Mai
- Delhi
- Hanoi
- Hiroshima
- Hong Kong
- Jaipur
- Kathmandu
- Kyoto
- Luang Prabang
- Macau
- Mumbai
- Nara
- Osaka
- Seoul
- Shanghai
- Siem Reap
- Taipei
- Tokyo
- Udaipur
- Varanasi
- Yangon
🗽 Americas 17
- Antigua Guatemala
- Austin
- Buenos Aires
- Guadalajara
- Havana
- Honolulu
- Las Vegas
- Los Angeles
- Miami
- New York
- Oaxaca
- Salvador
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Santiago
- Valparaíso
- Washington
🦁 Africa 11
🕌 Middle East 11
🌊 Oceania 5
How we choose these cities
Every city guide on GuesTheCity lists the months when we think the city is at its best, balancing weather, crowds and prices. A city appears on this page when November is one of those months. Warm-weather picks are filtered by climate, value picks by our budget rating for each city, and shoulder-season options are cities where November falls just before or after their best months.
Weather varies from year to year and festival dates move, so check the forecast and event calendar before you book. To see the full year for any city, use the best time to visit calendar, explore cities by region on the world map, or compare two options with City vs City.