Sunbathing weather in the darkest stretch of the northern autumn. 108 seaside holiday towns and cities in North America were scored in November, and 14 rate Good or better. The six below lead, spread across the region.
The shortlist
- 168 · GoodKapaaHawaii, United States
Midday in November feels like 27°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 68, Good, for sunbathing. Good weather here runs from late March to early December, so there is room either side. Rain is rare at this time of year. See mid November on the map.
- 267 · GoodMarco IslandFlorida, United States
A typical midday in November feels like 27°C, and the Sunbathing rating averages 67 over the stretch. Rain is rare at this time of year. Open it on the map at mid November.
- 366 · GoodHonoluluHawaii, United States
Rated 66 (Good) for sunbathing in November: midday feels like 27°C, with partly cloudy skies. Good weather here runs from mid April to early December, so there is room either side. See mid November on the map.
- 465 · GoodKiheiHawaii, United States
Midday in November feels like 27°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 65, Good, for sunbathing. The good spell lasts about seven months, from mid May to early December. Rain is rare at this time of year. Open it on the map at mid November.
- 561 · GoodKey LargoFlorida, United States
Rated 61 (Good) for sunbathing in November: midday feels like 27°C, with partly cloudy skies. Good weather here runs from October to November, so there is room either side. Rain is rare at this time of year. See mid November on the map.
- 661 · GoodKey WestFlorida, United States
Midday in November feels like 27°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 61, Good, for sunbathing. The good spell lasts about two months, from October to November. Rain is rare at this time of year. Open it on the map at mid November.
How this list is worked out
The data
Every figure comes from a decade of weather-station observations, blended into one typical year and read at midday, local solar time. Scores here are averaged in November; a city missing a reading for any part of that stretch is left out rather than scored on part of it.
The rating
Sunbathing: Warm feels-like gates the score — best 26–32 °C. Dry air, light wind and clear skies each lift it; none alone rules it out. A place is also left out when its typical readings contradict its own rating, for example a high score alongside frequent rain.
The spread
To keep one warm corner from filling the list, entries are at least 150 km apart, no more than three sit within 1,000 km of each other, and no more than three come from one country unless the list would otherwise run short.
Only seaside places
Towns and cities within 12 km of the coast, with beaches and plenty of hotels, resorts and holiday lets within 10 km for their size. That keeps out hot inland towns and busy ports that nobody visits for the beach. Places to stay are counted from Overture Maps Places, an open dataset, so a resort missing there is missing here.
The dotted links open the map at that place and time of year, on the same layer. The map remembers the time of day you last chose there; set it to midday to see these exact numbers.