The clocks have gone back, Bonfire Night has been and gone, and the UK's run of mild shoulder-season weather is over. It's also the moment prices dip: flights and hotels drop as demand falls, making November one of the cheapest months to buy yourself some vitamin D before the December madness begins.
For maximum heat, Asia leads the pack. Bangkok hits around 32-33C with eight hours of daily sunshine as the monsoon ends, making it prime time for the city's night markets, temples and sky bars. Goa, on India's west coast, matches that 32C with nine sunshine hours, dry beach days, and Diwali celebrations in the mix — plus Unesco-listed churches in Velha Goa reflecting its Portuguese past.
The Caribbean is stepping out of hurricane season. Barbados averages 30C and eight sun hours, with the odd refreshing downpour breaking the 82 per cent humidity. Expect colonial Bridgetown, Oistins' famous fried fish Fridays, and resorts for every budget. The Dominican Republic also tops 30C, driest along its southern coast, with big surf, dune buggies and nightlife for thrillseekers. Jamaica sits at 29C and, ahead of the mid-December rush, is pleasingly crowd-free — bring an appetite for reggae and rum.
Further afield, Brisbane enjoys late Australian spring at 27C with nine hours of sun, handy for parks, animal sanctuaries and as a springboard to the Great Barrier Reef. Cape Verde, just a six-hour flight from the UK, delivers a reliable 28C across its ten volcanic islands, blending African and Brazilian culture across Sal, Boa Vista and Santiago.
Two shorter-haul options keep things easy. Tenerife manages low-to-mid 20s and six sunshine hours — not scorching, but mild enough for black and white sand beaches under Mount Teide, with serious savings on out-of-season flights and all-inclusive stays. Marrakech also sits at a comfortable 23C: perfect weather for the medina, Djemaa El Fna, Bahia Palace and the Majorelle Gardens, with fewer tourists and cheaper flights, plus Sahara trips for desert sunsets.
And for families, Orlando rounds out the list at 26C — far kinder for ride queues than August's mid-30s, with low rain, falling humidity, and some of Florida's best beaches an hour away.
Who's it for? Anyone who'd rather trade grey commutes for beach weather without peak-season prices. If you want short-haul simplicity, Tenerife and Marrakech are the obvious picks; if you want proper heat, Goa and Bangkok deliver it, while the Caribbean offers the best balance of sun, beaches and value in that post-hurricane lull.
