Updated 4 Aug 2026 · recomputed nightly
Visiting Palermo in November 2026?
November 2026 is the Palermo most visitors never see — Calm on 22 of 30 days — 2 days run Busy or Packed, mild and wet, around 20°C / 68°F with rain on about 14 days.
In short, quiet and wide open, if the weather doesn't put you off.
Among the 12 months we forecast for Palermo, November ranks 10th for crowd pressure. Its heaviest day is Thu 5 Nov, busier than 81% of the year; its lightest is Sat 7 Nov at 3%.
You won't need skip-the-line tickets here — that's rather the point. A month like this is the one for the longer visit — the guided walk, the food tour, the day out of town, with room and time to enjoy them. see what's on →
How busy is Palermo in November?
The busiest days are the 5th and 18th. Away from those, most days sit Calm. The calmest stretch is the 6th–17th.
Cruise ships are in port on 13 of 30 days; the heaviest is Thu 5 Nov, 3 ships in at once. Those mornings fill the squares first — start early, or save them for indoors.
The month is not one thing: its lightest day sits at 3% of the year and its heaviest at 81%, so where you land inside it matters. Daylight runs about 10 hours.
Either side of it, October picks up.
Calm apart from 2 days — the 5th and 18th, which run busy or busier. Any other date works.
The upside of a quiet November
- The big-ticket sights are walk-ins now; the summer booking scramble is gone.
- Keep the days loose — decide over breakfast, not weeks ahead.
- Early on, you can have the busiest spots almost to yourself — bring a camera.
No queues to skip, and nothing to book ahead — that's the whole point.
November weather in Palermo
Comfortably warm — around 20°C / 68°F, easy shirtsleeve weather, with rain on about 14 days, so keep a layer handy. Daylight is short, about 10 hours, so plan the big sights for the middle of the day.
- Palermo gets rain on about 14 days in November, so the odds of being caught out are real. What earns its bag space is a shell that packs to nothing, dries fast and has a hood that survives wind; a heavy waterproof is overkill and an umbrella is one more thing to carry through crowds. Browse on Amazon ↗
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Is November worth it in Palermo?
The quiet is the draw and the weather is the price — the city almost to yourself in exchange for the rain.
This is the value month: no need to book far ahead, and the freedom to change plans on the day is part of what you're getting.
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Built on: Italy's public holidays · school vacations across France and Germany · the season pattern from official overnight stays · five years of weather records (2019–2023) · operator-confirmed events · the published cruise schedule
Every figure is recomputed nightly from real cruise schedules, public and school holidays, and long-run climate normals. Gaps are shown, not filled.
