Updated 14 Sep 2026 · recomputed nightly
Is November 2026 a good month to visit Seattle?
Calm — the typical November day in Seattle is calmer than 77% of its year.
The weather is the trade-off here, not the crowds.
Calm · Lively · Busy · Packed rank a day against Seattle's own year — not a headcount.
November is Seattle with the crowds gone — Calm on 27 of 30 days — 2 days run Busy or Packed, cool and wet, around 10°C / 50°F with rain on about 16 days.
Yes, if the weather does not put you off. The typical November day in Seattle is Calm, and only 2 of the 30 days in our window run Busy or Packed. Expect around 10 °C by day, with rain on about 16 days. Public holidays in United States and Canada add to it. Veterans Day falls on 11 November. No week of November is meaningfully quieter — the typical day is Calm throughout; pick by day instead. The crush is at the Overlook Walk stairs; the quiet is at Pioneer Square when nothing is on. The calmest day is Sunday 1 November, the busiest Friday 27 November.
In short, quiet and wide open, if the weather doesn't put you off.
Among the 12 months we forecast for Seattle, November ranks 7th for crowd pressure. Its heaviest day is Fri 27 Nov, busier than 81% of the year; its lightest is Sun 1 Nov at 23%.
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 →
Pack for wet first — rain on 16 of 30 days.
A folding one lives in the day bag and weighs nothing.
See umbrellas →
Wet stone is the thing to plan around in a month this wet.
See walking shoes →
How busy is Seattle in November?
The busiest days are the 26th and 27th. Away from those, most days sit Calm. The calmest stretch is the 1st–25th.
The month is not one thing: its lightest day sits at 23% of the year and its heaviest at 81%, so where you land inside it matters. Daylight runs about 9 hours.
Either side of it, October picks up.
Calm apart from 2 days — the 26th and 27th, which run busy or busier. Any other date works.
Sun 01 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Sun 1 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-01 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Mon 02 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Mon 2 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-02 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Tue 03 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Tue 3 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-03 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Wed 04 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Wed 4 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-04 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Thu 05 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Thu 5 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-05 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Fri 06 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Fri 6 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-06 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Sat 07 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Sat 7 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-07 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Sun 08 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Sun 8 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-08 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Mon 09 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Mon 9 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-09 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Tue 10 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Tue 10 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-10 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Wed 11 Nov Lively busier than 46% of days here · United States public holiday · Veterans Day
Event on this day
11 Nov 2026A public holiday in the wettest month of the year. Offices and schools close; the tourist streets barely notice.
Record Seattle on Wed 11 Nov 2026 is forecast Lively. Why: United States public holiday; Canada public holiday; Veterans Day. The day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-11 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Thu 12 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Thu 12 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-12 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Fri 13 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Fri 13 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-13 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Sat 14 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Sat 14 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-14 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Sun 15 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Sun 15 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-15 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Mon 16 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Mon 16 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-16 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Tue 17 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Tue 17 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-17 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Wed 18 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Wed 18 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-18 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Thu 19 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Thu 19 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-19 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Fri 20 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Fri 20 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-20 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Sat 21 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Sat 21 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-21 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Sun 22 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Sun 22 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-22 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Mon 23 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Mon 23 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-23 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Tue 24 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Tue 24 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-24 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Wed 25 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Wed 25 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-25 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Thu 26 Nov Busy busier than 79% of days here · United States public holiday · Thanksgiving Day
Event on this day
26 Nov 2026A national travel day. Most people are with family rather than out in the city, but the airport, the ferries and the roads are at their busiest of the year and the holiday season downtown starts the next morning.
Record Seattle on Thu 26 Nov 2026 is forecast Busy. Why: United States public holiday; Thanksgiving Day. Nearest calmer day: Wed 25 Nov (Calm). The day in full, the year at a glance, and what's worth booking ahead: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-26 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Fri 27 Nov Busy busier than 81% of days here · Native American Heritage Day
Event on this day
27 Nov 2026The Friday after Thanksgiving. It is a legal holiday in Washington State and it is the day the downtown holiday shopping season begins, so the city centre and Pike Place Market are busy while the ticketed attractions are not.
Record Seattle on Fri 27 Nov 2026 is forecast Busy. Why: Native American Heritage Day. Nearest calmer day: Sat 28 Nov (Calm). The day in full, the year at a glance, and what's worth booking ahead: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-27 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Sat 28 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Sat 28 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-28 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Sun 29 Nov Calm busier than 23% of days here
Record Seattle on Sun 29 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-29 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Mon 30 Nov Calm busier than 24% of days here · UK public holiday
Record Seattle on Mon 30 Nov 2026 is forecast Calm. Why: UK public holiday. This quiet day in full, the year at a glance, and how this day compares: https://avoid-crowds.com/seattle/#d-2026-11-30 (Avoid-Crowds, as of 14 Sep 2026; recomputed nightly.)
Which week of November is quietest in Seattle?
No week of November is meaningfully quieter — the typical day is Calm throughout; pick by day instead.
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.
- Photograph the landmarks empty — the shot everyone else queues for.
No queues to skip, and nothing to book ahead — that's the whole point.
November weather in Seattle
Cold — around 10°C / 50°F, so pack a proper coat, with rain on about 16 days, so keep a layer handy. Daylight is short, about 9 hours, so plan the big sights for the middle of the day.
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.
More about Seattle in November
Based on: United States' public holidays · the official airport-arrivals pattern (BTS T-100, measured 2023–2025; airport-arrivals proxy for visitor volume) · five years of weather records (2019–2023) · confirmed event dates · 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.
