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Best diving in November

In November, conditions peak in Hurghada, Komodo, Great Barrier Reef. We rated 10 dive regions in season this month on 5 years of wind, rain and temperature data — ranked below with their best dive sites, plus where to skip.

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Where to dive in November

  1. 1

    Hurghada

    🇪🇬 Egypt
    Peak season ☀ 27°C ☂ 0 mm/day ≋ 14.1 kn

    Best months: Jul, Nov · 88 dive sites

    Diving in Egypt guide →
  2. 2

    Komodo

    🇮🇩 Indonesia
    Peak season ☀ 31°C ☂ 3.9 mm/day ≋ 8.4 kn

    Best months: Oct, Nov · 38 dive sites

    Diving in Indonesia guide →
  3. 3

    Raja Ampat

    🇮🇩 Indonesia
    Good season ☀ 30°C ☂ 7.8 mm/day ≋ 7.6 kn

    Best months: Oct, Nov · 84 dive sites

    Diving in Indonesia guide →
  4. 4

    Dahab

    🇪🇬 Egypt
    Peak season ☀ 28°C ☂ 0.1 mm/day ≋ 11.2 kn

    Best months: Jul, Nov · 17 dive sites

    Diving in Egypt guide →
  5. 5

    Great Barrier Reef (Cairns)

    🇦🇺 Australia
    Peak season ☀ 28°C ☂ 2.1 mm/day ≋ 14 kn

    Best months: Nov · 11 dive sites

    Diving in Australia guide →
  6. 6

    Apo Reef

    🇵🇭 Philippines
    Good season ☀ 30°C ☂ 2.2 mm/day ≋ 11.5 kn

    Best months: Apr, May · 21 dive sites

    Diving in Philippines guide →
  7. 7

    Coron

    🇵🇭 Philippines
    Peak season ☀ 31°C ☂ 4.1 mm/day ≋ 8.2 kn

    Best months: Apr · 17 dive sites

    Diving in Philippines guide →
  8. 8

    Cozumel

    🇲🇽 Mexico
    Good season ☀ 28°C ☂ 4 mm/day ≋ 9.4 kn

    Best months: Sep · 26 dive sites

    Diving in Mexico guide →
  9. 9

    Maui

    🇺🇸 United States
    Good season ☀ 28°C ☂ 0.8 mm/day ≋ 11.8 kn

    Best months: Oct · 8 dive sites

    Diving in United States guide →
  10. 10

    Larnaca (Zenobia)

    🇨🇾 Cyprus
    Peak season ☀ 24°C ☂ 0.7 mm/day ≋ 8.3 kn

    Best months: Oct, Nov · 3 dive sites

    Diving in Cyprus guide →

Skip in November

  • Ari Atoll (Maldives) — rainy season
  • Malta & Gozo (Malta) — off-season
  • San Andrés (Colombia) — rainy season
  • Krk & Kvarner (Croatia) — cold season
  • Portofino & Liguria (Italy) — cold season

Top dive sites in season

Dolphin House Egypt Diving
🇪🇬 Egypt

Dolphin House

Dolphin House is a year-round dive site in Egypt known for frequent dolphin encounters and vibrant reef life.

Intermediate 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Sha'ab El Erg Egypt Diving
🇪🇬 Egypt

Sha'ab El Erg

Sha'ab El Erg is a year-round Red Sea dive site in Egypt with healthy coral and strong species diversity.

Beginner 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Makadi Garden Egypt Diving
🇪🇬 Egypt

Makadi Garden

Makadi Garden offers year-round diving with healthy coral and abundant marine life in Egypt's Red Sea.

Beginner 30m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Komodo — Batu Bolong Indonesia Diving
🇮🇩 Indonesia

Komodo — Batu Bolong

Tiny rock pinnacle in Komodo Strait, vertical walls covered in soft coral, strong currents and elite biodiversity. One of the world's top dive sites.

Advanced 5–30m 25m Apr·May·Jun+
Komodo — Castle Rock Indonesia Diving
🇮🇩 Indonesia

Komodo — Castle Rock

Castle Rock at Komodo is an advanced drift dive in Indonesia's Flores Sea, known for strong currents, steep walls, and big pelagic encounters.

Advanced 8–35m
Crystal Bay Dive Site Indonesia Diving
🇮🇩 Indonesia

Crystal Bay Dive Site

Crystal Bay dive site in Indonesia offers year-round diving with healthy coral ecosystems and diverse marine life. Popular for both recreational and technical divers.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+
Raja Ampat — Manta Sandy Indonesia Diving
🇮🇩 Indonesia

Raja Ampat — Manta Sandy

Two cleaning stations in Dampier Strait where reef mantas queue up to be cleaned by wrasses. Coral Triangle classic.

Intermediate 8–22m 20m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Raja Ampat — Blue Magic Indonesia Diving
🇮🇩 Indonesia

Raja Ampat — Blue Magic

Advanced drift dive through Raja Ampat's strongest currents, delivering high-speed encounters with pelagics and schooling reef fish year-round.

Advanced 12–40m
Raja Ampat — Cape Kri Indonesia Diving
🇮🇩 Indonesia

Raja Ampat — Cape Kri

Cape Kri in Raja Ampat delivers steep walls and strong currents packed with sharks, rays, and schooling fish. Advanced divers only.

Advanced 8–40m
Dahab — Blue Hole (Bells entry) Egypt Diving
🇪🇬 Egypt

Dahab — Blue Hole (Bells entry)

Famous 100m vertical hole in the reef; dived via the safer Bells entry as a 30m wall drift to the saddle.

Intermediate 6–30m 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+
7 Pinnacles Egypt Diving
🇪🇬 Egypt

7 Pinnacles

Seven dramatic rock formations rise from the Red Sea floor near Hurghada, offering diverse dive routes through channels and across sandy plateaus year-round.

Intermediate 5–40m 20m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Saddle Egypt Diving
🇪🇬 Egypt

Saddle

Saddle is a dramatic submarine sinkhole dive near Dahab, Egypt, offering year-round exploration within a protected marine area with minimal coral stress.

Advanced Jan·Feb·Mar+
Moore Reef - Labyrinth Australia Diving
🇦🇺 Australia

Moore Reef - Labyrinth

Moore Reef Labyrinth is a year-round dive site in Australia's Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, featuring healthy coral and diverse marine life.

Intermediate 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Agincourt Reef No. 4 - The Point Australia Diving
🇦🇺 Australia

Agincourt Reef No. 4 - The Point

Agincourt Reef No. 4 — The Point is a year-round dive site within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, featuring healthy coral and abundant marine life.

Beginner 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Clipper Australia Diving
🇦🇺 Australia

Clipper

Clipper is a year-round dive site within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Healthy coral and consistent marine life make it a reliable choice.

Beginner 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Anilao — Secret Bay Philippines Diving
🇵🇭 Philippines

Anilao — Secret Bay

Anilao's Secret Bay is an intermediate dive site in the Philippines with depths of 8–25m and year-round access. Sheltered waters and diverse marine life make it a reliable choice for divers exploring Batangas.

Intermediate 8–25m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Apo Reef — Shark Ridge Philippines Diving
🇵🇭 Philippines

Apo Reef — Shark Ridge

Shark Ridge at Apo Reef is an advanced deep-wall dive in the Philippines' premier marine park, known for pelagic encounters and pristine coral.

Advanced 12–35m
Barracuda Point Philippines Diving
🇵🇭 Philippines

Barracuda Point

Barracuda Point is a year-round dive site within Apo Reef Natural Park, Philippines, known for encounters with schooling barracuda and healthy coral.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+
Coron — IRAKO Wreck Philippines Diving
🇵🇭 Philippines

Coron — IRAKO Wreck

Advanced wreck dive on the IRAKO in Coron, Philippines. A deep Japanese cargo ship from WWII in 28–42m of water.

Advanced 28–42m
Nanshin Maru wreck (Black island beach) Philippines Diving
🇵🇭 Philippines

Nanshin Maru wreck (Black island beach)

Explore the Nanshin Maru wreck off Black Island Beach in the Philippines, a compelling dive destination with year-round accessibility and documented marine life.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+
Barracuda Lake Philippines Diving
🇵🇭 Philippines

Barracuda Lake

Barracuda Lake in the Philippines is a year-round dive destination known for its unique freshwater-saltwater mix and abundant barracuda schools.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+
Playa del Carmen — Bull Shark Season Mexico Diving
🇲🇽 Mexico

Playa del Carmen — Bull Shark Season

Pregnant female bull sharks gather off Playa from November to March. 25m sand bottom dive, 8-15 sharks at close range.

Advanced 22–28m 18m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Cozumel — Palancar Caves Mexico Diving
🇲🇽 Mexico

Cozumel — Palancar Caves

Palancar Caves near Cozumel offers intermediate divers a chance to explore dramatic underwater formations and tunnels in Mexico's Caribbean.

Intermediate 15–35m
Palancar Reef Mexico Diving
🇲🇽 Mexico

Palancar Reef

Palancar Reef is a world-class dive site off Cozumel, Mexico, featuring healthy coral formations and abundant marine life year-round.

Intermediate 20m Jan·Feb·Mar+
Flying Sea Cliffs United States Diving
🇺🇸 United States

Flying Sea Cliffs

Year-round diving at Flying Sea Cliffs in Hawaii's Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District, with healthy coral and diverse marine life.

Beginner 25m May·Jun·Jul+
Edge of the World United States Diving
🇺🇸 United States

Edge of the World

Year-round diving at Edge of the World in Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District, Hawaii. Protected waters with diverse marine life and no coral stress.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+
The Back Side United States Diving
🇺🇸 United States

The Back Side

The Back Side offers year-round diving in Hawaii's protected Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District with healthy coral and abundant marine life.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+
Zenobia Shipwreck Cyprus Diving
🇨🇾 Cyprus

Zenobia Shipwreck

Zenobia Shipwreck is a Cyprus dive site offering year-round exploration of a notable wreck with healthy marine conditions and documented species sightings.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+
LEF1 Cyprus Diving
🇨🇾 Cyprus

LEF1

LEF1 is a year-round dive site in Cyprus within a marine protected area, featuring 12 documented species and healthy coral conditions.

Beginner
Diving
🇨🇾 Cyprus

Zenobia Wreck (Larnaca)

The Zenobia is a 172m Swedish-built freighter sunk in 1980 off Larnaca. Advanced divers explore cargo holds, bridge, and engine room in depths reaching 42 metres.

Advanced 16–42m

Dive guides by destination

Common questions

Where is the best diving in November?
The strongest picks for November: Hurghada (Egypt, ~27°C), Komodo (Indonesia, ~31°C), Raja Ampat (Indonesia, ~30°C), Dahab (Egypt, ~28°C), Great Barrier Reef (Australia, ~28°C). Ranked on 5 years of climate data (wind, rain, air temperature) per dive region.
Where should you avoid diving in November?
Out of season in November: Ari Atoll (rainy season), Malta (off-season), San Andrés (rainy season), Krk & Kvarner (cold season), Portofino & Liguria (cold season).
How warm is it for diving in November?
Across the recommended regions, air temperatures run about 24–31°C in November.
How are these destinations rated?
Each region is scored against its own year and against fixed diver thresholds for rain, wind and warmth — data, not a travel brochure.
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