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Pick up to three. We check when each is reliably seen at each trip base.

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Best places to dive in November

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#1

Tulamben and Amed

IndonesiaShore or day boatMedium confidence: 3 sites on Divetip so far
  • Strength: 3 of 3 sites are in season in November
  • Strength: Calm seas on almost every day
  • Strength: Water 29–30°C in November
  • Trade-off: Rain on about half the days
Best May to June and October to November
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91
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#2

Raja Ampat

IndonesiaLiveaboard or day boatHigh confidence: 8 sites, every factor sourced
  • Strength: 8 of 8 sites are in season in November
  • Strength: Calm seas on almost every day
  • Strength: Water 29°C in November
  • Trade-off: Rain on most days
Best October to April
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#3

Nusa Penida and Lembongan

IndonesiaDay boat onlyMedium confidence: 3 sites on Divetip so far
  • Strength: 3 of 3 sites are in season in November
  • Strength: Calm seas on almost every day
  • Strength: Water 28°C in November
  • Trade-off: Rain on most days
Best July to November
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When each place is at its best

Season fit from 1991–2020 sea and weather averages plus our site seasons. Pick a month to see its top places.

Season fit by month for each trip base
Trip baseJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Ribbon Reefs and Osprey ReefAustraliaJanuary: Off seasonFebruary: Off seasonMarch: Off seasonApril: Off seasonMay: Off seasonJune: Off seasonJuly: Off seasonAugust: GoodSeptember: GoodOctober: GoodNovember: BestDecember: Good
Belize atollsBelizeJanuary: Off seasonFebruary: Off seasonMarch: Off seasonApril: BestMay: BestJune: BestJuly: Off seasonAugust: Off seasonSeptember: Off seasonOctober: Off seasonNovember: Off seasonDecember: Off season
Marsa AlamEgyptJanuary: PossibleFebruary: PossibleMarch: PossibleApril: PossibleMay: GoodJune: GoodJuly: GoodAugust: GoodSeptember: PossibleOctober: GoodNovember: GoodDecember: Good
Sharm el-SheikhEgyptJanuary: PossibleFebruary: PossibleMarch: BestApril: BestMay: BestJune: BestJuly: BestAugust: BestSeptember: BestOctober: BestNovember: BestDecember: Possible
Bunaken and LembehIndonesiaJanuary: Off seasonFebruary: Off seasonMarch: Off seasonApril: BestMay: BestJune: BestJuly: BestAugust: BestSeptember: BestOctober: BestNovember: BestDecember: Off season
KomodoIndonesiaJanuary: Off seasonFebruary: Off seasonMarch: Off seasonApril: BestMay: BestJune: BestJuly: BestAugust: BestSeptember: BestOctober: BestNovember: BestDecember: Best
Nusa Penida and LembonganIndonesiaJanuary: PossibleFebruary: PossibleMarch: PossibleApril: GoodMay: GoodJune: GoodJuly: BestAugust: BestSeptember: BestOctober: BestNovember: BestDecember: Possible
Raja AmpatIndonesiaJanuary: BestFebruary: BestMarch: BestApril: BestMay: Off seasonJune: Off seasonJuly: Off seasonAugust: Off seasonSeptember: Off seasonOctober: BestNovember: BestDecember: Best
Tulamben and AmedIndonesiaJanuary: Off seasonFebruary: Off seasonMarch: Off seasonApril: GoodMay: BestJune: BestJuly: GoodAugust: GoodSeptember: GoodOctober: BestNovember: BestDecember: Off season
Sipadan and MabulMalaysiaJanuary: Off seasonFebruary: Off seasonMarch: Off seasonApril: BestMay: BestJune: BestJuly: BestAugust: BestSeptember: BestOctober: BestNovember: BestDecember: Best
Ari AtollMaldivesJanuary: BestFebruary: BestMarch: BestApril: BestMay: GoodJune: GoodJuly: GoodAugust: GoodSeptember: GoodOctober: GoodNovember: BestDecember: Best
Malta and GozoMaltaJanuary: Off seasonFebruary: Off seasonMarch: Off seasonApril: PossibleMay: BestJune: BestJuly: BestAugust: BestSeptember: BestOctober: BestNovember: Off seasonDecember: Off season
CozumelMexicoJanuary: Off seasonFebruary: Off seasonMarch: GoodApril: BestMay: BestJune: BestJuly: Off seasonAugust: Off seasonSeptember: Off seasonOctober: Off seasonNovember: Off seasonDecember: Off season
Revillagigedo (Socorro)MexicoJanuary: GoodFebruary: GoodMarch: GoodApril: GoodMay: GoodJune: Off seasonJuly: Off seasonAugust: Off seasonSeptember: Off seasonOctober: Off seasonNovember: GoodDecember: Good
Truk LagoonMicronesiaJanuary: GoodFebruary: GoodMarch: GoodApril: BestMay: GoodJune: GoodJuly: BestAugust: GoodSeptember: GoodOctober: GoodNovember: GoodDecember: Good
PalauPalauJanuary: BestFebruary: BestMarch: BestApril: BestMay: BestJune: PossibleJuly: PossibleAugust: PossibleSeptember: PossibleOctober: PossibleNovember: BestDecember: Best
AnilaoPhilippinesJanuary: BestFebruary: BestMarch: BestApril: BestMay: BestJune: Off seasonJuly: Off seasonAugust: Off seasonSeptember: Off seasonOctober: Off seasonNovember: BestDecember: Best
Dumaguete and Apo IslandPhilippinesJanuary: BestFebruary: BestMarch: BestApril: BestMay: BestJune: Off seasonJuly: Off seasonAugust: Off seasonSeptember: Off seasonOctober: Off seasonNovember: BestDecember: Best
Koh TaoThailandJanuary: Off seasonFebruary: Off seasonMarch: BestApril: BestMay: BestJune: BestJuly: BestAugust: BestSeptember: BestOctober: Off seasonNovember: Off seasonDecember: Off season
Similan IslandsThailandJanuary: BestFebruary: BestMarch: BestApril: BestMay: Off seasonJune: Off seasonJuly: Off seasonAugust: Off seasonSeptember: Off seasonOctober: Off seasonNovember: GoodDecember: Best

How we rank

Each trip base gets a Match score from 0 to 100: a weighted average of season (30), your interests (25), water temperature (20), sites for your level (15), weather (10) and, once you add an airport, travel time (10). Only the parts you set count, so the score means fit to what you told us.

Season blends our site seasons with the share of calm days (waves under 1.5 m and wind under 25 km/h). Water is the month's average sea temperature from NOAA OISST. Weather uses rain days and the chance of a named storm within 250 km. All are 1991–2020 averages. Marine life comes from a calendar we researched for each trip base, with a source for every rating.

Anything we don't know counts as half and lowers the confidence badge, and it never earns a tick. Booking partners never change the order. Always check local conditions with your dive centre.