Kapan weather in November

In November, Kapan sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of November to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Kapan's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kapan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:45 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
49%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Kapan is town in Armenia.

Density
914/km²
people per km²
Founded
1801

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical November day in Kapan reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 7°C cooler than October and about 5°C warmer than December.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2133
3133
4133
5133
6122
7122
8122
9122
10112
11111
12111
13111
14111
15101
16101
17100
18100
19100
2090
2190
229-1
239-1
248-1
258-1
268-1
278-1
288-2
297-2
307-2

How November really feels in Kapan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 19 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
19
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Kapan weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°376.96.99.60.0
Feb / -5°549.68.810.50.2
Mar10° / -1°10515.79.811.71.8
Apr15° / 13820.72.8133.2
May19° / 17822.50.214.14.4
Jun23° / 13°11814.2014.76.4
Jul26° / 15°397014.57.7
Aug26° / 15°387.2013.57.7
Sep22° / 11°10412.7012.36.5
Oct17° / 8213.70.8115.1
Nov10° / 588.549.92.5
Dec / -4°376.45.39.30.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45347
55446
65446
75545
85644
95644
105743
115842
125842
135941
145941
155941
165941
175941
185941
195941
205941
215941
225941
235941
245842
255842
265842
275743
285743
295743
305842

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Kapan gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 29% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1378
2379
3369
43610
53510
63411
73311
83311
93211
103111
113012
123012
132912
142912
152813
162813
172713
182713
192614
202614
212515
222515
232516
242616
252617
262618
272618
282719
292719
302719

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 5 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of November to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:28 AM to 8:00 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:285:48
210.37:295:46
310.27:315:45
410.27:325:44
510.27:335:43
610.17:345:42
710.17:355:41
810.17:365:40
910.07:375:40
1010.07:385:39
1110.07:405:38
129.97:415:37
139.97:425:36
149.97:435:35
159.87:445:35
169.87:455:34
179.87:465:33
189.87:475:33
199.77:485:32
209.77:505:32
219.77:515:31
229.67:525:31
239.67:535:30
249.67:545:30
259.67:555:29
269.57:565:29
279.57:575:28
289.57:585:28
299.57:595:28
309.58:005:28

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 2.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

0123151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Kapan

In seasonPeak

None of Kapan's seasonal hazards are active in November. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kapan's rainy season runs March–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Kapan?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kapan.

What to pack for Kapan in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, Kapan sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kapan in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kapan peaks around July 12 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kapan in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kapan is worst in May — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1125 µg/m³Nov 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kapan?

Kapan sits at 39.2°N, 46.4°E, 774 m above sea level, in Armenia. The nearest listed city is Goris, 34 km away.

GorisShushaHādīshahrNehramNakhchivanJermuk

Topography around Kapan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kapan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kapan has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 600 m around an average of 944 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,703 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,679 m.

The land around Kapan is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
600 m
16 km
2,703 m
80 km
3,679 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Goris 34 km · Shusha 68 km · Hādīshahr 76 km · Fuzuli 77 km · Nehram 82 km · Nakhchivan 86 km · Jermuk 94 km · Aghdam 98 km

Armenia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,474
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 515
Religion
Armenian Apostolic 95%not stated 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kapan (39.2076°, 46.4068°, elevation 774 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).