Herstal weather in November

In November, Herstal sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 12.6 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of November to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Herstal's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Herstal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:03 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Herstal is municipality section in the province of Liège, Belgium.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 11°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical November day in Herstal reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

-5°10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1126
2126
3126
4116
5116
6116
7116
8115
9105
10105
11105
12105
13105
1495
1594
1694
1794
1894
1984
2084
2184
2284
2383
2483
2583
2673
2773
2873
2973
3073

How November really feels in Herstal

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 9 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
9
wind chill below the day's low

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

Herstal weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 701328.30.2
Feb / 63122.99.70.5
Mar10° / 6413.21.211.52.1
Apr14° / 5211.20.113.53.9
May18° / 6312.7015.25.3
Jun21° / 12°7412.7016.25.8
Jul23° / 14°7812.9015.86.3
Aug22° / 14°7912.3014.36.3
Sep19° / 11°6210.8012.45.8
Oct14° / 6311.8010.43.9
Nov / 6712.60.58.71.7
Dec / 82142.67.80.4

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32575
42575
52575
62575
72476
82476
92476
102476
112377
122278
132278
142278
152278
162278
172179
182179
192278
202278
212278
222278
232278
242278
252278
262278
272278
282179
292179
302278

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Herstal gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 12.6 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1410
2410
3420
4420
5430
6430
7441
8441
9441
10441
11441
12441
13441
14442
15432
16432
17432
18422
19422
20413
21413
22413
23403
24404
25414
26415
27415
28425
29425
30426

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in November

Winds average 15 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of November to 8 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:37 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 4:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:375:05
29.47:395:03
39.37:415:02
49.37:425:00
59.27:444:58
69.27:464:57
79.17:484:55
89.17:494:54
99.07:514:52
109.07:534:51
118.97:544:49
128.97:564:48
138.87:584:47
148.87:594:45
158.78:014:44
168.78:034:43
178.68:044:42
188.68:064:41
198.58:074:39
208.58:094:38
218.48:114:37
228.48:124:36
238.48:144:35
248.38:154:35
258.38:174:34
268.28:184:33
278.28:194:32
288.28:214:31
298.18:224:31
308.18:244:30

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
230.8Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Herstal?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Herstal.

What to pack for Herstal in November

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

In November, Herstal sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Herstal in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Herstal peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Herstal?

Herstal sits at 50.7°N, 5.6°E, 81 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Grivegnée, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Herstal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Herstal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m around an average of 103 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m.

The land around Herstal is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (32%), grassland (27%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), grassland (26%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
182 m
16 km
294 m
80 km
1,001 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Grivegnée 5.0 km · Liège 5.0 km · Oupeye 6.0 km · Fléron 7.0 km · Ans 7.0 km · Saint-Nicolas 8.0 km · Chaudfontaine 9.0 km · Visé 10 km

Belgium travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 81% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,750
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
5.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 608
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%nonbeliever/agnostic 20%atheist 9%Muslim 7%

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 Herstal (50.6641°, 5.6235°, elevation 81 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).