Shumen weather in November

In November, Shumen sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 6.6 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of November to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Shumen's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shumen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:14 AM – 4:42 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Shumen is city in Shumen municipality, Shumen oblast, Bulgaria.

Air quality
Good
PM10 29.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
531/km²
people per km²

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 14°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical November day in Shumen reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 6°C cooler than October and about 6°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1146
2145
3145
4145
5135
6135
7135
8135
9135
10125
11125
12124
13124
14114
15114
16114
17114
18103
19103
20103
21103
2293
2393
2492
2592
2682
2782
2882
2982
3081

How November really feels in Shumen

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.

Shumen weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°477.54.59.20.0
Feb / -1°437.44.110.20.7
Mar11° / 528.82.811.62.6
Apr16° / 529.70.413.25.0
May21° / 11°6110.9014.56.5
Jun26° / 15°6310.2015.16.8
Jul28° / 17°548.5014.96.6
Aug28° / 17°376.2013.86.8
Sep24° / 13°506.4012.37.6
Oct17° / 516.70.310.85.9
Nov11° / 466.61.29.52.9
Dec / -1°5083.48.90.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34852
44852
54753
64753
74654
84555
94456
104456
114258
124159
134159
144060
154060
163862
173763
183862
193763
203763
213664
223664
233763
243763
253763
263763
273862
283862
293862
303862

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Shumen gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 6.6 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 23% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1192
2182
3182
4182
5182
6182
7183
8183
9193
10193
11203
12204
13214
14224
15234
16234
17245
18245
19255
20255
21265
22265
23265
24266
25276
26276
27276
28276
29276
30277

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in November

Winds average 10 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of November to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 4:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.16:544:58
210.06:554:56
310.06:574:55
49.96:584:54
59.96:594:53
69.87:014:51
79.87:024:50
89.87:034:49
99.77:054:48
109.77:064:47
119.67:074:46
129.67:084:45
139.67:104:44
149.57:114:43
159.57:124:42
169.57:144:42
179.47:154:41
189.47:164:40
199.47:174:39
209.37:194:38
219.37:204:38
229.37:214:37
239.27:224:37
249.27:234:36
259.27:244:35
269.27:264:35
279.17:274:34
289.17:284:34
299.17:294:34
309.17:304:33

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 1.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.0Dim
92.0Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Shumen?

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

2.9
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 Shumen.

What to pack for Shumen in November

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

In November, Shumen sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Shumen in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shumen peaks around July 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shumen?

Shumen sits at 43.3°N, 26.9°E, 237 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Targovishte, 28 km away.

TargovishteRazgradPopovoAytosKarnobatAsparuhovoVarnaDobrich

Topography around Shumen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shumen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m around an average of 300 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,163 m.

The land around Shumen is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
349 m
16 km
453 m
80 km
1,163 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
November weather nearby: Targovishte 28 km · Razgrad 44 km · Popovo 56 km · Aytos 69 km · Karnobat 69 km · Asparuhovo 79 km · Varna 80 km · Dobrich 80 km

Bulgaria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$20,328
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 594
Religion
Christian 65%Muslim 10%none 5%other 0%

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 Shumen (43.2706°, 26.9229°, elevation 237 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).