Rakvere weather in November

In November, Rakvere sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 7.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of November to 6 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Rakvere's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rakvere's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
5th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
7 h 12 min
8:23 AM – 3:37 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Rakvere is town in northern Estonia.

Density
1,394/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 5°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical November day in Rakvere reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 4°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Rakvere

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

Rakvere 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-3° / -7°3910.310.66.60.0
Feb-2° / -8°359.18.78.70.0
Mar / -5°359.47.311.30.0
Apr / 379.62.614.11.9
May15° / 5210.10.216.64.5
Jun19° / 10°8413.3018.15.5
Jul21° / 13°7412.5017.56.2
Aug20° / 12°7713.9015.35.7
Sep15° / 5311.5012.64.3
Oct / 5911.81.39.81.4
Nov / -1°49115.27.30.0
Dec-1° / -4°4611.49.35.90.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in November, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Rakvere gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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303827

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.

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Wind in November

Winds average 15 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of November to 6 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 8:54 AM, and sunset from 4:11 PM to 3:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:454:11
28.37:484:08
38.37:504:06
48.27:534:03
58.17:564:01
68.07:583:59
77.98:013:56
87.88:033:54
97.88:063:52
107.78:083:50
117.68:103:47
127.58:133:45
137.58:153:43
147.48:183:41
157.38:203:39
167.28:233:37
177.28:253:35
187.18:273:33
197.08:303:31
207.08:323:29
216.98:343:28
226.88:373:26
236.88:393:24
246.78:413:23
256.68:433:21
266.68:453:20
276.58:473:18
286.58:503:17
296.48:523:16
306.38:543:14

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Rakvere?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rakvere.

What to pack for Rakvere in November

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

In November, Rakvere sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Rakvere in November

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 31 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Rakvere in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rakvere peaks around June 19 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rakvere?

Rakvere sits at 59.3°N, 26.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Estonia. The nearest listed city is Kohtla-Järve, 52 km away.

Kohtla-JärveMaarduLasnamäePiritaKesklinnTallinnKristiinePõhja-Tallinn

Topography around Rakvere

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rakvere has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 79 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m.

The land around Rakvere is covered by grassland (31%), trees (27%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), trees (36%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
180 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Kohtla-Järve 52 km · Maardu 79 km · Lasnamäe 85 km · Pirita 87 km · Kesklinn 91 km · Tallinn 91 km · Kristiine 94 km · Põhja-Tallinn 95 km

Estonia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$34,418
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 561
Religion
none 58%Orthodox 17%Protestant 9%other 3%

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 Rakvere (59.3481°, 26.3578°, elevation 0 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).