Alençon weather in November

In November, Alençon sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of November to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Alençon's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alençon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:17 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical November day in Alençon reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°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)
1136
2126
3126
4126
5126
6126
7126
8115
9115
10115
11115
12115
13105
14105
15105
16105
17104
18104
1994
2094
2194
2294
2394
2494
2594
2694
2794
2884
2983
3083

How November really feels in Alençon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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
1
wind chill below the day's low

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

Alençon weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6811.50.98.60.7
Feb / 5410.51.29.91.2
Mar11° / 5610.50.611.62.7
Apr14° / 6011.5013.43.9
May17° / 6712.10155.1
Jun21° / 11°629.9015.86.2
Jul23° / 13°519.3015.56.8
Aug23° / 13°559.5014.16.8
Sep19° / 11°539012.46.2
Oct15° / 6911.7010.64.2
Nov10° / 6711.90.292.1
Dec / 7512.518.20.9

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 76%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32773
42773
52674
62674
72773
82674
92674
102575
112674
122674
132575
142476
152377
162377
172377
182278
192278
202278
212179
222179
232179
242179
252080
262080
272080
282080
292080
302080

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Alençon gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1400
2410
3410
4420
5420
6420
7430
8430
9420
10420
11420
12420
13410
14410
15400
16390
17390
18380
19381
20371
21371
22371
23371
24371
25382
26382
27392
28392
29392
30393

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 (%)
1955
2964
3964
4973
5973
6973
7982
8982
9982
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in November

Winds average 13 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of November to 8 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:53 AM to 8:36 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:535:33
29.67:555:31
39.67:575:30
49.57:585:28
59.58:005:27
69.48:015:26
79.48:035:24
89.38:045:23
99.38:065:21
109.28:085:20
119.28:095:19
129.18:115:18
139.18:125:16
149.08:145:15
159.08:155:14
168.98:175:13
178.98:185:12
188.98:205:11
198.88:215:10
208.88:235:09
218.78:245:08
228.78:255:07
238.78:275:06
248.68:285:06
258.68:305:05
268.68:315:04
278.58:325:04
288.58:345:03
298.58:355:02
308.48:365:02

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

00.511.522.5151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.2Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
280.9Dim
290.9Dim
300.9Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Alençon?

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

2.1
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 Alençon.

What to pack for Alençon in November

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

In November, Alençon sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Alençon 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 Alençon peaks around August 11 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alençon?

Alençon sits at 48.4°N, 0.1°E, 147 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Argentan, 35 km away.

Topography around Alençon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alençon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 m.

The land around Alençon is covered by grassland (32%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (34%), cropland (33%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), grassland (31%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
369 m
80 km
440 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
November weather nearby: Argentan 35 km · Le Mans 49 km · Mayenne 54 km · Flers 60 km · Laval 76 km · Lisieux 80 km · La Flèche 83 km · Caen 90 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 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 Alençon (48.4348°, 0.0931°, elevation 147 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).