Alès weather in November

In November, Alès sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 155 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of November to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Alès's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alès's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
155 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:47 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
56%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical November day in Alès reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1168
2168
3167
4167
5167
6167
7157
8157
9156
10156
11146
12146
13146
14146
15145
16145
17135
18135
19135
20135
21135
22135
23124
24124
25124
26124
27124
28124
29124
30124

How November really feels in Alès

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

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Alès weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 909.11.29.12.4
Feb12° / 576.60.610.23.3
Mar15° / 7270.211.65.2
Apr18° / 999.5013.26.0
May22° / 11°828.9014.56.9
Jun27° / 14°496.7015.27.2
Jul30° / 17°354.70156.1
Aug29° / 16°566.2013.86.3
Sep24° / 13°1287.4012.37.4
Oct19° / 10°17411.7010.85.9
Nov14° / 15510.70.19.44.0
Dec11° / 969.10.48.82.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44951
54852
64852
74852
85050
95050
105050
115149
125149
135050
145149
155149
165050
175050
184951
195050
205050
215050
225050
235050
245050
255050
265050
275050
285050
295149
305050

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Alès gets around 155 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
638
738
838
937
1036
1136
1235
1335
1434
1534
1634
1734
1834
1934
2034
2134
2233
2333
2433
2533
2633
2733
2833
2933
3032

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
187121
288111
389101
49190
59280
69280
79370
89370
99460
109550
119550
129640
139640
149640
159730
169730
179730
189730
199730
209730
219730
229820
239820
249820
259820
269820
279820
289820
299910
309910

Wind in November

Winds average 9 km/h in November.

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

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:275:27
210.07:295:26
39.97:305:25
49.97:315:23
59.87:335:22
69.87:345:21
79.77:355:20
89.77:375:19
99.77:385:17
109.67:395:16
119.67:415:15
129.57:425:14
139.57:435:13
149.57:455:12
159.47:465:11
169.47:475:11
179.47:495:10
189.37:505:09
199.37:515:08
209.27:525:07
219.27:545:07
229.27:555:06
239.27:565:05
249.17:575:05
259.17:595:04
269.18:005:04
279.08:015:03
289.08:025:03
299.08:035:02
309.08:045:02

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 1.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

0123151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.0Dim
112.0Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Alès

In seasonPeak

In November, Alès sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Alès's rainy season runs September–January, 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 Alès?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Alès for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alès in November

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

In November, Alès sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Alès 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 Alès peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alès?

Alès sits at 44.1°N, 4.1°E, 135 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Nîmes, 39 km away.

Topography around Alès

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alès has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 818 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,702 m.

The land around Alès is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) within 80 km.

3 km
237 m
16 km
818 m
80 km
1,702 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Nîmes 39 km · Bagnols-sur-Cèze 43 km · Lunel 50 km · Castelnau-le-Lez 56 km · Mauguio 57 km · Orange 58 km · Montpellier 59 km · Avignon 61 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 Alès (44.1249°, 4.0808°, elevation 135 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).