Blois weather in November

In November, Blois sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Blois's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blois's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:09 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Blois is French commune and city in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,432/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 9°C by the end.

A typical November day in Blois reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 6°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

-5°10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1147
2147
3147
4137
5136
6136
7136
8136
9126
10126
11126
12125
13115
14115
15115
16115
17115
18115
19105
20105
21104
22104
23104
24104
25104
26104
2794
2894
2994
3094

How November really feels in Blois

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.

Blois 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 / 5911.20.88.71.1
Feb / 489.81.19.91.6
Mar13° / 52100.311.63.4
Apr16° / 5410.6013.34.7
May19° / 10°6911.4014.95.8
Jun23° / 13°488.5015.76.8
Jul26° / 15°488.1015.47.1
Aug26° / 15°498.2014.17.0
Sep22° / 12°487.8012.46.8
Oct17° / 6711010.65.0
Nov11° / 6511.50.19.12.6
Dec / 6911.80.78.31.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
32971
42971
53070
62971
72971
82971
92872
102872
112773
122773
132773
142773
152872
162773
172773
182773
192773
202674
212773
222773
232674
242674
252575
262575
272476
282476
292476
302476

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Blois gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1370
2380
3390
4400
5410
6410
7420
8420
9420
10410
11410
12410
13400
14400
15390
16380
17380
18370
19360
20350
21351
22341
23341
24341
25341
26341
27341
28352
29352
30352

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2946
3946
4955
5964
6964
7973
8973
9982
10982
11982
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in November

Winds average 14 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
2614light 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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:46 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:465:30
29.77:485:29
39.67:495:27
49.67:515:26
59.57:525:24
69.57:545:23
79.47:565:22
89.47:575:20
99.37:595:19
109.38:005:18
119.28:025:17
129.28:035:15
139.28:055:14
149.18:065:13
159.18:085:12
169.08:095:11
179.08:105:10
189.08:125:09
198.98:135:08
208.98:155:07
218.88:165:06
228.88:175:05
238.88:195:05
248.78:205:04
258.78:225:03
268.78:235:03
278.68:245:02
288.68:255:01
298.68:275:01
308.58:285:00

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

00.511.522.5151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Blois?

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

2.6
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 Blois.

What to pack for Blois in November

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

In November, Blois sees daytime highs around 11°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 Blois 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 Blois peaks around July 24 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Blois?

Blois sits at 47.6°N, 1.3°E, 109 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Vendôme, 30 km away.

Topography around Blois

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blois has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m.

The land around Blois is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
265 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Vendôme 30 km · Romorantin-Lanthenay 41 km · Saint-Pierre-des-Corps 49 km · Saint-Avertin 51 km · Tours 52 km · Olivet 52 km · Châteaudun 53 km · Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle 53 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 Blois (47.5943°, 1.3291°, elevation 109 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).