Bourges weather in November

In November, Bourges sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 12.6 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 15% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of November to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Bourges's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bourges's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
8:03 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.5 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Bourges 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 6°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
2146
3146
4136
5136
6136
7136
8136
9125
10125
11125
12125
13115
14115
15115
16115
17114
18104
19104
20104
21104
22104
23104
24104
2594
2694
2794
2893
2993
3093

How November really feels in Bourges

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.

Bourges weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6612.21.38.71.0
Feb / 5610.71.6101.5
Mar13° / 5810.90.511.63.5
Apr16° / 6410.80.113.34.8
May20° / 10°7011.8014.85.8
Jun23° / 13°549.4015.66.8
Jul26° / 15°518.5015.36.9
Aug26° / 15°508.40147.0
Sep22° / 12°578.4012.46.7
Oct17° / 7411.40.110.65.0
Nov11° / 7112.60.29.12.5
Dec / 7612.90.88.41.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 75%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33169
43070
52971
62971
72872
82773
92674
102674
112674
122674
132575
142575
152575
162575
172476
182476
192476
202476
212476
222476
232377
242377
252377
262377
272377
282179
292179
302179

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Bourges gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 12.6 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1400
2410
3420
4430
5430
6440
7440
8440
9440
10440
11430
12430
13420
14420
15410
16400
17400
18390
19391
20391
21391
22391
23391
24391
25402
26402
27412
28412
29412
30422

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
2955
3964
4964
5973
6973
7982
8982
9982
10982
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 12 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of November to 8 h 36 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 7:41 AM to 8:22 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 4:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:415:27
29.77:425:26
39.77:445:24
49.67:455:23
59.67:475:21
69.57:485:20
79.57:505:19
89.47:515:17
99.47:535:16
109.37:545:15
119.37:565:14
129.37:575:13
139.27:595:11
149.28:005:10
159.18:025:09
169.18:035:08
179.08:045:07
189.08:065:06
199.08:075:05
208.98:095:05
218.98:105:04
228.98:115:03
238.88:135:02
248.88:145:01
258.88:155:01
268.78:175:00
278.78:185:00
288.78:194:59
298.68:204:58
308.68:224:58

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.0Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Bourges?

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

2.5
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 Bourges.

What to pack for Bourges in November

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

In November, Bourges sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bourges 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 Bourges peaks around July 19 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 19UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bourges?

Bourges sits at 47.1°N, 2.4°E, 144 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Vierzon, 29 km away.

Topography around Bourges

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bourges has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 140 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 441 m.

The land around Bourges is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), cropland (38%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
220 m
80 km
441 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Vierzon 29 km · Romorantin-Lanthenay 58 km · Nevers 58 km · Châteauroux 61 km · Gien 70 km · Montluçon 84 km · Moulins 91 km · Olivet 94 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 Bourges (47.0833°, 2.4°, elevation 144 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).