Douai weather in November

In November, Douai sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-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 11% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of November to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Douai's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Douai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
8:12 AM – 4:54 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.4 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 12°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical November day in Douai 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)
1137
2127
3127
4126
5126
6126
7116
8116
9116
10116
11116
12105
13105
14105
15105
16105
17105
1895
1994
2094
2194
2294
2394
2494
2584
2684
2784
2884
2983
3083

How November really feels in Douai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 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
4
wind chill below the day's low

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

Douai weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5711.318.30.6
Feb / 5010.31.39.71.0
Mar11° / 5111.10.711.52.5
Apr14° / 5011.20.113.54.0
May18° / 6412.4015.25.2
Jun20° / 12°6110.7016.16.0
Jul23° / 14°6010.8015.76.6
Aug23° / 14°6811.1014.36.5
Sep19° / 11°489.4012.46.1
Oct15° / 6011.1010.54.3
Nov10° / 6011.90.38.82.1
Dec / 7012.81.17.90.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in November, the cloudiest month of the year.

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 (%)
12674
22674
32674
42575
52575
62674
72674
82674
92674
102575
112476
122377
132377
142377
152377
162476
172476
182476
192476
202377
212377
222377
232377
242377
252377
262377
272377
282377
292377
302476

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Douai gets around 60 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1390
2390
3400
4400
5400
6410
7410
8410
9410
10400
11400
12401
13391
14391
15391
16391
17381
18382
19382
20382
21382
22382
23382
24382
25392
26393
27393
28403
29403
30403

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 (%)
1973
2973
3982
4982
5982
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in November

Winds average 16 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of November to 8 h 12 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 7:47 AM to 8:32 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 4:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:475:16
29.47:485:14
39.47:505:13
49.37:525:11
59.37:535:09
69.27:555:08
79.27:575:06
89.17:585:05
99.18:005:03
109.08:025:02
119.08:045:01
128.98:054:59
138.98:074:58
148.88:084:57
158.88:104:55
168.78:124:54
178.78:134:53
188.68:154:52
198.68:164:51
208.58:184:50
218.58:204:49
228.48:214:48
238.48:234:47
248.48:244:46
258.38:264:45
268.38:274:44
278.38:284:44
288.28:304:43
298.28:314:42
308.28:324:42

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.05 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

00.511.52151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Douai?

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 Douai.

What to pack for Douai in November

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

In November, Douai 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 Douai 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 Douai peaks around July 14 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Douai in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Douai is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Douai's WHO annual average of 12.4 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1116 µg/m³Nov 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Douai?

Douai sits at 50.4°N, 3.1°E, 29 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Sin-le-Noble, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Douai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Douai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 m.

The land around Douai is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
374 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Sin-le-Noble 4.0 km · Hénin-Beaumont 9.0 km · Carvin 16 km · Avion 18 km · Lens 19 km · Liévin 22 km · Arras 23 km · Denain 23 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 Douai (50.3707°, 3.0792°, elevation 29 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).