Gap weather in November

In November, Gap sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 119 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of November to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Gap's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gap's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
5th coldest
Precipitation
119 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:41 AM – 5:01 PM
Cloud cover
53%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.6 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 7°C by the end.

A typical November day in Gap reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 6°C cooler than October and about 4°C warmer than December.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1133
2122
3122
4122
5122
6112
7112
8111
9111
10101
11101
12100
13100
14100
1590
1690
179-1
189-1
199-1
208-1
218-1
228-1
238-1
248-2
258-2
267-2
277-2
287-2
297-2
307-2

How November really feels in Gap

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 25 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
25
wind chill below the day's low

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

Gap weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°799.36.590.0
Feb / -4°577.65.410.10.6
Mar10° / -1°708.8311.62.6
Apr13° / 8611.22.113.23.7
May17° / 9011.70.214.65.4
Jun21° / 10°638.8015.36.9
Jul24° / 12°396.60158.0
Aug24° / 11°445.8013.98.0
Sep20° / 697.4012.36.9
Oct15° / 1009.10.410.74.8
Nov / -0°11910.82.99.42.0
Dec / -3°909.75.48.70.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
54852
64852
74951
84951
94951
105050
115050
125050
135149
145149
155149
165149
175149
185347
195347
205446
215545
225545
235545
245644
255644
265644
275545
285545
295545
305545

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Gap gets around 119 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 wet days in November, the wettest month. 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1364
2364
3374
4374
5385
6385
7385
8386
9386
10387
11388
12378
13379
143710
153610
163611
173611
183512
193512
203413
213413
223313
233314
243314
253314
263315
273215
283215
293215
303215

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 6 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of November to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 4:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:205:18
29.97:225:17
39.97:235:16
49.87:245:14
59.87:265:13
69.77:275:12
79.77:295:11
89.77:305:09
99.67:315:08
109.67:335:07
119.57:345:06
129.57:355:05
139.57:375:04
149.47:385:03
159.47:395:02
169.37:415:01
179.37:425:00
189.37:435:00
199.27:444:59
209.27:464:58
219.27:474:57
229.17:484:57
239.17:504:56
249.17:514:55
259.07:524:55
269.07:534:54
279.07:544:54
289.07:554:53
298.97:574:53
308.97:584:52

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 1.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

0123151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Dim
142.0Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Gap?

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

2.0
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 Gap.

What to pack for Gap in November

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

In November, Gap sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Gap 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 Gap 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
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gap?

Gap sits at 44.6°N, 6.1°E, 741 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Digne-les-Bains, 53 km away.

Topography around Gap

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gap has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m around an average of 843 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,079 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,777 m.

The land around Gap is covered by trees (47%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
450 m
16 km
2,079 m
80 km
3,777 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainmoss and lichen
November weather nearby: Digne-les-Bains 53 km · Échirolles 71 km · Saint-Martin-d'Hères 73 km · Grenoble 75 km · Meylan 76 km · Fontaine 77 km · Saint-Égrève 81 km · Manosque 84 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 Gap (44.5586°, 6.0787°, elevation 741 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).