La Roche-sur-Yon weather in November

In November, La Roche-sur-Yon sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 79 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is La Roche-sur-Yon's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Roche-sur-Yon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
8:17 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 15.3 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 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical November day in La Roche-sur-Yon reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 16°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)
1158
2158
3158
4158
5148
6148
7147
8147
9147
10137
11137
12137
13137
14136
15136
16126
17126
18126
19126
20126
21126
22126
23115
24115
25115
26115
27115
28115
29115
30115

How November really feels in La Roche-sur-Yon

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.

La Roche-sur-Yon 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7611.38.81.8
Feb10° / 589.6102.2
Mar13° / 5510.311.63.6
Apr16° / 5710.713.34.6
May19° / 10°6210.914.85.8
Jun22° / 13°47915.66.7
Jul24° / 15°417.515.37.4
Aug25° / 15°467.5147.4
Sep22° / 12°537.712.46.9
Oct17° / 10°781210.65.2
Nov13° / 7912.19.23.2
Dec10° / 8412.28.42.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 68%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33565
43466
53565
63466
73466
83466
93367
103367
113367
123367
133268
143268
153268
163169
173169
183070
193070
202971
212971
223070
232971
242971
252971
262872
272872
282971
292971
302971

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

La Roche-sur-Yon gets around 79 mm of rain over 12.1 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
142
243
343
444
544
644
744
844
944
1043
1143
1242
1342
1441
1540
1639
1739
1838
1937
2037
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2737
2837
2937
3037

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 (%)
186131
287121
388111
489101
59190
69280
79280
89370
99370
109460
119460
129550
139550
149550
159640
169640
179640
189730
199730
209730
219820
229820
239820
249820
259910
269910
279910
289910
299910
309910

Wind in November

Winds average 15 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of November to 8 h 42 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 7:55 AM to 8:35 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:555:43
29.87:575:42
39.77:585:41
49.78:005:39
59.68:015:38
69.68:035:36
79.58:045:35
89.58:055:34
99.48:075:33
109.48:085:31
119.38:105:30
129.38:115:29
139.38:135:28
149.28:145:27
159.28:165:26
169.18:175:25
179.18:185:24
189.18:205:23
199.08:215:22
209.08:235:21
218.98:245:20
228.98:255:20
238.98:275:19
248.88:285:18
258.88:295:18
268.88:305:17
278.78:325:16
288.78:335:16
298.78:345:15
308.78:355:15

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

00.511.522.5151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit La Roche-sur-Yon?

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

3.2
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 La Roche-sur-Yon.

What to pack for La Roche-sur-Yon in November

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

In November, La Roche-sur-Yon sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near La Roche-sur-Yon in November

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 33 km away) is warmest in August at about 20°C and coldest in February near 10°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb10Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May15Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug20Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in La Roche-sur-Yon 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 La Roche-sur-Yon peaks around July 24 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 24UV 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 La Roche-sur-Yon?

La Roche-sur-Yon sits at 46.7°N, 1.4°W, 73 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Les Sables-d'Olonne, 33 km away.

Topography around La Roche-sur-Yon

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of La Roche-sur-Yon.

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Roche-sur-Yon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m.

The land around La Roche-sur-Yon is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), grassland (31%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (32%), water (27%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
339 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Les Sables-d'Olonne 33 km · Les Herbiers 39 km · Challans 40 km · Fontenay-le-Comte 53 km · Vertou 56 km · Bouguenais 59 km · Rezé 59 km · Cholet 60 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 La Roche-sur-Yon (46.6697°, -1.4276°, elevation 73 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).