Laon weather in November

In November, Laon sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-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 36 min at the start of November to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Laon's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
8:07 AM – 4:55 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

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 Laon 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 5°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
2126
3126
4126
5126
6126
7116
8116
9115
10115
11105
12105
13105
14105
15105
16105
1794
1894
1994
2094
2194
2294
2384
2484
2584
2683
2783
2883
2983
3083

How November really feels in Laon

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.

Laon 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 / 63120.98.40.5
Feb / 5610.81.49.80.9
Mar11° / 5711.30.711.52.7
Apr15° / 5510.9013.44.3
May18° / 6711.8015.15.5
Jun22° / 12°6010.90166.3
Jul24° / 14°5710015.66.8
Aug24° / 14°6510.5014.26.8
Sep20° / 11°519012.46.3
Oct15° / 6311.2010.54.4
Nov10° / 6511.90.58.92.0
Dec / 8013.31.580.7

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 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42674
52575
62575
72575
82575
92575
102575
112476
122377
132377
142278
152278
162278
172179
182179
192179
202179
212179
222080
232080
242179
252179
262179
272080
282080
292080
302080

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Laon gets around 65 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1370
2380
3380
4390
5390
6400
7400
8410
9410
10410
11411
12411
13411
14411
15411
16402
17402
18402
19392
20392
21393
22393
23393
24393
25393
26403
27404
28404
29414
30414

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
3973
4982
5982
6982
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
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 14 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
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of November to 8 h 18 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 7:42 AM to 8:27 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 4:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:425:16
29.57:445:14
39.57:465:13
49.47:475:11
59.37:495:10
69.37:505:08
79.27:525:07
89.27:545:05
99.17:555:04
109.17:575:02
119.07:595:01
129.08:005:00
138.98:024:59
148.98:034:57
158.98:054:56
168.88:074:55
178.88:084:54
188.78:104:53
198.78:114:52
208.68:134:51
218.68:144:50
228.68:164:49
238.58:174:48
248.58:194:47
258.48:204:46
268.48:214:46
278.48:234:45
288.38:244:44
298.38:254:44
308.38:274:43

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.9Dim
280.9Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Laon?

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 Laon.

What to pack for Laon in November

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

In November, Laon 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 Laon 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 Laon peaks around July 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Laon?

Laon sits at 49.6°N, 3.6°E, 180 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Tergnier, 26 km away.

Topography around Laon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 373 m.

The land around Laon is covered by cropland (35%), trees (32%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
177 m
80 km
373 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
November weather nearby: Tergnier 26 km · Soissons 30 km · Saint-Quentin 40 km · Reims 44 km · Noyon 45 km · Château-Thierry 60 km · Compiègne 60 km · Épernay 63 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 Laon (49.5631°, 3.6271°, elevation 180 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).