Moulins weather in November

In November, Moulins sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 12.5 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 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Moulins's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moulins's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:58 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
73%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.9 µg/m³ · 2016

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 Moulins reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°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)
1146
2146
3146
4136
5136
6136
7136
8125
9125
10125
11125
12115
13115
14115
15114
16114
17104
18104
19104
20104
21104
22104
2394
2493
2593
2693
2793
2893
2993
3093

How November really feels in Moulins

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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
1
wind chill below the day's low

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

Moulins 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6111.81.88.80.9
Feb / 5110.52101.5
Mar13° / 5610.90.611.63.4
Apr16° / 7412.20.113.34.7
May20° / 10°7912.3014.85.8
Jun24° / 13°6510.7015.66.6
Jul26° / 15°619.5015.26.7
Aug26° / 15°669.80146.8
Sep22° / 12°699012.46.6
Oct17° / 7211.30.110.75.1
Nov11° / 7512.50.59.22.4
Dec / 69131.48.41.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 74%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43070
52971
62872
72872
82872
92872
102773
112773
122674
132674
142575
152575
162575
172575
182575
192575
202575
212575
222476
232476
242476
252476
262377
272476
282476
292476
302476

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Moulins gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 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 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1391
2401
3411
4421
5430
6440
7440
8440
9440
10441
11431
12431
13421
14421
15412
16412
17402
18402
19392
20393
21383
22383
23393
24393
25403
26404
27414
28414
29423
30423

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
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 11 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

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 7:36 AM to 8:16 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 4:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:365:25
29.87:375:23
39.77:395:22
49.77:405:20
59.67:425:19
69.67:435:18
79.57:455:16
89.57:465:15
99.47:485:14
109.47:495:13
119.47:515:12
129.37:525:10
139.37:535:09
149.27:555:08
159.27:565:07
169.17:585:06
179.17:595:05
189.18:005:04
199.08:025:03
209.08:035:03
219.08:055:02
228.98:065:01
238.98:075:00
248.98:085:00
258.88:104:59
268.88:114:58
278.88:124:58
288.78:144:57
298.78:154:57
308.78:164:56

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 1.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Moulins?

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

2.4
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 Moulins.

What to pack for Moulins in November

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

In November, Moulins sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Moulins 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 Moulins peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Moulins?

Moulins sits at 46.6°N, 3.3°E, 219 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Nevers, 49 km away.

Topography around Moulins

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moulins has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 226 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,153 m.

The land around Moulins is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), grassland (30%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), cropland (30%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%), trees (28%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
182 m
80 km
1,153 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Nevers 49 km · Vichy 49 km · Montluçon 61 km · Riom 77 km · Montceau-les-Mines 80 km · Roanne 82 km · Autun 85 km · Le Creusot 87 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 Moulins (46.5646°, 3.3324°, elevation 219 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).