Royan weather in November

In November, Royan sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 81 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of November to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Royan's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Royan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 81 mm; 12.5 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 12 min; 8:12 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 10th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 1.55 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical November day in Royan reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	9
2	16	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	15	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	14	7
13	14	7
14	14	7
15	13	7
16	13	7
17	13	7
18	13	7
19	13	6
20	13	6
21	13	6
22	12	6
23	12	6
24	12	6
25	12	6
26	12	6
27	12	6
28	12	6
29	12	6
30	12	6

Royan 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 4°	71	11.2	8.9	2.1
Feb	11° / 4°	52	9.4	10.1	2.7
Mar	14° / 6°	53	10.5	11.6	4.1
Apr	17° / 8°	60	10.9	13.3	5.2
May	20° / 11°	63	11.3	14.7	6.1
Jun	24° / 14°	48	8.5	15.4	7.0
Jul	26° / 16°	38	7	15.1	7.3
Aug	26° / 16°	41	6.9	13.9	7.3
Sep	23° / 13°	52	7.9	12.3	7.2
Oct	19° / 11°	74	11.4	10.7	5.7
Nov	14° / 7°	81	12.5	9.3	3.6
Dec	11° / 5°	79	12.3	8.6	2.4

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	39	39	38	37	36	35	36	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32
Cloudier (%)	61	61	62	63	64	65	64	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	66	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	34	66
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Royan gets around 81 mm of rain over 12.5 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 rain averages around 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	42	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	42
4	43
5	44
6	44
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	44
12	44
13	43
14	42
15	42
16	41
17	40
18	39
19	39
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	39
29	39
30	39

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	83	84	85	87	88	89	91	92	93	94	94	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	16	15	14	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	83	16	1
2	84	15	1
3	85	14	1
4	87	12	1
5	88	11	1
6	89	10	1
7	91	9	0
8	92	8	0
9	93	7	0
10	94	6	0
11	94	6	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	96	4	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	3	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0

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 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of November to 8 h 48 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 7:51 AM to 8:30 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:17 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.0	9.0	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.8	8.8	8.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:51	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:57	7:58	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:04	8:05	8:07	8:08	8:09	8:11	8:12	8:14	8:15	8:16	8:18	8:19	8:20	8:21	8:23	8:24	8:25	8:26	8:28	8:29	8:30
Sunset (PM)	5:44	5:43	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	7:51	5:44
2	9.8	7:53	5:43
3	9.8	7:54	5:41
4	9.7	7:55	5:40
5	9.7	7:57	5:39
6	9.7	7:58	5:38
7	9.6	8:00	5:36
8	9.6	8:01	5:35
9	9.5	8:02	5:34
10	9.5	8:04	5:33
11	9.4	8:05	5:32
12	9.4	8:07	5:31
13	9.4	8:08	5:30
14	9.3	8:09	5:28
15	9.3	8:11	5:28
16	9.2	8:12	5:27
17	9.2	8:14	5:26
18	9.2	8:15	5:25
19	9.1	8:16	5:24
20	9.1	8:18	5:23
21	9.1	8:19	5:22
22	9.0	8:20	5:22
23	9.0	8:21	5:21
24	9.0	8:23	5:20
25	8.9	8:24	5:20
26	8.9	8:25	5:19
27	8.9	8:26	5:18
28	8.8	8:28	5:18
29	8.8	8:29	5:18
30	8.8	8:30	5:17

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.55 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
Level	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.0	Moderate
2	2.0	Dim
3	1.9	Dim
4	1.9	Dim
5	1.9	Dim
6	1.8	Dim
7	1.8	Dim
8	1.7	Dim
9	1.7	Dim
10	1.7	Dim
11	1.6	Dim
12	1.6	Dim
13	1.6	Dim
14	1.6	Dim
15	1.5	Dim
16	1.5	Dim
17	1.5	Dim
18	1.5	Dim
19	1.5	Dim
20	1.4	Dim
21	1.4	Dim
22	1.4	Dim
23	1.4	Dim
24	1.4	Dim
25	1.4	Dim
26	1.3	Dim
27	1.3	Dim
28	1.3	Dim
29	1.3	Dim
30	1.3	Dim

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Royan?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Royan.

What to pack for Royan in November

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

In November, Royan sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Royan in November

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in February near 10°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 19 to Aug 31 — about 1.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	11	10	11	13	15	18	20	21	19	17	15	12
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	11	Bracing
Feb	10	Bracing
Mar	11	Bracing
Apr	13	Bracing
May	15	Cool
Jun	18	Cool
Jul	20	Refreshing
Aug	21	Refreshing
Sep	19	Cool
Oct	17	Cool
Nov	15	Bracing
Dec	12	Bracing

UV index in Royan 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 Royan peaks around July 20 at about 8 (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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	6	6	7	8	8	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Royan?

Royan sits at 45.6°N, 1.0°W, 7 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saintes, 34 km away.

Topography around Royan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Royan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m.

The land around Royan is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (39%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and water (31%), cropland (29%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

37 m

artificial surfaces 35%

16 km

68 m

water 39%

80 km

203 m

water 31%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← October Royan year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Saintes 34 km · Rochefort 35 km · Cognac 55 km · La Rochelle 60 km · Saint-Médard-en-Jalles 85 km · Blanquefort 86 km · Eysines 88 km · Niort 89 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

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 Royan (45.6281°, -1.0315°, elevation 7 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	9
2	16	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	15	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	14	7
13	14	7
14	14	7
15	13	7
16	13	7
17	13	7
18	13	7
19	13	6
20	13	6
21	13	6
22	12	6
23	12	6
24	12	6
25	12	6
26	12	6
27	12	6
28	12	6
29	12	6
30	12	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	34	66
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	42
4	43
5	44
6	44
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	44
12	44
13	43
14	42
15	42
16	41
17	40
18	39
19	39
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	39
29	39
30	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	83	16	1
2	84	15	1
3	85	14	1
4	87	12	1
5	88	11	1
6	89	10	1
7	91	9	0
8	92	8	0
9	93	7	0
10	94	6	0
11	94	6	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	96	4	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	3	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	9
2	16	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	15	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	14	7
13	14	7
14	14	7
15	13	7
16	13	7
17	13	7
18	13	7
19	13	6
20	13	6
21	13	6
22	12	6
23	12	6
24	12	6
25	12	6
26	12	6
27	12	6
28	12	6
29	12	6
30	12	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	34	66
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	42
4	43
5	44
6	44
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	44
12	44
13	43
14	42
15	42
16	41
17	40
18	39
19	39
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	39
29	39
30	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	83	16	1
2	84	15	1
3	85	14	1
4	87	12	1
5	88	11	1
6	89	10	1
7	91	9	0
8	92	8	0
9	93	7	0
10	94	6	0
11	94	6	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	96	4	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	3	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	9
2	16	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	15	8
6	15	8
7	15	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	14	7
13	14	7
14	14	7
15	13	7
16	13	7
17	13	7
18	13	7
19	13	6
20	13	6
21	13	6
22	12	6
23	12	6
24	12	6
25	12	6
26	12	6
27	12	6
28	12	6
29	12	6
30	12	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	34	66
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	42
4	43
5	44
6	44
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	44
12	44
13	43
14	42
15	42
16	41
17	40
18	39
19	39
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	37
24	37
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	39
29	39
30	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	83	16	1
2	84	15	1
3	85	14	1
4	87	12	1
5	88	11	1
6	89	10	1
7	91	9	0
8	92	8	0
9	93	7	0
10	94	6	0
11	94	6	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	96	4	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	97	3	0
20	97	3	0
21	97	3	0
22	98	2	0
23	98	2	0
24	98	2	0
25	98	2	0
26	98	2	0
27	98	2	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0