Chemnitz weather in November

In November, Chemnitz sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of November to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Chemnitz's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chemnitz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
7:34 AM – 4:13 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Chemnitz is city in Saxony, Germany.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,119/km²
people per km²
Founded
1143

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 8°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical November day in Chemnitz reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 6°C cooler than October and about 4°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
193
293
383
483
583
683
783
873
972
1072
1172
1262
1362
1462
1561
1651
1751
1851
1951
2051
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How November really feels in Chemnitz

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

Chemnitz weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°7614.49.78.20.0
Feb / -3°591289.70.0
Mar / -0°7414.56.711.50.7
Apr12° / 5811.9213.52.9
May16° / 8514.50.215.24.6
Jun19° / 11°9614.3016.25.5
Jul22° / 13°10814.7015.85.9
Aug21° / 12°9513.9014.36.0
Sep17° / 7612.3012.45.0
Oct12° / 68120.710.42.8
Nov / 69124.28.70.5
Dec / -2°7714.48.87.80.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 74%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53070
62971
72971
82872
92773
102773
112674
122575
132476
142476
152476
162476
172476
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202476
212476
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Chemnitz gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 12 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 43% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1396
2397
3397
4397
5408
6408
7409
84110
94111
104211
114212
124313
134314
144315
154316
164216
174217
184117
194118
204018
214018
224018
233918
243918
253819
263819
273819
283819
293819
303819

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.

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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 13 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of November to 8 h 06 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 7:09 AM to 7:55 AM, and sunset from 4:35 PM to 4:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:094:35
29.47:104:33
39.37:124:32
49.37:144:30
59.27:154:29
69.27:174:27
79.17:194:25
89.17:214:24
99.07:224:22
108.97:244:21
118.97:264:20
128.87:274:18
138.87:294:17
148.77:314:16
158.77:324:14
168.67:344:13
178.67:364:12
188.67:374:11
198.57:394:10
208.57:404:08
218.47:424:07
228.47:444:06
238.37:454:06
248.37:474:05
258.37:484:04
268.27:504:03
278.27:514:02
288.27:524:01
298.17:544:01
308.17:554:00

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Chemnitz?

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

0.5
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 Chemnitz.

What to pack for Chemnitz in November

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

In November, Chemnitz sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Chemnitz 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 Chemnitz peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chemnitz?

Chemnitz sits at 50.8°N, 12.9°E, 306 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Limbach-Oberfrohna, 12 km away.

Topography around Chemnitz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chemnitz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 465 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,205 m.

The land around Chemnitz is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (45%) within 3 km, trees (38%), cropland (33%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
465 m
80 km
1,205 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Limbach-Oberfrohna 12 km · Hohenstein-Ernstthal 16 km · Mittweida 17 km · Marienberg 26 km · Glauchau 27 km · Annaberg-Buchholz 29 km · Freiberg 30 km · Aue 31 km

Germany travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 80% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,496
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 615
Religion
none 44%Roman Catholic 25%Protestant 23%other 5%

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 Chemnitz (50.8357°, 12.9292°, elevation 306 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).