Cuxhaven weather in November

In November, Cuxhaven sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 83 mm of precipitation across 14.5 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of November to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Cuxhaven's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cuxhaven's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
83 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
8:04 AM – 4:17 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Cuxhaven is Wikimedia duplicated page of Q4197.

Air quality
Good
PM10 15.2 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 10°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical November day in Cuxhaven reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2107
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How November really feels in Cuxhaven

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 9 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
9
wind chill below the day's low

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

Cuxhaven weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8214.92.47.70.0
Feb / 6211.72.59.40.0
Mar / 6311.91.611.50.9
Apr11° / 5110.80.213.72.7
May15° / 10°6611.9015.74.3
Jun18° / 13°8914.1016.75.1
Jul20° / 15°10114.5016.35.6
Aug20° / 16°10815.3014.65.6
Sep17° / 13°9313.4012.54.9
Oct13° / 9614.7010.23.1
Nov / 8314.50.48.31.2
Dec / 8714.82.47.20.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52476
62377
72377
82377
92377
102377
112278
122179
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Cuxhaven gets around 83 mm of rain and snow over 14.5 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 48% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1530
2530
3530
4530
5530
6530
7530
8530
9520
10520
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13501
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29444
30454

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
21000
31000
41000
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61000
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91000
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Wind in November

Winds average 20 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
721breezy
821breezy
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1021breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of November to 7 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:35 AM to 8:27 AM, and sunset from 4:43 PM to 4:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:354:43
29.17:374:41
39.07:394:39
48.97:414:37
58.97:434:35
68.87:454:33
78.87:464:32
88.77:484:30
98.67:504:28
108.67:524:27
118.57:544:25
128.57:564:23
138.47:584:22
148.38:004:20
158.38:024:19
168.28:044:17
178.28:054:16
188.18:074:15
198.18:094:13
208.08:114:12
218.08:134:11
227.98:144:10
237.98:164:08
247.88:184:07
257.88:194:06
267.78:214:05
277.78:234:04
287.78:244:03
297.68:264:03
307.68:274:02

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
70.9Dim
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100.9Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Cuxhaven?

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

1.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cuxhaven.

What to pack for Cuxhaven in November

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

In November, Cuxhaven sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Cuxhaven in November

The nearest coast averages about 9°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 19°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Cuxhaven 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 Cuxhaven peaks around July 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 21UV 5Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cuxhaven?

Cuxhaven sits at 53.9°N, 8.7°E, 3 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Langen, 30 km away.

BremervördeWilhelmshavenItzehoe

Topography around Cuxhaven

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cuxhaven has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m.

The land around Cuxhaven is covered by water (38%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (61%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
201 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Langen 30 km · Bremerhaven 36 km · Nordenham 43 km · Loxstedt 44 km · Heide 45 km · Bremervörde 52 km · Wilhelmshaven 53 km · Itzehoe 54 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 Cuxhaven (53.8683°, 8.699°, elevation 3 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).