Forchheim weather in November

In November, Forchheim sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 8.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 4°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 30 min at the start of November to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Forchheim's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Forchheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:37 AM – 4:25 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Forchheim is main part of Forchheim city, Germany.

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 4°C by the end.

A typical November day in Forchheim reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 12°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)
1104
2104
3104
494
594
694
794
883
983
1083
1183
1273
1373
1473
1572
1672
1762
1862
1962
2062
2161
2251
2351
2451
2551
2651
2751
2841
2941
3041

How November really feels in Forchheim

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 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
20
wind chill below the day's low

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

Forchheim weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6813.15.58.40.0
Feb / -1°5410.459.80.1
Mar / 6512.52.311.51.6
Apr14° / 49110.413.43.9
May18° / 7112.5015.15.5
Jun22° / 12°7412.50166.1
Jul24° / 14°8013.1015.76.4
Aug23° / 13°7011.4014.26.6
Sep19° / 10°659.8012.45.8
Oct13° / 6511.30.110.53.4
Nov / 6611.32.28.80.8
Dec / -1°76145.780.0

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 10% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32377
42377
52278
62278
72080
82080
92080
101882
111882
121882
131882
141882
151882
161882
171882
181981
191981
201981
211981
221981
231981
242080
252080
262080
272080
281981
291981
301981

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Forchheim gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1372
2372
3372
4383
5383
6383
7394
8404
9405
10415
11415
12426
13427
14427
15418
16418
17409
18399
19399
203810
213810
223711
233711
243611
253612
263612
273612
283613
293713
303813

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 11 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of November to 8 h 12 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 7:13 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 4:46 PM to 4:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:134:46
29.57:154:44
39.47:164:43
49.47:184:41
59.37:204:39
69.37:214:38
79.27:234:36
89.27:244:35
99.17:264:34
109.17:284:32
119.07:294:31
129.07:314:30
138.97:334:28
148.97:344:27
158.87:364:26
168.87:374:25
178.77:394:24
188.77:404:22
198.77:424:21
208.67:444:20
218.67:454:19
228.57:474:19
238.57:484:18
248.57:494:17
258.47:514:16
268.47:524:15
278.37:544:15
288.37:554:14
298.37:564:13
308.27:584:13

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Forchheim?

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

0.8
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 Forchheim.

What to pack for Forchheim in November

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

In November, Forchheim sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Forchheim 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 Forchheim peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Forchheim?

Forchheim sits at 49.7°N, 11.1°E, 261 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Erlangen, 15 km away.

Topography around Forchheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Forchheim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 290 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 876 m.

The land around Forchheim is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (49%), cropland (21%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
357 m
80 km
876 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Erlangen 15 km · Herzogenaurach 21 km · Bamberg 23 km · Fürth 27 km · Lauf an der Pegnitz 28 km · Nuremberg 29 km · Zirndorf 32 km · Oberasbach 34 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 Forchheim (49.7175°, 11.0588°, elevation 261 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).