Gießen weather in November

In November, Gießen sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 8.7 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 5°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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Gießen's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gießen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 42 min
7:50 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

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 5°C by the end.

A typical November day in Gießen reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 6°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1115
2105
3105
4105
5105
6105
794
894
994
1094
1184
1284
1384
1483
1583
1673
1773
1873
1973
2072
2162
2262
2362
2462
2562
2662
2762
2851
2951
3051

How November really feels in Gießen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 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
15
wind chill below the day's low

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

Gießen 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 / -1°5611.33.18.30.0
Feb / -0°469.63.19.70.2
Mar / 5111.11.511.51.9
Apr14° / 469.80.213.54.1
May18° / 5910.9015.25.6
Jun21° / 12°6110.7016.26.3
Jul24° / 14°6711.8015.86.6
Aug23° / 14°6010.4014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°559.1012.46.0
Oct13° / 5510.90.110.43.6
Nov / 5611.11.18.71.1
Dec / 6713.13.77.80.0

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
32476
42377
52476
62476
72278
82278
92278
102278
112179
122179
132080
142080
151981
161981
171981
181981
191981
201981
211882
221882
231882
241882
251783
261783
271882
281882
291882
301882

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Gießen gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 37% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1371
2381
3381
4391
5401
6401
7411
8411
9422
10422
11422
12422
13413
14413
15403
16394
17384
18374
19365
20355
21345
22335
23336
24326
25326
26327
27327
28337
29337
30347

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
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 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:25 AM to 8:11 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 4:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:254:53
29.47:274:51
39.47:284:50
49.37:304:48
59.27:324:46
69.27:334:45
79.17:354:43
89.17:374:42
99.07:394:40
109.07:404:39
118.97:424:37
128.97:444:36
138.87:454:35
148.87:474:33
158.77:494:32
168.77:504:31
178.67:524:30
188.67:534:29
198.57:554:28
208.57:564:27
218.57:584:26
228.48:004:25
238.48:014:24
248.38:034:23
258.38:044:22
268.38:064:21
278.28:074:20
288.28:084:20
298.28:104:19
308.18:114:18

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.8Dim
210.8Dim
220.8Dim
230.8Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.7Dim
300.7Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Gießen?

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

1.1
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 Gießen.

What to pack for Gießen in November

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

In November, Gießen sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°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 Gießen 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 Gießen peaks around July 14 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gießen?

Gießen sits at 50.6°N, 8.7°E, 162 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Wetzlar, 12 km away.

Topography around Gießen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gießen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Gießen is covered by trees (37%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (45%), cropland (24%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
360 m
80 km
850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Wetzlar 12 km · Butzbach 17 km · Bad Nauheim 25 km · Marburg an der Lahn 26 km · Herborn 28 km · Friedberg 28 km · Nidda 30 km · Kirchhain 32 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 Gießen (50.5873°, 8.6755°, elevation 162 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).