Jena weather in November

In November, Jena sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 8.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-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 12% 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 Jena's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
7:40 AM – 4:18 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.1 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 5°C by the end.

A typical November day in Jena reaches about 7°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 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)
1105
2104
3104
4104
5104
694
794
894
994
1093
1183
1283
1383
1483
1573
1672
1772
1872
1972
2062
2162
2262
2361
2461
2561
2651
2751
2851
2951
3051

How November really feels in Jena

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 19 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
19
wind chill below the day's low

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

Jena weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°4411.24.78.20.0
Feb / -1°359.44.39.70.1
Mar / 4812.22.811.51.5
Apr14° / 409.40.313.53.9
May18° / 6210.6015.35.6
Jun21° / 12°5911.2016.26.2
Jul23° / 14°7111.6015.86.6
Aug23° / 13°6110.7014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°559.8012.45.8
Oct13° / 48100.110.43.6
Nov / 5010.41.78.71.0
Dec / -0°5011.53.97.80.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22971
32872
42773
52773
62773
72674
82674
92674
102575
112476
122476
132377
142377
152377
162377
172278
182278
192278
202377
212377
222278
232377
242377
252278
262278
272278
282278
292377
302278

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Jena gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1351
2351
3362
4362
5362
6372
7373
8373
9383
10384
11384
12385
13375
14376
15366
16357
17357
18347
19338
20338
21328
22328
23319
24319
25319
26309
27309
28309
29319
30319

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 (%)
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 12 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212calm
2312calm
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light 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 7:14 AM to 8:01 AM, and sunset from 4:40 PM to 4:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:144:40
29.47:164:39
39.37:184:37
49.37:194:35
59.27:214:34
69.27:234:32
79.17:254:30
89.07:264:29
99.07:284:27
108.97:304:26
118.97:314:25
128.87:334:23
138.87:354:22
148.77:364:21
158.77:384:19
168.67:404:18
178.67:414:17
188.57:434:16
198.57:454:15
208.57:464:13
218.47:484:12
228.47:494:11
238.37:514:10
248.37:524:10
258.27:544:09
268.27:554:08
278.27:574:07
288.17:584:06
298.18:004:06
308.18:014:05

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.8Dim
230.8Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Jena?

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

1.0
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 Jena.

What to pack for Jena in November

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

In November, Jena sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Jena 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 Jena peaks around July 13 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 13UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Jena?

Jena sits at 50.9°N, 11.6°E, 149 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Apolda, 12 km away.

Topography around Jena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jena has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m around an average of 234 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 962 m.

The land around Jena is covered by trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
255 m
16 km
368 m
80 km
962 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Apolda 12 km · Weimar 19 km · Naumburg 29 km · Rudolstadt 29 km · Lusan 35 km · Gera 35 km · Saalfeld 35 km · Erfurt 39 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 Jena (50.9288°, 11.5899°, elevation 149 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).