Magdeburg weather in November

In November, Magdeburg sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-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 18 min at the start of November to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Magdeburg's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magdeburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:44 AM – 4:13 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.6 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 Magdeburg 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
6104
794
894
994
1094
1184
1284
1383
1483
1583
1673
1773
1873
1972
2072
2162
2262
2362
2462
2562
2662
2761
2851
2951
3051

How November really feels in Magdeburg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 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
17
wind chill below the day's low

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

Magdeburg weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5011.63.280.0
Feb / -1°379.63.69.50.1
Mar / 4811.22.111.51.6
Apr14° / 389.30.313.64.1
May19° / 5710.5015.45.8
Jun22° / 12°5710.7016.46.3
Jul24° / 14°75120166.5
Aug24° / 14°6311014.46.6
Sep19° / 10°559.4012.46.0
Oct13° / 489.8010.43.7
Nov / 4610.318.51.1
Dec / 5011.93.27.60.0

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 11% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72476
82476
92377
102377
112377
122179
132179
142080
152179
162179
172179
182179
192179
202179
212179
222179
232179
242179
252278
262278
272179
282179
292179
302179

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Magdeburg gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1351
2351
3351
4361
5361
6361
7361
8371
9371
10371
11372
12372
13362
14362
15353
16343
17343
18334
19334
20324
21325
22325
23316
24316
25316
26317
27317
28327
29327
30337

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
41000
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 13 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of November to 7 h 54 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 7:17 AM to 8:07 AM, and sunset from 4:37 PM to 3:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:174:37
29.37:194:35
39.27:214:33
49.17:234:31
59.17:254:30
69.07:274:28
79.07:284:26
88.97:304:25
98.97:324:23
108.87:344:22
118.77:364:20
128.77:374:19
138.67:394:17
148.67:414:16
158.57:434:14
168.57:444:13
178.47:464:12
188.47:484:11
198.37:494:09
208.37:514:08
218.27:534:07
228.27:544:06
238.27:564:05
248.17:584:04
258.17:594:03
268.08:014:02
278.08:024:01
287.98:044:01
297.98:054:00
307.98:073:59

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
150.9Dim
160.8Dim
170.8Dim
180.8Dim
190.8Dim
200.8Dim
210.8Dim
220.8Dim
230.7Dim
240.7Dim
250.7Dim
260.7Dim
270.7Dim
280.7Dim
290.7Dim
300.7Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Magdeburg?

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 Magdeburg.

What to pack for Magdeburg in November

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

In November, Magdeburg sees daytime highs around 8°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 Magdeburg 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 Magdeburg peaks around June 22 at about 6 (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 22UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Magdeburg?

Magdeburg sits at 52.1°N, 11.6°E, 47 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neue Neustadt, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Magdeburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magdeburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m.

The land around Magdeburg is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
1,168 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Neue Neustadt 2.0 km · Schönebeck 14 km · Burg bei Magdeburg 22 km · Haldensleben I 23 km · Oschersleben 30 km · Staßfurt 31 km · Zerbst 36 km · Bernburg 38 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 Magdeburg (52.1313°, 11.6319°, elevation 47 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).