Nordhausen weather in November

In November, Nordhausen sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Nordhausen's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nordhausen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
7:45 AM – 4:19 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.5 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 9°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical November day in Nordhausen reaches about 6°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 11°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)
194
294
394
493
583
683
783
883
983
1073
1172
1272
1372
1462
1562
1662
1761
1861
1951
2051
2151
2251
2351
2450
2540
2640
2740
2840
2940
3040

How November really feels in Nordhausen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 25 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
25
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nordhausen 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 / -2°5511.968.10.0
Feb / -2°439.95.59.60.0
Mar / 5412.23.611.50.9
Apr12° / 4510.10.813.53.2
May17° / 6311.6015.35.0
Jun20° / 10°6512.1016.35.7
Jul22° / 13°7413.1015.96.1
Aug22° / 12°6311.7014.46.3
Sep17° / 5610.2012.45.3
Oct12° / 5210.90.210.43.0
Nov / 5210.91.98.60.6
Dec / -1°5712.85.67.70.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 80%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22278
32278
42278
52278
62179
72080
82080
92080
102080
111981
121981
131882
141882
151882
161882
171981
181981
191981
201981
211981
221981
231981
241981
251882
261882
272080
282080
292080
301981

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Nordhausen gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 40% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1371
2382
3382
4382
5392
6392
7393
8403
9403
10404
11405
12405
13406
14397
15397
16388
17378
18369
19369
20359
213410
223410
233310
243311
253211
263211
273211
283211
293311
303312

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 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.

05101520151015202530
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
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of November to 8 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 8:07 AM, and sunset from 4:42 PM to 4:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:194:42
29.37:214:40
39.37:234:38
49.27:244:37
59.17:264:35
69.17:284:33
79.07:304:32
89.07:314:30
98.97:334:29
108.97:354:27
118.87:374:26
128.87:384:24
138.77:404:23
148.77:424:22
158.67:444:20
168.67:454:19
178.57:474:18
188.57:494:17
198.47:504:15
208.47:524:14
218.37:534:13
228.37:554:12
238.27:574:11
248.27:584:10
258.28:004:09
268.18:014:09
278.18:034:08
288.08:044:07
298.08:054:06
308.08:074:06

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
120.9Dim
130.9Dim
140.9Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.8Dim
180.8Dim
190.8Dim
200.8Dim
210.8Dim
220.8Dim
230.8Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.7Dim
270.7Dim
280.7Dim
290.7Dim
300.7Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Nordhausen?

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

0.6
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 Nordhausen.

What to pack for Nordhausen in November

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

In November, Nordhausen sees daytime highs around 6°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 Nordhausen 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 Nordhausen peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 11UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nordhausen?

Nordhausen sits at 51.5°N, 10.8°E, 208 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Sondershausen, 16 km away.

Topography around Nordhausen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nordhausen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 203 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m.

The land around Nordhausen is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), cropland (30%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
487 m
80 km
1,168 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Sondershausen 16 km · Blankenburg 34 km · Sangerhausen 35 km · Duderstadt 37 km · Wernigerode 37 km · Quedlinburg 40 km · Mühlhausen 40 km · Sömmerda 44 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 Nordhausen (51.5018°, 10.7957°, elevation 208 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).