Pirmasens weather in November

In November, Pirmasens sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 74 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-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 9% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of November to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Pirmasens's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pirmasens's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
74 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:49 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.4 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 Pirmasens reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 4°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
695
794
894
994
1094
1184
1284
1384
1483
1573
1673
1773
1873
1973
2062
2162
2262
2362
2462
2562
2662
2762
2852
2952
3051

How November really feels in Pirmasens

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 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
16
wind chill below the day's low

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

Pirmasens weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°7612.63.98.50.0
Feb / -0°6510.83.99.80.1
Mar / 71122.111.61.9
Apr14° / 60110.113.43.9
May18° / 7912.7015.15.3
Jun21° / 12°6811.8015.96.2
Jul24° / 14°6811.7015.66.7
Aug23° / 14°6710.9014.26.7
Sep19° / 11°6610.1012.45.8
Oct13° / 7112.1010.53.5
Nov / 7412.51.38.91.0
Dec / 9414.24.18.10.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 79%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32278
42278
52278
62179
72080
82080
92179
102080
112080
122080
132080
142080
152080
162080
172278
182179
192179
202179
212179
222179
232080
242179
252179
262179
272080
282080
292080
302080

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Pirmasens gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1420
2431
3431
4441
5441
6441
7441
8451
9442
10442
11442
12443
13433
14434
15434
16424
17415
18415
19406
20406
21397
22397
23388
24388
25388
26389
27399
28399
293910
304010

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
5991
6991
7991
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.

051015151015202530
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
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of November to 8 h 18 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 7:25 AM to 8:09 AM, and sunset from 5:01 PM to 4:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:255:01
29.57:274:59
39.57:294:58
49.47:304:56
59.47:324:55
69.37:334:53
79.37:354:52
89.27:374:50
99.27:384:49
109.17:404:48
119.17:424:46
129.07:434:45
139.07:454:44
148.97:464:43
158.97:484:41
168.87:494:40
178.87:514:39
188.87:524:38
198.77:544:37
208.77:554:36
218.67:574:35
228.67:584:34
238.68:004:33
248.58:014:33
258.58:034:32
268.58:044:31
278.48:054:30
288.48:074:30
298.48:084:29
308.38:094:29

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.9Dim
280.9Dim
290.9Dim
300.9Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Pirmasens?

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 Pirmasens.

What to pack for Pirmasens in November

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

In November, Pirmasens sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Pirmasens 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 Pirmasens 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Pirmasens in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Pirmasens is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Nov 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pirmasens?

Pirmasens sits at 49.2°N, 7.6°E, 400 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Zweibrücken, 18 km away.

Topography around Pirmasens

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pirmasens has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 380 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,077 m.

The land around Pirmasens is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
172 m
16 km
372 m
80 km
1,077 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Zweibrücken 18 km · Homburg 24 km · Blieskastel 26 km · Kaiserslautern 29 km · Bexbach 30 km · Neunkirchen 35 km · Sankt Ingbert 36 km · Landau in der Pfalz 37 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 Pirmasens (49.2015°, 7.6053°, elevation 400 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).