Selm weather in November

In November, Selm sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 7°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 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Selm's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Selm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:59 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Selm is human settlement in Germany.

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 11°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical November day in Selm reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1126
2116
3116
4116
5116
6115
7105
8105
9105
10105
11105
1295
1394
1494
1594
1694
1784
1884
1984
2083
2183
2283
2383
2473
2573
2673
2773
2873
2973
3072

How November really feels in Selm

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 11 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
11
wind chill below the day's low

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

Selm weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7113.62.88.10.0
Feb / 5911.439.60.4
Mar10° / 6112.51.111.52.0
Apr14° / 4910.80.213.64.1
May18° / 5911.5015.45.5
Jun21° / 12°6611.8016.36.0
Jul23° / 14°7613.1015.96.3
Aug23° / 14°7812.5014.46.3
Sep19° / 11°6510.8012.45.7
Oct14° / 6611.9010.43.9
Nov / 6612.90.68.61.6
Dec / 7513.42.77.70.2

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 (%)
12674
22575
32674
42674
52476
62476
72377
82377
92377
102278
112278
122278
132080
142080
152179
162179
172179
182179
192179
202278
212278
222179
232278
242278
252278
262278
272278
282278
292278
302278

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Selm gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1440
2450
3460
4460
5470
6480
7480
8481
9481
10471
11471
12461
13451
14441
15432
16432
17422
18412
19403
20393
21383
22383
23374
24374
25374
26374
27375
28375
29375
30385

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
8991
9991
10991
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 14 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 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 90 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:33 AM to 8:21 AM, and sunset from 4:55 PM to 4:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:334:55
29.37:354:53
39.27:364:51
49.27:384:49
59.17:404:48
69.17:424:46
79.07:444:44
89.07:454:43
98.97:474:41
108.87:494:40
118.87:514:38
128.77:524:37
138.77:544:35
148.67:564:34
158.67:584:33
168.57:594:31
178.58:014:30
188.48:034:29
198.48:044:28
208.38:064:27
218.38:084:26
228.38:094:25
238.28:114:24
248.28:124:23
258.18:144:22
268.18:154:21
278.18:174:20
288.08:184:19
298.08:204:19
307.98:214:18

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.2Dim
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
180.8Dim
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 Selm?

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

1.6
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 Selm.

What to pack for Selm in November

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

In November, Selm sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Selm 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 Selm peaks around July 13 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Selm?

Selm sits at 51.7°N, 7.5°E, 57 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Lüdinghausen, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Selm

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Selm has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 756 m.

The land around Selm is covered by cropland (40%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
756 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Lüdinghausen 8.0 km · Waltrop 10 km · Datteln 10 km · Lünen 10 km · Werne 12 km · Ascheberg 14 km · Bergkamen 15 km · Oer-Erkenschwick 15 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 Selm (51.6969°, 7.4681°, elevation 57 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).