Vik weather in November

In November, Vik sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 270 mm of precipitation across 19.4 wet days and about 6.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of November to 4 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Vik's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
270 mm
19.4 wet days
Daylight
6 h 12 min
9:56 AM – 4:06 PM
Cloud cover
76%
2nd clearest
Wind
22 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vik is human settlement in Iceland.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month.

A typical November day in Vik reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C cooler than October and about 1°C warmer than December.

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How November really feels in Vik

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

Vik weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-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°2892219.95.20.0
Feb / -1°27820.1188.10.0
Mar / -1°26321.219.311.20.0
Apr / 20118.91514.50.0
May / 14316.78.817.70.1
Jun / 12414.81.919.81.0
Jul / 13816.80.118.91.5
Aug / 17916.70.115.91.6
Sep / 27320.4412.70.8
Oct / 28520.110.79.40.1
Nov / 27019.415.46.30.0
Dec / -1°30621.918.94.20.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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22575
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Vik gets around 270 mm of rain and snow over 19.4 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 65% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days, and about 15 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
16448
26549
36550
46651
56651
66752
76752
86752
96852
106752
116752
126751
136651
146650
156550
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246352
256353
266454
276555
286656
296757
306858

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.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in November

Winds average 22 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
522breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of November to 4 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 168 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 9:09 AM to 10:37 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 3:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.79:094:50
27.69:124:47
37.59:154:44
47.49:184:41
57.39:214:38
67.29:254:35
77.19:284:32
87.09:314:29
96.99:344:26
106.89:374:23
116.79:414:20
126.69:444:17
136.59:474:15
146.49:504:12
156.39:534:09
166.29:564:06
176.19:594:04
186.010:024:01
195.910:063:58
205.810:093:56
215.710:123:53
225.610:153:51
235.510:183:49
245.410:213:46
255.310:233:44
265.310:263:42
275.210:293:40
285.110:323:37
295.010:353:35
304.910:373:33

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Vik?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vik.

What to pack for Vik in November

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

In November, Vik sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Vik in November

The nearest coast averages about 8°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 12°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Vik in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vik peaks around June 19 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 19UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vik?

Vik sits at 63.4°N, 19.0°W, 0 m above sea level, in Iceland. The nearest listed city is Hafnarfjörður, 161 km away.

HafnarfjörðurKópavogurReykjavikReykjanesbærKeflavikAkureyri

Topography around Vik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vik has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,219 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,623 m.

The land around Vik is covered by grassland (45%) and water (31%) within 3 km, water (47%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
492 m
16 km
1,219 m
80 km
1,623 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetlandmoss and lichen
November weather nearby: Hafnarfjörður 161 km · Kópavogur 162 km · Reykjavik 163 km · Reykjanesbær 186 km · Keflavik 187 km · Akureyri 256 km · Tórshavn 642 km · Isle of Lewis 893 km

Iceland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 118% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$98,323
2025
Happiness
7.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland 59%other or unspecified 19%none 8%Independent Congregation of Reykjavik 3%

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 Vik (63.4194°, -19.0097°, elevation 0 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).