Ōtawara weather in November

In November, Ōtawara sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 80 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of November to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Ōtawara's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ōtawara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 80 mm; 8.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 6:25 AM – 4:25 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 2.53 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

Ōtawara is city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.

Density: 203/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1954

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

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical November day in Ōtawara reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 5°C warmer than December.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Avg low (°C)	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	16	7
8	16	7
9	16	7
10	16	7
11	16	7
12	16	6
13	15	6
14	15	6
15	15	6
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	14	5
19	14	5
20	14	5
21	14	5
22	14	5
23	13	4
24	13	4
25	13	4
26	13	4
27	13	4
28	13	4
29	12	4
30	12	3

How November really feels in Ōtawara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ōtawara weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / -1°	54	7.1	3.1	9.8	1.2
Feb	8° / -0°	53	7.6	2.8	10.6	1.6
Mar	12° / 2°	104	12.6	2.2	11.7	3.0
Apr	17° / 7°	121	12.4	0.5	12.9	5.1
May	22° / 12°	142	13.4	0	13.9	6.0
Jun	25° / 17°	163	16.2	0	14.5	5.5
Jul	28° / 21°	212	19.7	0	14.3	4.4
Aug	29° / 22°	162	16.7	0	13.4	4.4
Sep	26° / 18°	193	15.3	0	12.3	5.6
Oct	20° / 12°	169	12.9	0	11	5.9
Nov	15° / 6°	80	8.4	0.1	10	4.7
Dec	10° / 1°	51	6.8	0.9	9.5	2.5

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62
Cloudier (%)	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	38	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Ōtawara gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	26	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	27
12	28
13	28
14	28
15	28
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	28
27	27
28	27
29	26
30	26

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	91	92	93	93	94	94	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100
Comfortable (%)	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	92	8
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	100	0
30	100	0

Wind in November

Winds average 6 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of November to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 4:37 PM to 4:20 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39
Sunset (PM)	4:37	4:36	4:35	4:34	4:33	4:32	4:32	4:31	4:30	4:29	4:28	4:28	4:27	4:26	4:26	4:25	4:24	4:24	4:23	4:23	4:22	4:22	4:22	4:21	4:21	4:20	4:20	4:20	4:20	4:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	6:10	4:37
2	10.4	6:11	4:36
3	10.4	6:12	4:35
4	10.4	6:13	4:34
5	10.3	6:14	4:33
6	10.3	6:15	4:32
7	10.3	6:16	4:32
8	10.2	6:17	4:31
9	10.2	6:18	4:30
10	10.2	6:19	4:29
11	10.1	6:20	4:28
12	10.1	6:21	4:28
13	10.1	6:22	4:27
14	10.1	6:23	4:26
15	10.0	6:24	4:26
16	10.0	6:25	4:25
17	10.0	6:26	4:24
18	9.9	6:27	4:24
19	9.9	6:28	4:23
20	9.9	6:29	4:23
21	9.9	6:30	4:22
22	9.8	6:31	4:22
23	9.8	6:32	4:22
24	9.8	6:33	4:21
25	9.8	6:34	4:21
26	9.8	6:35	4:20
27	9.7	6:36	4:20
28	9.7	6:37	4:20
29	9.7	6:38	4:20
30	9.7	6:39	4:20

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.11 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 2.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.8	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.7	Moderate
8	2.7	Moderate
9	2.7	Moderate
10	2.6	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.6	Moderate
14	2.5	Moderate
15	2.5	Moderate
16	2.5	Moderate
17	2.5	Moderate
18	2.5	Moderate
19	2.5	Moderate
20	2.4	Moderate
21	2.4	Moderate
22	2.4	Moderate
23	2.4	Moderate
24	2.4	Moderate
25	2.4	Moderate
26	2.3	Moderate
27	2.3	Moderate
28	2.3	Moderate
29	2.3	Moderate
30	2.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Ōtawara?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.5

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Ōtawara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ōtawara in November

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

In November, Ōtawara sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ōtawara in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ōtawara peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	5	7	8	9	10	9	9	6	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Ōtawara 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 Ōtawara is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	13	19	21	20	16	14	13	11	11	10	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ōtawara?

Ōtawara sits at 36.9°N, 140.0°E, 205 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Kuroiso, 11 km away.

Topography around Ōtawara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ōtawara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 210 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,552 m.

The land around Ōtawara is covered by cropland (46%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km

98 m

cropland 46%

16 km

783 m

trees 51%

80 km

2,552 m

trees 71%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← October Ōtawara year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Kuroiso 11 km · Yaita 12 km · Nasushiobara 13 km · Ogawa 16 km · Sakura 17 km · Nasu 20 km · Ujiie 21 km · Karasuyama 26 km

Japan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B; 100 V · 50 / 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 65% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $35,951; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 99%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 3.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 446
Religion

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 Ōtawara (36.8667°, 140.0333°, elevation 205 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	16	7
8	16	7
9	16	7
10	16	7
11	16	7
12	16	6
13	15	6
14	15	6
15	15	6
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	14	5
19	14	5
20	14	5
21	14	5
22	14	5
23	13	4
24	13	4
25	13	4
26	13	4
27	13	4
28	13	4
29	12	4
30	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	27
12	28
13	28
14	28
15	28
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	28
27	27
28	27
29	26
30	26

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	92	8
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	16	7
8	16	7
9	16	7
10	16	7
11	16	7
12	16	6
13	15	6
14	15	6
15	15	6
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	14	5
19	14	5
20	14	5
21	14	5
22	14	5
23	13	4
24	13	4
25	13	4
26	13	4
27	13	4
28	13	4
29	12	4
30	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	27
12	28
13	28
14	28
15	28
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	28
27	27
28	27
29	26
30	26

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	92	8
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	16	7
8	16	7
9	16	7
10	16	7
11	16	7
12	16	6
13	15	6
14	15	6
15	15	6
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	14	5
19	14	5
20	14	5
21	14	5
22	14	5
23	13	4
24	13	4
25	13	4
26	13	4
27	13	4
28	13	4
29	12	4
30	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	27
12	28
13	28
14	28
15	28
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	28
27	27
28	27
29	26
30	26

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	92	8
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	100	0
30	100	0