Semboku weather in November

In November, Semboku sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 137 mm of precipitation across 17.6 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. 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 10 h 18 min at the start of November to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Semboku's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Semboku's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 8°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 1°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 137 mm; 17.6 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 48 min; 6:29 AM – 4:15 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 2.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.2; out of 10

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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 5°C by the end.

A typical November day in Semboku reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 7°C cooler than October and about 7°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)	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	4
2	12	4
3	11	4
4	11	3
5	11	3
6	11	3
7	10	3
8	10	3
9	10	2
10	10	2
11	9	2
12	9	2
13	9	2
14	9	1
15	8	1
16	8	1
17	8	1
18	7	0
19	7	0
20	7	0
21	7	0
22	6	0
23	6	-1
24	6	-1
25	6	-1
26	6	-1
27	5	-1
28	5	-2
29	5	-2
30	5	-2

How November really feels in Semboku

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 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

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

Semboku weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-1° / -8°	107	18.3	22.1	9.5	0.0
Feb	0° / -7°	98	16.1	18.3	10.4	0.0
Mar	4° / -4°	134	18.3	16.2	11.7	0.1
Apr	10° / 2°	133	15.9	5	13	2.1
May	17° / 8°	150	15	0.1	14.2	4.6
Jun	21° / 13°	158	15.1	0	14.8	5.3
Jul	24° / 18°	250	19.6	0	14.5	5.2
Aug	25° / 19°	216	17.9	0	13.6	5.4
Sep	21° / 14°	187	15.8	0	12.3	5.4
Oct	15° / 7°	159	15	0.3	10.9	4.1
Nov	8° / 1°	137	17.6	6.4	9.8	1.2
Dec	2° / -5°	130	19.4	19.2	9.2	0.0

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 18% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	40	39	38	38	38	37	36	36	36	35	35	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	26
Cloudier (%)	60	61	62	62	62	63	64	64	64	65	65	66	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	70	70	71	72	72	73	74

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	37	63
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	29	71
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	27	73
30	26	74

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Semboku gets around 137 mm of rain and snow over 17.6 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 57% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring 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 (%)	53	53	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	59	59
Snow chance (%)	4	5	5	6	7	8	9	11	12	13	15	16	18	19	21	22	24	25	26	28	29	30	31	33	34	35	37	38	40	42

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	53	4
2	53	5
3	54	5
4	54	6
5	55	7
6	55	8
7	56	9
8	56	11
9	57	12
10	57	13
11	57	15
12	58	16
13	58	18
14	59	19
15	59	21
16	59	22
17	59	24
18	59	25
19	59	26
20	59	28
21	59	29
22	59	30
23	59	31
24	59	33
25	58	34
26	58	35
27	58	37
28	58	38
29	59	40
30	59	42

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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in November

Winds average 8 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of November to 9 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 4:29 PM to 4:09 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)	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44
Sunset (PM)	4:29	4:28	4:27	4:26	4:25	4:24	4:23	4:22	4:21	4:20	4:19	4:19	4:18	4:17	4:16	4:15	4:15	4:14	4:14	4:13	4:12	4:12	4:11	4:11	4:11	4:10	4:10	4:09	4:09	4:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	6:12	4:29
2	10.3	6:13	4:28
3	10.2	6:14	4:27
4	10.2	6:15	4:26
5	10.1	6:16	4:25
6	10.1	6:18	4:24
7	10.1	6:19	4:23
8	10.0	6:20	4:22
9	10.0	6:21	4:21
10	10.0	6:22	4:20
11	9.9	6:23	4:19
12	9.9	6:25	4:19
13	9.9	6:26	4:18
14	9.8	6:27	4:17
15	9.8	6:28	4:16
16	9.8	6:29	4:15
17	9.7	6:30	4:15
18	9.7	6:31	4:14
19	9.7	6:32	4:14
20	9.7	6:33	4:13
21	9.6	6:35	4:12
22	9.6	6:36	4:12
23	9.6	6:37	4:11
24	9.6	6:38	4:11
25	9.5	6:39	4:11
26	9.5	6:40	4:10
27	9.5	6:41	4:10
28	9.5	6:42	4:09
29	9.4	6:43	4:09
30	9.4	6:44	4:09

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 2.03 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)	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.4	Moderate
2	2.4	Moderate
3	2.4	Moderate
4	2.3	Moderate
5	2.3	Moderate
6	2.3	Moderate
7	2.3	Moderate
8	2.2	Moderate
9	2.2	Moderate
10	2.2	Moderate
11	2.1	Moderate
12	2.1	Moderate
13	2.1	Moderate
14	2.1	Moderate
15	2.0	Moderate
16	2.0	Moderate
17	2.0	Dim
18	2.0	Dim
19	1.9	Dim
20	1.9	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.8	Dim
26	1.8	Dim
27	1.8	Dim
28	1.8	Dim
29	1.8	Dim
30	1.8	Dim

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Semboku?

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

1.2

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Semboku.

What to pack for Semboku in November

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

In November, Semboku sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Semboku in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Semboku peaks around August 18 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 8 months of the year.

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

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

Air quality in Semboku 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 Semboku is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× 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)	11	14	19	20	19	14	12	11	11	12	11	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	12	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Semboku?

Semboku sits at 39.7°N, 140.7°E, 389 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Shizukuishi, 20 km away.

Topography around Semboku

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Semboku has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 836 m around an average of 444 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,556 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,976 m.

The land around Semboku is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km

836 m

trees 88%

16 km

1,556 m

trees 91%

80 km

1,976 m

trees 80%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

November weather nearby: Shizukuishi 20 km · Morioka 35 km · Takizawa 35 km · Yahaba 36 km · Ōmagari 37 km · Rokugō 37 km · Daisen 37 km · Hachimantai 39 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 Semboku (39.7093°, 140.7465°, elevation 389 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	12	4
2	12	4
3	11	4
4	11	3
5	11	3
6	11	3
7	10	3
8	10	3
9	10	2
10	10	2
11	9	2
12	9	2
13	9	2
14	9	1
15	8	1
16	8	1
17	8	1
18	7	0
19	7	0
20	7	0
21	7	0
22	6	0
23	6	-1
24	6	-1
25	6	-1
26	6	-1
27	5	-1
28	5	-2
29	5	-2
30	5	-2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	37	63
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	29	71
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	27	73
30	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	53	4
2	53	5
3	54	5
4	54	6
5	55	7
6	55	8
7	56	9
8	56	11
9	57	12
10	57	13
11	57	15
12	58	16
13	58	18
14	59	19
15	59	21
16	59	22
17	59	24
18	59	25
19	59	26
20	59	28
21	59	29
22	59	30
23	59	31
24	59	33
25	58	34
26	58	35
27	58	37
28	58	38
29	59	40
30	59	42

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	4
2	12	4
3	11	4
4	11	3
5	11	3
6	11	3
7	10	3
8	10	3
9	10	2
10	10	2
11	9	2
12	9	2
13	9	2
14	9	1
15	8	1
16	8	1
17	8	1
18	7	0
19	7	0
20	7	0
21	7	0
22	6	0
23	6	-1
24	6	-1
25	6	-1
26	6	-1
27	5	-1
28	5	-2
29	5	-2
30	5	-2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	37	63
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	29	71
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	27	73
30	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	53	4
2	53	5
3	54	5
4	54	6
5	55	7
6	55	8
7	56	9
8	56	11
9	57	12
10	57	13
11	57	15
12	58	16
13	58	18
14	59	19
15	59	21
16	59	22
17	59	24
18	59	25
19	59	26
20	59	28
21	59	29
22	59	30
23	59	31
24	59	33
25	58	34
26	58	35
27	58	37
28	58	38
29	59	40
30	59	42

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	4
2	12	4
3	11	4
4	11	3
5	11	3
6	11	3
7	10	3
8	10	3
9	10	2
10	10	2
11	9	2
12	9	2
13	9	2
14	9	1
15	8	1
16	8	1
17	8	1
18	7	0
19	7	0
20	7	0
21	7	0
22	6	0
23	6	-1
24	6	-1
25	6	-1
26	6	-1
27	5	-1
28	5	-2
29	5	-2
30	5	-2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	37	63
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	29	71
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	27	73
30	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	53	4
2	53	5
3	54	5
4	54	6
5	55	7
6	55	8
7	56	9
8	56	11
9	57	12
10	57	13
11	57	15
12	58	16
13	58	18
14	59	19
15	59	21
16	59	22
17	59	24
18	59	25
19	59	26
20	59	28
21	59	29
22	59	30
23	59	31
24	59	33
25	58	34
26	58	35
27	58	37
28	58	38
29	59	40
30	59	42

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100