Makinsk weather in November

In November, Makinsk sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 5.9 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to -8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of November to 7 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Makinsk's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Makinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
5th coldest
Precipitation
21 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:51 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
79%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Makinsk is city in Kazakhstan.

Founded
1928

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 1°C in the first days to -8°C by the end.

A typical November day in Makinsk reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -13°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 11°C cooler than October and about 7°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-4
22-5
31-5
41-6
50-6
60-7
70-7
8-1-7
9-1-8
10-2-8
11-2-9
12-3-9
13-3-10
14-4-10
15-4-10
16-4-11
17-5-11
18-5-11
19-5-12
20-6-12
21-6-12
22-6-13
23-6-13
24-7-13
25-7-14
26-7-14
27-7-14
28-7-14
29-8-14
30-8-15

How November really feels in Makinsk

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
30 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Makinsk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -19°124.25.480.0
Feb-11° / -19°103.34.19.50.0
Mar-4° / -12°175.1511.50.0
Apr / -1°296.92.213.62.1
May18° / 378.70.615.56.0
Jun23° / 11°549.8016.56.8
Jul24° / 13°7612.5016.16.5
Aug22° / 11°5210014.56.7
Sep16° / 327.20.312.45.2
Oct / -1°276.63.310.31.5
Nov-4° / -10°215.95.58.50.0
Dec-10° / -17°1656.27.50.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52179
62179
72179
82179
92179
102179
112179
122179
132179
142179
152377
162377
172377
182377
192278
202278
212080
222080
232080
241981
251981
261981
271981
281882
291783
301684

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Makinsk gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 5.9 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 19% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12417
22418
32418
42418
52318
62318
72318
82218
92218
102219
112119
122019
132018
141918
151918
161818
171818
181718
191718
201718
211718
221718
231718
241719
251619
261619
271619
281619
291620
301620

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 16 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of November to 7 h 48 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 8:24 AM to 9:14 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:245:40
29.28:265:38
39.18:285:36
49.18:295:34
59.08:315:33
69.08:335:31
78.98:355:29
88.88:375:28
98.88:395:26
108.78:415:25
118.78:425:23
128.68:445:21
138.68:465:20
148.58:485:19
158.58:505:17
168.48:515:16
178.48:535:15
188.38:555:13
198.38:575:12
208.28:585:11
218.29:005:10
228.19:025:09
238.19:035:08
248.09:055:07
258.09:065:06
267.99:085:05
277.99:095:04
287.99:115:03
297.89:125:02
307.89:145:02

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
230.9Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Makinsk?

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

0.0
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 Makinsk.

What to pack for Makinsk in November

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

In November, Makinsk sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Makinsk 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 Makinsk peaks around June 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 15UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Makinsk?

Makinsk sits at 52.6°N, 70.4°E, 380 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Shchuchinsk, 37 km away.

AtbasarAstanaIsil’kul’Petropavl

Topography around Makinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 385 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 724 m.

The land around Makinsk is covered by grassland (54%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (41%), trees (31%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
175 m
80 km
724 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
November weather nearby: Shchuchinsk 37 km · Akkol’ 92 km · Kokshetau 100 km · Stepnogorsk 104 km · Atbasar 168 km · Astana 176 km · Isil’kul’ 260 km · Petropavl 263 km

Kazakhstan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,692
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
92%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Muslim 69%Christian 17%non-believers 2%Buddhism 0%

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 Makinsk (52.6329°, 70.4191°, elevation 380 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).