Merke weather in November

In November, Merke sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of November to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Merke's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Merke's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 4°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: -6°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 61 mm; 8.9 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 30 min; 8:07 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 6th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 2.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.3; out of 10

Merke is city of Kazakhstan.

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 7°C in the first days to 0°C by the end.

A typical November day in Merke reaches about 4°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 -3°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 8°C cooler than October and about 6°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)	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Avg low (°C)	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-9

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

How November really feels in Merke

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

7 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Merke weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-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	-3° / -12°	36	7.6	8.1	9.2	0.0
Feb	-1° / -10°	52	9.1	8.9	10.2	0.0
Mar	5° / -4°	87	12.9	9.6	11.6	0.4
Apr	12° / 2°	133	15.4	8.6	13.1	2.7
May	17° / 6°	137	18.2	4.3	14.4	4.3
Jun	21° / 10°	117	20	0.7	15.1	5.1
Jul	23° / 12°	109	18.4	0	14.8	5.8
Aug	23° / 11°	84	15.2	0.2	13.8	6.3
Sep	18° / 7°	70	13.2	2.5	12.3	5.6
Oct	11° / 0°	68	10	5.7	10.8	3.0
Nov	4° / -6°	61	8.9	7.5	9.5	0.3
Dec	-2° / -10°	45	8.3	8.4	8.9	0.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

	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 (%)	53	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	49	48	48	48	48	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	48	48	49	48	49	49	49
Cloudier (%)	47	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	51	52	52	52	52	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	52	52	51	52	51	51	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Merke gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 8 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 (%)	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Snow chance (%)	20	20	20	20	21	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	27	27

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

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 5 km/h in November.

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

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of November to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:48 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:30 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)	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:48	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:04	8:05	8:06	8:07	8:09	8:10	8:11	8:12	8:13	8:15	8:16	8:17	8:18	8:19	8:20	8:22	8:23	8:24
Sunset (PM)	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:48	5:53
2	10.0	7:50	5:52
3	10.0	7:51	5:51
4	10.0	7:52	5:50
5	9.9	7:53	5:48
6	9.9	7:55	5:47
7	9.8	7:56	5:46
8	9.8	7:57	5:45
9	9.8	7:59	5:44
10	9.7	8:00	5:43
11	9.7	8:01	5:42
12	9.6	8:02	5:41
13	9.6	8:04	5:40
14	9.6	8:05	5:39
15	9.5	8:06	5:38
16	9.5	8:07	5:38
17	9.5	8:09	5:37
18	9.4	8:10	5:36
19	9.4	8:11	5:35
20	9.4	8:12	5:35
21	9.3	8:13	5:34
22	9.3	8:15	5:33
23	9.3	8:16	5:33
24	9.3	8:17	5:32
25	9.2	8:18	5:32
26	9.2	8:19	5:31
27	9.2	8:20	5:31
28	9.1	8:22	5:30
29	9.1	8:23	5:30
30	9.1	8:24	5:30

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 2.34 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	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1
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	2.7	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.6	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.5	Moderate
11	2.5	Moderate
12	2.4	Moderate
13	2.4	Moderate
14	2.4	Moderate
15	2.4	Moderate
16	2.3	Moderate
17	2.3	Moderate
18	2.3	Moderate
19	2.3	Moderate
20	2.2	Moderate
21	2.2	Moderate
22	2.2	Moderate
23	2.2	Moderate
24	2.2	Moderate
25	2.1	Moderate
26	2.1	Moderate
27	2.1	Moderate
28	2.1	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Merke?

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

0.3

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 Merke.

What to pack for Merke in November

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

In November, Merke sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Merke 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 Merke peaks around May 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

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

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

Air quality in Merke 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 Merke is worst in May — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 5 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)	6	8	14	17	17	16	15	14	14	12	8	5
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	8	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Merke?

Merke sits at 42.9°N, 73.2°E, 687 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Kara-Balta, 54 km away.

Topography around Merke

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Merke has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 699 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,719 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,913 m.

The land around Merke is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), grassland (27%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and cropland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

53 m

artificial surfaces 39%

16 km

1,719 m

grassland 47%

80 km

3,913 m

grassland 65%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainmoss and lichen

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

November weather nearby: Kara-Balta 54 km · Belovodskoye 74 km · Talas 87 km · Shu 94 km · Toktogul 113 km · Bishkek 114 km · Lebedinovka 121 km · Kant 135 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

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 Merke (42.8718°, 73.1965°, elevation 687 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	8	-2
2	8	-3
3	8	-3
4	7	-3
5	7	-3
6	7	-3
7	6	-4
8	6	-4
9	6	-4
10	5	-4
11	5	-5
12	4	-5
13	4	-5
14	4	-5
15	4	-6
16	3	-6
17	3	-6
18	3	-6
19	2	-6
20	2	-7
21	2	-7
22	2	-7
23	1	-7
24	1	-7
25	1	-8
26	1	-8
27	1	-8
28	0	-8
29	0	-8
30	0	-9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51

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

	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