Chisinau weather in November

In November, Chisinau sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 5.5 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of November to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Chisinau's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chisinau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:17 AM – 4:23 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Chisinau is capital of Moldova.

Density
5,171/km²
people per km²
Founded
1436

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 11°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical November day in Chisinau reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 7°C cooler than October and about 6°C warmer than December.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1114
2114
3114
4114
5114
6103
7103
8103
9103
1093
1193
1293
1382
1482
1582
1682
1772
1871
1971
2061
2161
2261
2360
2450
2550
2650
2750
2840
294-1
304-1

How November really feels in Chisinau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 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
21
wind chill below the day's low

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

Chisinau weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°336.64.88.70.0
Feb / -3°275.83.4100.0
Mar / 357.92.311.61.7
Apr16° / 478.80.313.34.9
May22° / 11°5410.1014.86.6
Jun26° / 15°6910.5015.66.7
Jul28° / 17°599.1015.36.6
Aug27° / 16°496.60147.1
Sep22° / 12°487.1012.47.1
Oct15° / 406010.64.9
Nov / 365.51.69.11.4
Dec / -3°356.43.68.40.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33862
43961
53862
63763
73763
83664
93565
103466
113466
123367
133268
143268
153169
163070
173070
183070
192971
202773
212773
222773
232773
242773
252773
262674
272674
282773
292773
302773

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Chisinau gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 5.5 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 18% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1152
2152
3152
4153
5153
6153
7153
8154
9154
10164
11164
12175
13175
14175
15185
16186
17196
18196
19206
20206
21217
22217
23217
24227
25227
26228
27228
28227
29217
30217

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
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 11 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of November to 8 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 4:41 PM to 4:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.86:554:41
29.76:564:40
39.76:584:39
49.66:594:37
59.67:014:36
69.57:024:34
79.57:044:33
89.47:054:32
99.47:074:31
109.47:084:29
119.37:104:28
129.37:114:27
139.27:134:26
149.27:144:25
159.17:164:24
169.17:174:23
179.17:184:22
189.07:204:21
199.07:214:20
208.97:234:19
218.97:244:18
228.97:254:17
238.87:274:17
248.87:284:16
258.87:294:15
268.77:314:15
278.77:324:14
288.77:334:13
298.67:344:13
308.67:354:12

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Chisinau?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chisinau.

What to pack for Chisinau in November

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

In November, Chisinau sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Chisinau 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 Chisinau peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chisinau?

Chisinau sits at 47.0°N, 28.9°E, 24 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Codru, 5.0 km away.

StrășeniHînceştiDubăsariOrheiBenderCăuşeni

Topography around Chisinau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chisinau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 84 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m.

The land around Chisinau is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (30%), cropland (29%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
161 m
16 km
269 m
80 km
434 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Codru 5.0 km · Durleşti 7.0 km · Strășeni 24 km · Hînceşti 28 km · Dubăsari 37 km · Orhei 42 km · Bender 51 km · Căuşeni 59 km

Moldova travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,622
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 531
Religion
Orthodox 90%other Christian 3%atheist 0%other 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 Chisinau (47.009°, 28.8594°, elevation 24 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).