Bodø weather in November

In November, Bodø sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 126 mm of precipitation across 16.6 wet days and about 4.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 42 min at the start of November to 2 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Bodø's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bodø's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
5th coldest
Precipitation
126 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
4 h 36 min
9:31 AM – 2:05 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bodø is settlement in Bodø Municipality, Norway.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 3.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,405/km²
people per km²
Founded
1816

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 3°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical November day in Bodø reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 4°C cooler than October and about 2°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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53-1
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73-1
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How November really feels in Bodø

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bodø weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°14717.316.22.60.0
Feb-1° / -6°11715.5157.20.0
Mar / -4°12717.115.811.10.0
Apr / -1°9415.410.6150.2
May / 9416.35.219.31.5
Jun13° / 9915.90.523.62.9
Jul16° / 10°9915.2021.64.1
Aug15° / 10°11016.7016.83.9
Sep12° / 15717.80.512.82.5
Oct / 15017.76.38.80.6
Nov / -2°12616.610.54.60.0
Dec / -4°15017.7150.30.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52080
62080
72080
82080
92080
102080
112080
122080
132278
142278
152278
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182377
192278
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212278
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232179
242179
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282080
292080
302080

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Bodø gets around 126 mm of rain and snow over 16.6 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 55% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15831
25731
35631
45631
55531
65531
75431
85331
95331
105331
115232
125232
135233
145233
155334
165335
175436
185436
195537
205638
215639
225740
235741
245841
255842
265943
275944
285944
295945
305945

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
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 13 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 42 min at the start of November to 2 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 264 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 8:25 AM to 10:42 AM, and sunset from 3:07 PM to 1:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.78:253:07
26.68:293:03
36.48:332:59
46.38:372:55
56.28:422:51
66.08:462:47
75.98:502:42
85.78:552:38
95.68:592:34
105.49:032:30
115.39:082:26
125.29:122:22
135.09:172:18
144.99:212:13
154.79:262:09
164.69:312:05
174.49:352:01
184.39:401:56
194.19:451:52
204.09:501:48
213.89:551:43
223.79:591:39
233.510:051:35
243.310:101:30
253.210:151:26
263.010:201:21
272.810:251:16
282.710:311:11
292.510:371:06
302.310:421:01

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.3Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Bodø?

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
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bodø.

What to pack for Bodø in November

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

In November, Bodø sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Bodø in November

The nearest coast averages about 8°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 13°C and coldest in March near 4°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Bodø in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bodø peaks around July 15 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 15UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Low
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bodø?

Bodø sits at 67.3°N, 14.4°E, 13 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Lofoten, 106 km away.

HarstadKirunaTromsoTromsdalenBodenPiteå

Topography around Bodø

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bodø has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,716 m.

The land around Bodø is covered by water (43%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (67%) within 16 km, and water (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
879 m
80 km
1,716 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
November weather nearby: Lofoten 106 km · Mo i Rana 108 km · Harstad 191 km · Kiruna 256 km · Tromso 323 km · Tromsdalen 324 km · Boden 362 km · Piteå 385 km

Norway travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 91% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$94,594
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 613
Religion
Church of Norway 68%other Christian 4%Muslim 3%Roman Catholic 3%

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 Bodø (67.2827°, 14.3751°, elevation 13 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).