Fredrikstad weather in November

In November, Fredrikstad sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 81 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 7.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of November to 6 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Fredrikstad's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fredrikstad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
81 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
8:24 AM – 3:40 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Fredrikstad is settlement in Fredrikstad Municipality, Norway.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,466/km²
people per km²

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 8°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical November day in Fredrikstad reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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473
573
672
772
872
972
1062
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How November really feels in Fredrikstad

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.

Fredrikstad weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6510.76.36.60.0
Feb / -3°508.55.98.80.0
Mar / -1°458.14.211.30.4
Apr11° / 478.51.214.12.6
May16° / 6110.30.216.64.8
Jun19° / 11°7811.2018.15.9
Jul21° / 13°7711.6017.56.3
Aug20° / 13°8612.4015.26.0
Sep16° / 8110.5012.65.0
Oct11° / 8711.60.69.82.4
Nov / 81122.27.30.4
Dec / -2°7011.44.55.90.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in November, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43169
53070
62971
72872
82872
92773
102773
112773
122872
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302773

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Fredrikstad gets around 81 mm of rain and snow over 12 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1414
2414
3415
4415
5416
6416
7416
8416
9416
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11417
12417
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17418
18408
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20408
21398
22399
23399
243910
253910
263911
273911
284012
294012
304013

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
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8100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 15 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1515light breeze
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2015light breeze
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3015light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of November to 6 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:47 AM to 8:54 AM, and sunset from 4:13 PM to 3:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:474:13
28.47:494:11
38.37:524:08
48.27:544:06
58.17:574:03
68.07:594:01
78.08:023:59
87.98:043:56
97.88:073:54
107.78:093:52
117.68:113:50
127.68:143:48
137.58:163:46
147.48:193:44
157.38:213:42
167.38:243:40
177.28:263:38
187.18:283:36
197.18:313:34
207.08:333:32
216.98:353:30
226.98:373:29
236.88:403:27
246.78:423:25
256.78:443:24
266.68:463:22
276.58:483:21
286.58:503:20
296.48:523:18
306.48:543:17

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Fredrikstad?

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

0.4
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 Fredrikstad.

What to pack for Fredrikstad in November

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

In November, Fredrikstad sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Fredrikstad in November

The nearest coast averages about 9°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 18°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Fredrikstad 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 Fredrikstad peaks around June 23 at about 5 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 23UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Fredrikstad?

Fredrikstad sits at 59.2°N, 10.9°E, 6 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Sarpsborg, 13 km away.

Topography around Fredrikstad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fredrikstad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 863 m.

The land around Fredrikstad is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (37%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
113 m
16 km
151 m
80 km
863 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Sarpsborg 13 km · Halden 28 km · Moss 29 km · Tønsberg 30 km · Horten 34 km · Sandefjord 42 km · Larvik 54 km · Drammen 71 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 Fredrikstad (59.2181°, 10.9298°, elevation 6 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).