Grimstad weather in November

In November, Grimstad sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 115 mm of precipitation across 14.8 wet days and about 7.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 6°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 8 h 36 min at the start of November to 6 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Grimstad's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Grimstad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
115 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 30 min
8:27 AM – 3:54 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Grimstad is settlement in Grimstad Municipality, Norway.

Density
2,552/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 9°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical November day in Grimstad reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 4°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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585
685
785
884
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1274
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2063
2163
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How November really feels in Grimstad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 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
20
wind chill below the day's low

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

Grimstad weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°10714.47.66.80.0
Feb / -1°7911.478.90.0
Mar / 7110.14.811.40.4
Apr10° / 589.91.3142.1
May14° / 6310016.44.2
Jun18° / 11°759.5017.85.8
Jul20° / 14°729.7017.26.4
Aug20° / 14°10112015.16.0
Sep16° / 11°10512.4012.54.6
Oct11° / 11914.10.39.92.5
Nov / 11514.82.47.50.8
Dec / 104144.26.20.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53070
63070
73070
83169
93169
103169
113169
123070
133070
143169
153169
163169
173169
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212872
222872
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Grimstad gets around 115 mm of rain and snow over 14.8 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 49% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1493
2493
3494
4494
5494
6495
7495
8495
9496
10496
11496
12497
13497
14497
15498
16498
17499
18499
19499
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214910
224911
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255012
265012
275012
285013
295013
305012

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
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 20 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
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2019light breeze
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2220light breeze
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2920light breeze
3020light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of November to 6 h 36 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 7:52 AM to 8:57 AM, and sunset from 4:26 PM to 3:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.67:524:26
28.57:544:24
38.47:574:22
48.37:594:19
58.38:024:17
68.28:044:15
78.18:064:13
88.08:094:10
98.08:114:08
107.98:134:06
117.88:164:04
127.78:184:02
137.78:204:00
147.68:233:58
157.58:253:56
167.58:273:54
177.48:303:53
187.38:323:51
197.28:343:49
207.28:363:47
217.18:383:46
227.18:413:44
237.08:433:43
246.98:453:41
256.98:473:40
266.88:493:38
276.88:513:37
286.78:533:36
296.78:553:35
306.68:573:33

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.52 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.8Dim
20.8Dim
30.8Dim
40.8Dim
50.7Dim
60.7Dim
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90.6Dim
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300.3Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Grimstad?

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

0.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Grimstad.

What to pack for Grimstad in November

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

In November, Grimstad sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Grimstad 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 4°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
Jan5Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Grimstad 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 Grimstad peaks around August 10 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowAug 10UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Grimstad?

Grimstad sits at 58.3°N, 8.6°E, 9 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Arendal, 17 km away.

Topography around Grimstad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Grimstad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 930 m.

The land around Grimstad is covered by trees (39%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
340 m
80 km
930 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Arendal 17 km · Kristiansand 41 km · Porsgrunn 108 km · Skien 113 km · Larvik 115 km · Hjørring 127 km · Sandefjord 128 km · Skagen 136 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 Grimstad (58.3405°, 8.5934°, elevation 9 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).