Kongsberg weather in November

In November, Kongsberg sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 98 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 7.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 1°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 24 min at the start of November to 6 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Kongsberg's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kongsberg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
5th coldest
Precipitation
98 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 12 min
8:32 AM – 3:42 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
0.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kongsberg is locality in Kongsberg municipality, Norway.

Density
1,295/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 5°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical November day in Kongsberg reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 6°C cooler than October and about 4°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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64-1
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How November really feels in Kongsberg

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.

Kongsberg weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -8°7911.611.36.50.0
Feb-1° / -7°518.68.68.70.0
Mar / -5°598.77.911.30.1
Apr / -0°609.44.414.11.7
May14° / 8311.8116.74.0
Jun18° / 10412.9018.25.3
Jul20° / 11°11312.9017.65.8
Aug19° / 11°11213.8015.35.5
Sep14° / 10210.90.112.64.1
Oct / 9912.12.49.81.3
Nov / -2°9812.57.87.20.0
Dec-2° / -7°7511.29.25.80.0

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 11% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43169
53070
63070
73070
83070
92971
102971
112971
122971
132872
142872
152872
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302971

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Kongsberg gets around 98 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14417
24417
34418
44418
54319
64320
74320
84321
94321
104322
114223
124223
134224
144225
154226
164227
174127
184128
194128
204129
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244132
254132
264233
274233
284234
294234
304234

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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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 8 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of November to 6 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:54 AM to 9:03 AM, and sunset from 4:16 PM to 3:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:544:16
28.37:564:14
38.27:594:11
48.18:014:09
58.08:044:06
68.08:074:04
77.98:094:01
87.88:123:59
97.78:143:57
107.68:173:55
117.68:193:52
127.58:223:50
137.48:243:48
147.38:273:46
157.28:293:44
167.28:323:42
177.18:343:40
187.08:363:38
197.08:393:36
206.98:413:34
216.88:443:32
226.78:463:30
236.78:483:29
246.68:503:27
256.58:533:26
266.58:553:24
276.48:573:23
286.48:593:21
296.39:013:20
306.39:033:19

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Kongsberg?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kongsberg.

What to pack for Kongsberg in November

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

In November, Kongsberg sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Kongsberg 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 at the nearest coast (about 64 km away) 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°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Kongsberg 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 Kongsberg peaks around July 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 20UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kongsberg?

Kongsberg sits at 59.7°N, 9.7°E, 161 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Drammen, 32 km away.

Topography around Kongsberg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kongsberg has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m around an average of 257 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 892 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,883 m.

The land around Kongsberg is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
431 m
16 km
892 m
80 km
1,883 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Drammen 32 km · Asker 48 km · Skien 51 km · Horten 55 km · Porsgrunn 59 km · Tønsberg 62 km · Moss 62 km · Oslo 67 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 Kongsberg (59.6686°, 9.6502°, elevation 161 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).