Kristiansund weather in November

In November, Kristiansund sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 156 mm of precipitation across 16.7 wet days and about 6.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of November to 5 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Kristiansund's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kristiansund's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
156 mm
16.7 wet days
Daylight
6 h 18 min
9:06 AM – 3:22 PM
Cloud cover
74%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Kristiansund is town in Kristiansund Municipality in Norway.

Density
2,914/km²
people per km²
Founded
1742

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 6°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical November day in Kristiansund reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 4°C cooler than October and about 2°C warmer than December.

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How November really feels in Kristiansund

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 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
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kristiansund weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°17118.212.15.40.0
Feb / -1°15416.711.68.10.0
Mar / 14817.410.511.20.0
Apr / 10013.95.414.50.7
May10° / 9615.11.717.61.9
Jun12° / 11015.6019.62.8
Jul15° / 12°10415.3018.73.8
Aug15° / 12°14016.9015.93.9
Sep13° / 10°18417.3012.73.0
Oct / 17517.52.49.41.4
Nov / 15616.766.30.1
Dec / -0°1791910.44.40.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Chance of precipitation in November

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Kristiansund gets around 156 mm of rain and snow over 16.7 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 56% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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Wind in November

Winds average 15 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 48 min at the start of November to 5 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 162 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 8:20 AM to 9:46 AM, and sunset from 4:05 PM to 2:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:204:05
27.78:234:02
37.68:263:59
47.48:293:56
57.38:323:53
67.28:353:50
77.18:393:47
87.08:423:44
96.98:453:42
106.88:483:39
116.78:513:36
126.68:543:33
136.68:573:30
146.59:003:28
156.49:033:25
166.39:063:22
176.29:093:20
186.19:123:17
196.09:153:15
205.99:183:12
215.89:213:10
225.79:243:07
235.69:273:05
245.59:303:03
255.59:333:01
265.49:362:58
275.39:382:56
285.29:412:54
295.19:442:52
305.19:462:51

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.08 kWh/m² to a high of 4.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Kristiansund?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kristiansund.

What to pack for Kristiansund in November

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

In November, Kristiansund sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Kristiansund 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 14°C and coldest in March near 6°C.

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

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Kristiansund in November

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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 Kristiansund peaks around July 12 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 12UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kristiansund?

Kristiansund sits at 63.1°N, 7.7°E, 1 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Molde, 50 km away.

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Topography around Kristiansund

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kristiansund has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,856 m.

The land around Kristiansund is covered by water (63%) within 3 km, water (68%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (44%), grassland (25%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
610 m
80 km
1,856 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
November weather nearby: Molde 50 km · Alesund 107 km · Trondheim 138 km · Stjørdalshalsen 165 km · Levanger 191 km · Flam 252 km · Lillehammer 264 km · Åre 270 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 Kristiansund (63.1105°, 7.7279°, elevation 1 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).