Molde weather in November

In November, Molde sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 136 mm of precipitation across 15.6 wet days and about 6.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 3°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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Molde's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Molde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
136 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
6 h 24 min
9:05 AM – 3:28 PM
Cloud cover
74%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Molde is town in Molde Municipality, Norway.

Density
2,468/km²
people per km²
Founded
1614

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 3°C by the end.

A typical November day in Molde reaches about 5°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 9°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 2°C warmer than December.

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How November really feels in Molde

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.

Molde weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°15917.913.25.50.0
Feb / -3°14316.412.78.20.0
Mar / -1°13817.812.111.20.1
Apr / 10014.56.514.41.5
May12° / 9915.82.317.42.9
Jun15° / 11715.9019.43.7
Jul17° / 11°11415.8018.64.7
Aug17° / 11°14217.1015.84.5
Sep14° / 17417.2012.73.3
Oct / 15516.93.19.51.5
Nov / 13615.67.26.50.1
Dec / -2°16418.312.44.60.0

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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22278
32278
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112575
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Molde gets around 136 mm of rain and snow over 15.6 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 53% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15618
25518
35518
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55319
65219
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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 10 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 156 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 8:20 AM to 9:44 AM, and sunset from 4:10 PM to 2:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.88:204:10
27.78:234:07
37.68:264:04
47.58:294:01
57.48:323:58
67.38:353:55
77.28:383:52
87.18:413:49
97.08:443:47
106.98:473:44
116.88:503:41
126.88:533:38
136.78:563:36
146.68:593:33
156.59:023:31
166.49:053:28
176.39:083:25
186.29:113:23
196.19:143:21
206.09:173:18
215.99:203:16
225.89:233:14
235.89:253:11
245.79:283:09
255.69:313:07
265.59:343:05
275.49:363:03
285.49:393:01
295.39:422:59
305.29:442:57

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.09 kWh/m² to a high of 4.76 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 0.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is November a good time to visit Molde?

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
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Molde.

What to pack for Molde in November

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

In November, Molde sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Molde 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 21 km away) 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.

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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Oct12Bracing
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UV index in Molde 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 Molde peaks around June 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 22UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Molde?

Molde sits at 62.7°N, 7.2°E, 3 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Kristiansund, 50 km away.

TrondheimStjørdalshalsenFlamLevangerLillehammerBergen

Topography around Molde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Molde has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 965 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,995 m.

The land around Molde is covered by water (45%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, water (47%), trees (32%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (41%), trees (22%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
518 m
16 km
965 m
80 km
1,995 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
November weather nearby: Kristiansund 50 km · Alesund 59 km · Trondheim 180 km · Stjørdalshalsen 206 km · Flam 208 km · Levanger 236 km · Lillehammer 250 km · Bergen 278 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 Molde (62.7375°, 7.1591°, elevation 3 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).