Moss weather in November

In November, Moss sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 82 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 7.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Moss's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moss's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
82 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 12 min
8:26 AM – 3:39 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Moss is settlement in Moss Municipality, Norway.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
11,136/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 7°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical November day in Moss 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 10°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 4°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
173
273
372
472
572
672
762
862
962
1062
1161
1261
1351
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How November really feels in Moss

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.

Moss weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°6810.67.66.60.0
Feb / -4°508.26.48.70.0
Mar / -2°488.14.911.30.5
Apr11° / 478.51.514.12.7
May16° / 6310.10.216.65.1
Jun20° / 11°7611018.16.0
Jul22° / 13°7710.7017.56.5
Aug21° / 13°8011.9015.36.1
Sep16° / 7810.1012.65.1
Oct10° / 8311.40.69.82.3
Nov / 8211.637.30.3
Dec / -3°6711.15.65.90.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
42971
52971
62971
72872
82971
92971
102872
112872
122872
132971
142971
152872
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302476

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Moss gets around 82 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1405
2406
3406
4407
5407
6408
7409
8409
9409
104010
114010
124010
134011
144011
154011
163911
173911
183911
193911
203811
213812
223812
233812
243812
253913
263913
273914
284015
294015
304016

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
10100
11100
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13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 12 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312light breeze
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2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze

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 7:49 AM to 8:57 AM, and sunset from 4:13 PM to 3:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.47:494:13
28.37:514:11
38.27:544:08
48.27:564:06
58.17:594:03
68.08:014:01
77.98:043:59
87.88:063:56
97.88:093:54
107.78:113:52
117.68:143:50
127.58:163:47
137.48:193:45
147.48:213:43
157.38:243:41
167.28:263:39
177.18:283:37
187.18:313:35
197.08:333:33
206.98:353:32
216.98:383:30
226.88:403:28
236.78:423:27
246.78:453:25
256.68:473:23
266.58:493:22
276.58:513:20
286.48:533:19
296.48:553:18
306.38:573:16

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.6Dim
50.6Dim
60.6Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Moss?

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

0.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Moss.

What to pack for Moss in November

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

In November, Moss sees daytime highs around 5°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 Moss 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°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Moss 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 Moss peaks around July 17 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 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 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Moss?

Moss sits at 59.4°N, 10.7°E, 17 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Horten, 10 km away.

Topography around Moss

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moss has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 891 m.

The land around Moss is covered by trees (39%), water (26%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
304 m
80 km
891 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Horten 10 km · Tønsberg 23 km · Fredrikstad 29 km · Sarpsborg 31 km · Sandefjord 42 km · Drammen 43 km · Asker 46 km · Oslo 53 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 Moss (59.434°, 10.6577°, elevation 17 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).