Porsgrunn weather in November

In November, Porsgrunn sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 108 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 7.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-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 20% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 30 min at the start of November to 6 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Porsgrunn's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porsgrunn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
108 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
8:28 AM – 3:45 PM
Cloud cover
73%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Porsgrunn is town in Porsgrunn Municipality, Norway.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1807

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 Porsgrunn reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°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 3°C warmer than December.

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How November really feels in Porsgrunn

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.

Porsgrunn weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°9212.210.36.60.0
Feb / -5°629.38.48.80.0
Mar / -3°638.76.611.30.2
Apr10° / 599.43.514.12.1
May15° / 7410.80.616.64.3
Jun18° / 10°9412.50185.5
Jul20° / 12°9912.5017.45.9
Aug20° / 12°10613.4015.25.7
Sep15° / 10111.5012.64.4
Oct10° / 10712.51.59.81.9
Nov / 108135.37.40.1
Dec / -3°8412.285.90.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43169
53169
63169
73070
83070
93070
103070
113169
123169
133070
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223169
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Porsgrunn gets around 108 mm of rain and snow over 13 wet days in November, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 5 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 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 30 min at the start of November to 6 h 24 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 7:51 AM to 8:59 AM, and sunset from 4:19 PM to 3:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.57:514:19
28.47:544:16
38.37:564:14
48.27:594:11
58.18:014:09
68.08:044:07
78.08:064:04
87.98:094:02
97.88:114:00
107.78:143:58
117.78:163:55
127.68:193:53
137.58:213:51
147.48:233:49
157.48:263:47
167.38:283:45
177.28:303:43
187.18:333:41
197.18:353:40
207.08:373:38
216.98:403:36
226.98:423:34
236.88:443:33
246.78:463:31
256.78:483:30
266.68:513:28
276.68:533:27
286.58:553:25
296.58:573:24
306.48:593:23

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.24 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.47 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 Porsgrunn?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Porsgrunn.

What to pack for Porsgrunn in November

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

In November, Porsgrunn sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Porsgrunn 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 30 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°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan5Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Porsgrunn 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 Porsgrunn peaks around July 20 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 20UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Porsgrunn?

Porsgrunn sits at 59.1°N, 9.7°E, 9 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Skien, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Porsgrunn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porsgrunn has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 548 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,422 m.

The land around Porsgrunn is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
254 m
16 km
548 m
80 km
1,422 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Skien 8.0 km · Larvik 24 km · Sandefjord 32 km · Tønsberg 45 km · Horten 56 km · Kongsberg 59 km · Moss 66 km · Fredrikstad 73 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 Porsgrunn (59.1405°, 9.6561°, 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).