Sandnes weather in November

In November, Sandnes sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 208 mm of precipitation across 18.6 wet days and about 7.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Sandnes's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sandnes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
208 mm
18.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
8:42 AM – 4:03 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Sandnes is city in Sandnes Municipality in Rogaland, Norway.

Density
3,860/km²
people per km²
Founded
1861

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 9°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical November day in Sandnes reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 3°C cooler than October and about 2°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
196
296
396
496
596
686
786
886
985
1085
1185
1285
1385
1485
1575
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2574
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How November really feels in Sandnes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 11 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
11
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sandnes weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 18818.37.16.70.0
Feb / 14515.97.18.80.0
Mar / 12215.85.411.40.1
Apr / 8413.81.5141.3
May11° / 8112.40.116.52.7
Jun14° / 10°8713.20183.7
Jul16° / 13°10914.4017.44.5
Aug17° / 13°16316.4015.24.6
Sep14° / 11°18817.1012.63.5
Oct11° / 22218.50.39.92.1
Nov / 20818.61.67.40.8
Dec / 20018.94.460.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32575
42575
52575
62575
72575
82575
92674
102674
112674
122773
132773
142872
152872
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192773
202773
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222674
232575
242575
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282377
292377
302377

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Sandnes gets around 208 mm of rain and snow over 18.6 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 63% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1672
2672
3672
4663
5663
6653
7653
8643
9634
10634
11624
12625
13615
14615
15615
16616
17616
18616
19616
20616
21617
22617
23617
24618
25618
26619
27629
28639
29639
306410

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
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7100
8100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 22 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
422breezy
522breezy
622breezy
722breezy
822breezy
922breezy
1022breezy
1122breezy
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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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 8:06 AM to 9:12 AM, and sunset from 4:36 PM to 3:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:064:36
28.48:084:33
38.38:114:31
48.38:134:28
58.28:164:26
68.18:184:24
78.08:204:21
87.98:234:19
97.98:254:17
107.88:284:15
117.78:304:13
127.68:334:11
137.68:354:09
147.58:374:07
157.48:404:05
167.38:424:03
177.38:444:01
187.28:473:59
197.18:493:57
207.18:513:55
217.08:533:54
226.98:563:52
236.98:583:50
246.89:003:49
256.89:023:47
266.79:043:46
276.69:063:45
286.69:083:43
296.59:103:42
306.59:123:41

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 0.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 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
10.7Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Sandnes?

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

0.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sandnes.

What to pack for Sandnes in November

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

In November, Sandnes sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Sandnes in November

The nearest coast averages about 10°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 16°C and coldest in March near 5°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Sandnes 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 Sandnes peaks around June 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 16UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sandnes?

Sandnes sits at 58.9°N, 5.7°E, 8 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Sola, 6.0 km away.

YtrebygdaNesttunBergen

Topography around Sandnes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sandnes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,320 m.

The land around Sandnes is covered by grassland (35%), trees (29%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), water (27%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (44%), grassland (29%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
193 m
16 km
481 m
80 km
1,320 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermoss and lichen
November weather nearby: Sola 6.0 km · Stavanger 13 km · Time 13 km · Haugesund 68 km · Kristiansand 153 km · Ytrebygda 164 km · Nesttun 164 km · Bergen 173 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 Sandnes (58.8524°, 5.7352°, elevation 8 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).