Stavanger weather in November

In November, Stavanger sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 210 mm of precipitation across 18.5 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 16% 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 Stavanger's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stavanger's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
210 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
8:43 AM – 4:02 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Stavanger is city in Stavanger Municipality, Norway.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,673/km²
people per km²
Founded
1125

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 Stavanger 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 11°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 Stavanger

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.

Stavanger 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 / 19518.57.56.70.0
Feb / 15616.27.48.80.0
Mar / 13316.35.511.40.2
Apr / 9414.31.614.11.4
May12° / 9313.40.116.52.9
Jun15° / 10°10214.30183.8
Jul17° / 13°12215.3017.44.6
Aug17° / 13°16916.9015.24.6
Sep15° / 11°20117.1012.63.6
Oct11° / 22218.50.19.92.1
Nov / 21018.51.57.40.8
Dec / 20919.14.760.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
82674
92674
102773
112872
122872
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Stavanger gets around 210 mm of rain and snow over 18.5 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 62% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1662
2662
3662
4652
5653
6653
7643
8644
9634
10634
11624
12625
13615
14615
15615
16616
17616
18616
19616
20606
21606
22606
23607
24607
25607
26617
27628
28628
29638
30638

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
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28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 19 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
220light breeze
320light breeze
420light breeze
520light breeze
620light breeze
719light breeze
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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 9:13 AM, and sunset from 4:35 PM to 3:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.58:064:35
28.48:094:33
38.38:114:30
48.28:144:28
58.28:164:25
68.18:194:23
78.08:214:21
87.98:234:19
97.88:264:16
107.88:284:14
117.78:314:12
127.68:334:10
137.58:364:08
147.58:384:06
157.48:404:04
167.38:434:02
177.28:454:00
187.28:473:58
197.18:503:56
207.08:523:55
217.08:543:53
226.98:563:51
236.98:593:50
246.89:013:48
256.79:033:47
266.79:053:45
276.69:073:44
286.69:093:42
296.59:113:41
306.59:133:40

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.46 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 Stavanger?

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 Stavanger.

What to pack for Stavanger in November

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

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

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Stavanger 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 18 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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Stavanger 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 Stavanger 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 Stavanger?

Stavanger sits at 59.0°N, 5.7°E, 15 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Sola, 10 km away.

YtrebygdaNesttunBergen

Topography around Stavanger

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stavanger has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 432 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,381 m.

The land around Stavanger is covered by water (36%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, water (54%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (43%), grassland (29%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
432 m
80 km
1,381 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermoss and lichen
November weather nearby: Sola 10 km · Sandnes 13 km · Time 26 km · Haugesund 56 km · Ytrebygda 151 km · Nesttun 151 km · Bergen 160 km · Kristiansand 160 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 Stavanger (58.9701°, 5.7333°, elevation 15 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).