Ełk weather in November

In November, Ełk sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of November to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Ełk's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ełk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
8 h 12 min
7:09 AM – 3:23 PM
Cloud cover
83%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Ełk is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 19.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,656/km²
people per km²
Founded
1237

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 2°C by the end.

A typical November day in Ełk 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 6°C cooler than October and about 4°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
183
283
373
472
572
672
772
862
962
1062
1162
1261
1351
1451
1551
1651
1751
1841
1940
2040
2140
2240
2330
2430
253-1
263-1
273-1
282-1
292-1
302-1

How November really feels in Ełk

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.

Ełk weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°4110.77.27.80.0
Feb / -4°379.46.29.40.0
Mar / -2°4110.2411.50.4
Apr12° / 429.21.113.73.3
May18° / 6111.90.115.65.5
Jun21° / 11°7412.4016.76.0
Jul23° / 14°8112.2016.36.5
Aug23° / 13°7211.4014.66.5
Sep17° / 589.7012.55.4
Oct11° / 519.80.510.22.7
Nov / 41102.88.30.3
Dec / -3°4410.15.77.30.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32080
42080
51981
61981
71981
81882
91882
101882
111585
121585
131585
141585
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301585

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Ełk gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1364
2364
3364
4364
5365
6365
7365
8366
9366
10367
11357
12358
13359
14359
15349
163410
173310
183311
193211
203211
213212
223112
233112
243013
253013
262913
272913
282914
292914
302914

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

Wind in November

Winds average 14 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of November to 7 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 3:48 PM to 3:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.16:403:48
29.16:423:46
39.06:443:44
48.96:463:43
58.96:483:41
68.86:503:39
78.86:523:37
88.76:543:35
98.66:563:34
108.66:573:32
118.56:593:30
128.57:013:29
138.47:033:27
148.37:053:26
158.37:073:24
168.27:093:23
178.27:113:21
188.17:123:20
198.17:143:19
208.07:163:18
218.07:183:16
227.97:193:15
237.97:213:14
247.87:233:13
257.87:253:12
267.77:263:11
277.77:283:10
287.77:293:09
297.67:313:08
307.67:323:07

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
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120.8Dim
130.7Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Ełk?

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 Ełk.

What to pack for Ełk in November

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

In November, Ełk sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Ełk in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ełk peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ełk?

Ełk sits at 53.8°N, 22.4°E, 127 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Grajewo, 21 km away.

AugustówPiszGiżyckoSuwałkiGierłożMrągowo

Topography around Ełk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ełk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m.

The land around Ełk is covered by trees (31%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (34%), grassland (29%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), grassland (31%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
107 m
80 km
274 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
November weather nearby: Grajewo 21 km · Olecko 25 km · Augustów 40 km · Pisz 43 km · Giżycko 46 km · Suwałki 49 km · Gierłoż 63 km · Mrągowo 70 km

Poland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,420
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 600
Religion
Roman Catholic 71%refused to answer 21%no religion 7%

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 Ełk (53.8282°, 22.3647°, elevation 127 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. 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).