Nowy Sącz weather in November

In November, Nowy Sącz sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 3°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 9 h 36 min at the start of November to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Nowy Sącz's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nowy Sącz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
6:58 AM – 3:46 PM
Cloud cover
72%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Nowy Sącz is town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 27.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,480/km²
people per km²
Founded
1292

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 3°C by the end.

A typical November day in Nowy Sącz reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 6°C cooler than October and about 5°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
192
292
392
492
592
681
781
881
981
1081
1171
1271
1371
1470
1560
1660
1760
1860
1950
2050
215-1
225-1
234-1
244-1
254-1
264-1
274-2
283-2
293-2
303-2

How November really feels in Nowy Sącz

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.

Nowy Sącz weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°4410.498.40.0
Feb / -5°46119.39.80.0
Mar / -1°5212.26.611.50.7
Apr13° / 6912.72.713.43.3
May17° / 10615.40.115.14.9
Jun21° / 11°10915.10165.5
Jul22° / 12°12816.4015.65.7
Aug22° / 12°8913.3014.26.3
Sep18° / 7811.4012.45.3
Oct12° / 6510.9110.53.2
Nov / 4910.34.58.90.7
Dec / -4°4410.78.280.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33862
43763
53664
63664
73466
83367
93367
103169
113169
122971
133070
142872
152872
162773
172773
182674
192674
202674
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222674
232476
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272575
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302674

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Nowy Sącz gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1326
2326
3336
4337
5337
6338
7349
8349
93510
103511
113612
123713
133714
143715
153716
163717
173717
183718
193619
203619
213619
223520
233520
243420
253420
263320
273220
283220
293120
303120

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

Wind in November

Winds average 10 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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1510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of November to 8 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 4:07 PM to 3:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.66:344:07
29.56:364:06
39.46:374:04
49.46:394:03
59.36:414:01
69.36:424:00
79.26:443:58
89.26:463:57
99.16:473:55
109.16:493:54
119.06:513:53
129.06:523:51
138.96:543:50
148.96:553:49
158.86:573:48
168.86:583:46
178.87:003:45
188.77:023:44
198.77:033:43
208.67:053:42
218.67:063:41
228.57:083:40
238.57:093:39
248.57:113:39
258.47:123:38
268.47:133:37
278.47:153:36
288.37:163:36
298.37:173:35
308.37:193:35

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
260.9Dim
270.9Dim
280.9Dim
290.9Dim
300.9Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Nowy Sącz?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nowy Sącz.

What to pack for Nowy Sącz in November

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

In November, Nowy Sącz sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 0°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 Nowy Sącz 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 Nowy Sącz peaks around July 10 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Nowy Sącz in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Nowy Sącz is worst in June — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Nowy Sącz's WHO annual average of 27.3 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2034 µg/m³Dec 1719 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nowy Sącz?

Nowy Sącz sits at 49.6°N, 20.7°E, 293 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Gorlice, 34 km away.

BrzeskoBochniaTarnówNowy TargBardejovKežmarok

Topography around Nowy Sącz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nowy Sącz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 302 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 793 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,398 m.

The land around Nowy Sącz is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
793 m
80 km
2,398 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Gorlice 34 km · Stará Ľubovňa 36 km · Brzesko 39 km · Bochnia 43 km · Tarnów 48 km · Nowy Targ 51 km · Bardejov 55 km · Kežmarok 57 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 Nowy Sącz (49.6218°, 20.6971°, elevation 293 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).