Vila Real weather in November

In November, Vila Real sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 112 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of November to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Vila Real's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vila Real's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
112 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:27 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover
63%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Vila Real is city seat of Vila Real municipality.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 3.6 µg/m³ · 2010

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 15°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical November day in Vila Real reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

-5°10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1158
2158
3158
4158
5157
6147
7147
8147
9147
10147
11146
12136
13136
14136
15136
16136
17136
18125
19125
20125
21125
22125
23125
24125
25125
26115
27115
28114
29114
30114

Vila Real weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 11210.90.59.42.1
Feb12° / 768.30.510.33.1
Mar15° / 8910011.74.4
Apr16° / 9211.8013.14.9
May19° / 8011.3014.36.1
Jun23° / 12°346.5014.97.6
Jul26° / 14°193.6014.78.2
Aug27° / 14°224.6013.78.0
Sep23° / 13°506.5012.37.6
Oct18° / 10°12611.1010.95.7
Nov13° / 11211.60.19.73.4
Dec10° / 12310.60.29.12.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53763
63763
73862
83862
94060
104060
114060
124258
134258
144357
154357
164357
174357
184357
194357
204357
214357
224357
234357
244258
254060
264060
274060
284060
293961
303961

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Vila Real gets around 112 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
440
540
640
739
839
938
1038
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2736
2836
2935
3035

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
19010
2919
3928
4937
5937
6946
7955
8955
9964
10973
11973
12982
13982
14982
15982
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in November

Winds average 8 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of November to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 7:43 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 4:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.27:095:20
210.17:105:19
310.17:115:18
410.17:135:17
510.07:145:16
610.07:155:15
710.07:165:14
89.97:175:12
99.97:195:12
109.87:205:11
119.87:215:10
129.87:225:09
139.77:235:08
149.77:255:07
159.77:265:06
169.67:275:05
179.67:285:05
189.67:295:04
199.57:315:03
209.57:325:03
219.57:335:02
229.57:345:02
239.47:355:01
249.47:365:00
259.47:375:00
269.47:385:00
279.37:394:59
289.37:404:59
299.37:424:58
309.37:434:58

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 1.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

0123151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.0Dim
172.0Dim
182.0Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Vila Real

In seasonPeak

In November, Vila Real sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Vila Real's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Vila Real?

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

3.4
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 Vila Real.

What to pack for Vila Real in November

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

In November, Vila Real sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Vila Real in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vila Real peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vila Real?

Vila Real sits at 41.3°N, 7.7°W, 462 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Baião, 29 km away.

Topography around Vila Real

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vila Real has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m around an average of 436 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,363 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,516 m.

The land around Vila Real is covered by trees (45%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
399 m
16 km
1,363 m
80 km
1,516 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Baião 29 km · Cabeceiras de Basto 31 km · Felgueiras 38 km · Fafe 40 km · Custoias 41 km · Guimarães 49 km · Paredes 50 km · Chaves 54 km

Portugal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 60% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,082
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
8.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 612
Religion
Catholic 68%not applicable 13%no religion 12%no response 2%

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 Vila Real (41.3001°, -7.7432°, elevation 462 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).