Craiova weather in November

In November, Craiova sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of November to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Craiova's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Craiova's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 42 mm; 7 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 24 min; 7:29 AM – 4:51 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 12th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 1.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.6; out of 10

Craiova is locality in Dolj County, Romania.

Air quality: Moderate; PM10 31.5 µg/m³ · 2018
Founded: 1475

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical November day in Craiova reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 8°C cooler than October and about 6°C warmer than December.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7
Avg low (°C)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	6
2	14	6
3	14	5
4	14	5
5	13	5
6	13	5
7	13	5
8	13	5
9	12	5
10	12	5
11	12	4
12	12	4
13	11	4
14	11	4
15	11	4
16	10	4
17	10	3
18	10	3
19	9	3
20	9	3
21	9	3
22	9	2
23	8	2
24	8	2
25	8	2
26	7	2
27	7	1
28	7	1
29	7	1
30	7	1

How November really feels in Craiova

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Craiova weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	3° / -3°	38	6.8	3.9	9.1	0.0
Feb	6° / -1°	33	6.3	3.3	10.2	0.7
Mar	12° / 3°	45	7.9	1.8	11.6	3.6
Apr	19° / 8°	50	8.3	0.1	13.2	6.1
May	24° / 13°	59	10.4	0	14.5	6.9
Jun	29° / 17°	68	10.6	0	15.3	5.8
Jul	31° / 19°	64	8.2	0	15	5.0
Aug	31° / 19°	42	6.5	0	13.8	5.2
Sep	25° / 14°	49	6.1	0	12.3	7.5
Oct	18° / 9°	45	6.8	0	10.8	6.2
Nov	10° / 4°	42	7	1.2	9.4	2.6
Dec	4° / -2°	42	7.1	2.9	8.7	0.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in November, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	49	47	47	46	44	43	43	42	40	40	39	38	38	38	37	37	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	34
Cloudier (%)	51	53	53	54	56	57	57	58	60	60	61	62	62	62	63	63	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	67	67	67	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	46	54
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	42	58
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	39	61
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	34	66

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Craiova gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 7 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	21	21	22	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Snow chance (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	17	1
2	17	1
3	18	1
4	18	1
5	19	2
6	19	2
7	20	2
8	21	2
9	21	3
10	22	3
11	23	3
12	24	4
13	24	4
14	24	4
15	25	5
16	25	5
17	25	5
18	25	5
19	25	6
20	25	6
21	26	6
22	26	6
23	26	6
24	26	6
25	26	6
26	26	6
27	26	6
28	26	6
29	26	6
30	26	6

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of November to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 5:08 PM to 4:42 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	8.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:09	7:10	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:37	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:46
Sunset (PM)	5:08	5:06	5:05	5:04	5:03	5:01	5:00	4:59	4:58	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:54	4:53	4:52	4:51	4:50	4:49	4:49	4:48	4:47	4:46	4:46	4:45	4:45	4:44	4:44	4:43	4:43	4:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	7:09	5:08
2	9.9	7:10	5:06
3	9.9	7:12	5:05
4	9.8	7:13	5:04
5	9.8	7:14	5:03
6	9.8	7:16	5:01
7	9.7	7:17	5:00
8	9.7	7:18	4:59
9	9.6	7:20	4:58
10	9.6	7:21	4:57
11	9.6	7:22	4:56
12	9.5	7:24	4:55
13	9.5	7:25	4:54
14	9.4	7:26	4:53
15	9.4	7:28	4:52
16	9.4	7:29	4:51
17	9.3	7:30	4:50
18	9.3	7:32	4:49
19	9.3	7:33	4:49
20	9.2	7:34	4:48
21	9.2	7:35	4:47
22	9.2	7:37	4:46
23	9.1	7:38	4:46
24	9.1	7:39	4:45
25	9.1	7:40	4:45
26	9.0	7:41	4:44
27	9.0	7:43	4:44
28	9.0	7:44	4:43
29	9.0	7:45	4:43
30	8.9	7:46	4:42

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.1	Moderate
2	2.1	Moderate
3	2.1	Moderate
4	2.0	Moderate
5	2.0	Dim
6	1.9	Dim
7	1.9	Dim
8	1.9	Dim
9	1.8	Dim
10	1.8	Dim
11	1.8	Dim
12	1.7	Dim
13	1.7	Dim
14	1.6	Dim
15	1.6	Dim
16	1.6	Dim
17	1.6	Dim
18	1.5	Dim
19	1.5	Dim
20	1.5	Dim
21	1.4	Dim
22	1.4	Dim
23	1.4	Dim
24	1.4	Dim
25	1.4	Dim
26	1.4	Dim
27	1.3	Dim
28	1.3	Dim
29	1.3	Dim
30	1.3	Dim

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Craiova?

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

2.6

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Craiova.

What to pack for Craiova in November

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

In November, Craiova sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Craiova 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 Craiova peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	8	6	8	8	8	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Craiova 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 Craiova is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	13	16	15	14	15	15	13	12	11	11	10
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Craiova?

Craiova sits at 44.3°N, 23.8°E, 105 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Balş, 24 km away.

Topography around Craiova

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Craiova has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 561 m.

The land around Craiova is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

67 m

artificial surfaces 69%

16 km

174 m

cropland 54%

80 km

561 m

cropland 56%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← October Craiova year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Balş 24 km · Filiaşi 34 km · Slatina 47 km · Băileşti 49 km · Caracal 49 km · Drăgăşani 52 km · Lom 70 km · Calafat 78 km

Romania travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 44% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $22,538; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 82%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.1; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 10.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 605
Religion

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 Craiova (44.3167°, 23.8°, elevation 105 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	6
2	14	6
3	14	5
4	14	5
5	13	5
6	13	5
7	13	5
8	13	5
9	12	5
10	12	5
11	12	4
12	12	4
13	11	4
14	11	4
15	11	4
16	10	4
17	10	3
18	10	3
19	9	3
20	9	3
21	9	3
22	9	2
23	8	2
24	8	2
25	8	2
26	7	2
27	7	1
28	7	1
29	7	1
30	7	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	46	54
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	42	58
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	39	61
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	17	1
2	17	1
3	18	1
4	18	1
5	19	2
6	19	2
7	20	2
8	21	2
9	21	3
10	22	3
11	23	3
12	24	4
13	24	4
14	24	4
15	25	5
16	25	5
17	25	5
18	25	5
19	25	6
20	25	6
21	26	6
22	26	6
23	26	6
24	26	6
25	26	6
26	26	6
27	26	6
28	26	6
29	26	6
30	26	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	6
2	14	6
3	14	5
4	14	5
5	13	5
6	13	5
7	13	5
8	13	5
9	12	5
10	12	5
11	12	4
12	12	4
13	11	4
14	11	4
15	11	4
16	10	4
17	10	3
18	10	3
19	9	3
20	9	3
21	9	3
22	9	2
23	8	2
24	8	2
25	8	2
26	7	2
27	7	1
28	7	1
29	7	1
30	7	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	46	54
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	42	58
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	39	61
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	17	1
2	17	1
3	18	1
4	18	1
5	19	2
6	19	2
7	20	2
8	21	2
9	21	3
10	22	3
11	23	3
12	24	4
13	24	4
14	24	4
15	25	5
16	25	5
17	25	5
18	25	5
19	25	6
20	25	6
21	26	6
22	26	6
23	26	6
24	26	6
25	26	6
26	26	6
27	26	6
28	26	6
29	26	6
30	26	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	6
2	14	6
3	14	5
4	14	5
5	13	5
6	13	5
7	13	5
8	13	5
9	12	5
10	12	5
11	12	4
12	12	4
13	11	4
14	11	4
15	11	4
16	10	4
17	10	3
18	10	3
19	9	3
20	9	3
21	9	3
22	9	2
23	8	2
24	8	2
25	8	2
26	7	2
27	7	1
28	7	1
29	7	1
30	7	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	46	54
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	42	58
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	39	61
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	17	1
2	17	1
3	18	1
4	18	1
5	19	2
6	19	2
7	20	2
8	21	2
9	21	3
10	22	3
11	23	3
12	24	4
13	24	4
14	24	4
15	25	5
16	25	5
17	25	5
18	25	5
19	25	6
20	25	6
21	26	6
22	26	6
23	26	6
24	26	6
25	26	6
26	26	6
27	26	6
28	26	6
29	26	6
30	26	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100