Motru weather in November

In November, Motru sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of November to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Motru's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Motru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:34 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Motru is locality in Gorj County, Romania.

Founded
1966

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 12°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical November day in Motru reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°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 15°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 7°C cooler than October and about 5°C warmer than December.

-5°10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2134
3134
4124
5124
6123
7123
8113
9113
10113
11113
12103
13103
14103
1593
1692
1792
1892
1982
2082
2182
2281
2371
2471
2571
2671
2761
2861
2960
3060

How November really feels in Motru

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 12 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
12
wind chill below the day's low

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

Motru weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°538.15.390.0
Feb / -2°487.84.410.10.5
Mar11° / 568.62.511.63.0
Apr17° / 709.50.113.25.4
May22° / 11°8311.6014.66.4
Jun26° / 14°8511.1015.36.7
Jul28° / 16°748.70156.6
Aug28° / 16°568013.96.6
Sep23° / 12°627.2012.37.3
Oct16° / 628.10.110.75.4
Nov / 658.71.89.42.0
Dec / -2°668.53.88.70.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34753
44555
54555
64456
74258
84258
94159
104060
114060
123961
133961
143862
153862
163862
173862
183862
193862
203862
213862
223862
233862
243961
253961
263961
273961
283961
293961
304060

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Motru gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1232
2232
3232
4242
5252
6263
7263
8273
9284
10294
11295
12305
13305
14316
15316
16317
17317
18317
19318
20318
21318
22319
23319
24319
25319
26319
27319
28319
29319
30319

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 7 km/h in November.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min 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 60 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 4:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:135:10
29.97:155:09
39.97:165:07
49.87:175:06
59.87:195:05
69.77:205:04
79.77:225:02
89.67:235:01
99.67:245:00
109.67:264:59
119.57:274:58
129.57:284:57
139.47:304:56
149.47:314:55
159.47:324:54
169.37:344:53
179.37:354:52
189.27:364:51
199.27:384:50
209.27:394:50
219.17:404:49
229.17:414:48
239.17:434:48
249.07:444:47
259.07:454:46
269.07:464:46
279.07:484:45
288.97:494:45
298.97:504:44
308.97:514:44

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

0123151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.0Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.0Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Motru?

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

2.0
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 Motru.

What to pack for Motru in November

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

In November, Motru sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Motru 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 Motru peaks around July 11 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Motru?

Motru sits at 44.8°N, 23.0°E, 182 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Drobeta-Turnu Severin, 32 km away.

FiliaşiLupeniVulcanNegotinPetroşaniPetrila

Topography around Motru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Motru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 220 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,461 m.

The land around Motru is covered by trees (42%), grassland (27%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
270 m
80 km
2,461 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Drobeta-Turnu Severin 32 km · Târgu Jiu 37 km · Filiaşi 51 km · Lupeni 65 km · Vulcan 69 km · Negotin 73 km · Petroşani 75 km · Petrila 80 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
Romanian Orthodox 85%other 5%Roman Catholic 5%Reformed 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 Motru (44.8033°, 22.9719°, elevation 182 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).