Karachayevsk weather in November

In November, Karachayevsk sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 8.3 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of November to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Karachayevsk's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karachayevsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 7°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: -4°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 54 mm; 8.3 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 24 min; 7:15 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 2.17 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.0; out of 10

Karachayevsk is town in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia.

Density: 1,711/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1927

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 10°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical November day in Karachayevsk reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 7°C cooler than October and about 5°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)	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
Avg low (°C)	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6

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

How November really feels in Karachayevsk

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

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.

Karachayevsk weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	1° / -9°	49	8.7	9.1	9.1	0.0
Feb	2° / -8°	50	8.4	8.2	10.2	0.0
Mar	5° / -4°	100	13.4	10.9	11.6	0.3
Apr	11° / -1°	124	15.6	5.8	13.2	2.2
May	16° / 4°	178	20.5	0.8	14.5	3.7
Jun	19° / 8°	208	20.9	0	15.2	4.6
Jul	21° / 10°	177	19.4	0	14.9	5.3
Aug	22° / 10°	151	17.3	0	13.8	5.7
Sep	18° / 6°	115	12.9	0.1	12.3	5.7
Oct	14° / 2°	86	10.6	2	10.8	4.0
Nov	7° / -4°	54	8.3	5.1	9.5	1.0
Dec	2° / -8°	49	7.8	6.9	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 44%.

	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 (%)	56	57	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	57	57	57	56	56	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53
Cloudier (%)	44	43	43	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Karachayevsk gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 8.3 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Snow chance (%)	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	12
2	31	13
3	30	13
4	30	14
5	29	14
6	29	14
7	28	15
8	28	15
9	28	15
10	27	16
11	27	16
12	28	17
13	28	17
14	28	18
15	28	18
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20

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 6 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 4:57 PM to 4:32 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	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	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.0	9.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:55	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:30	7:31	7:32
Sunset (PM)	4:57	4:55	4:54	4:53	4:52	4:50	4:49	4:48	4:47	4:46	4:45	4:44	4:43	4:42	4:41	4:40	4:39	4:39	4:38	4:37	4:36	4:36	4:35	4:34	4:34	4:33	4:33	4:32	4:32	4:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	6:55	4:57
2	10.0	6:57	4:55
3	9.9	6:58	4:54
4	9.9	6:59	4:53
5	9.8	7:01	4:52
6	9.8	7:02	4:50
7	9.8	7:03	4:49
8	9.7	7:05	4:48
9	9.7	7:06	4:47
10	9.6	7:07	4:46
11	9.6	7:09	4:45
12	9.6	7:10	4:44
13	9.5	7:11	4:43
14	9.5	7:12	4:42
15	9.5	7:14	4:41
16	9.4	7:15	4:40
17	9.4	7:16	4:39
18	9.3	7:18	4:39
19	9.3	7:19	4:38
20	9.3	7:20	4:37
21	9.3	7:21	4:36
22	9.2	7:23	4:36
23	9.2	7:24	4:35
24	9.2	7:25	4:34
25	9.1	7:26	4:34
26	9.1	7:27	4:33
27	9.1	7:28	4:33
28	9.0	7:30	4:32
29	9.0	7:31	4:32
30	9.0	7:32	4:32

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 2.17 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)	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.5	Moderate
2	2.5	Moderate
3	2.5	Moderate
4	2.5	Moderate
5	2.4	Moderate
6	2.4	Moderate
7	2.4	Moderate
8	2.4	Moderate
9	2.3	Moderate
10	2.3	Moderate
11	2.3	Moderate
12	2.3	Moderate
13	2.2	Moderate
14	2.2	Moderate
15	2.2	Moderate
16	2.2	Moderate
17	2.1	Moderate
18	2.1	Moderate
19	2.1	Moderate
20	2.1	Moderate
21	2.0	Moderate
22	2.0	Moderate
23	2.0	Dim
24	2.0	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	1.9	Dim
29	1.9	Dim
30	1.8	Dim

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Karachayevsk

In seasonPeak

None of Karachayevsk's seasonal hazards are active in November. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Karachayevsk's rainy season runs March–September, 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 Karachayevsk?

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

1.0

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 Karachayevsk.

What to pack for Karachayevsk in November

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

In November, Karachayevsk sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Karachayevsk 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 Karachayevsk peaks around July 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (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)	2	3	3	7	8	10	10	9	7	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	7	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Karachayevsk?

Karachayevsk sits at 43.8°N, 41.9°E, 924 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Zelenchukskaya, 28 km away.

Topography around Karachayevsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karachayevsk has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 731 m around an average of 1,031 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,299 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,246 m.

The land around Karachayevsk is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

731 m

trees 70%

16 km

1,299 m

trees 54%

80 km

5,246 m

grassland 42%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

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

November weather nearby: Zelenchukskaya 28 km · Ust’-Dzheguta 35 km · Cherkessk 51 km · Uchkeken 52 km · Kislovodsk 67 km · Suvorovskaya 76 km · Otradnaya 76 km · Yessentuki 82 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 32% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $17,547; 2025
Happiness: 5.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 76%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 6.8; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 12; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 521
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 Karachayevsk (43.7723°, 41.9137°, elevation 924 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	12
2	31	13
3	30	13
4	30	14
5	29	14
6	29	14
7	28	15
8	28	15
9	28	15
10	27	16
11	27	16
12	28	17
13	28	17
14	28	18
15	28	18
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	12
2	31	13
3	30	13
4	30	14
5	29	14
6	29	14
7	28	15
8	28	15
9	28	15
10	27	16
11	27	16
12	28	17
13	28	17
14	28	18
15	28	18
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	12
2	31	13
3	30	13
4	30	14
5	29	14
6	29	14
7	28	15
8	28	15
9	28	15
10	27	16
11	27	16
12	28	17
13	28	17
14	28	18
15	28	18
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20

	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