Kovdor weather in November

In November, Kovdor sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 4.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -2°C in the first days to -5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 36 min at the start of November to 1 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Kovdor's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kovdor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
9th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
5th coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
4 h 24 min
10:31 AM – 2:56 PM
Cloud cover
89%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kovdor is human settlement in Kirovsk, Kirovsk Urban Okrug, Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,440/km²
people per km²
Founded
1953

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 -2°C in the first days to -5°C by the end.

A typical November day in Kovdor reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -11°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 6°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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

How November really feels in Kovdor

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
30 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Kovdor weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -15°288.410.22.40.0
Feb-9° / -14°23797.10.0
Mar-3° / -10°287.79.811.10.0
Apr / -5°328.98.315.10.0
May / 5111.55.219.41.4
Jun14° / 7112.70.723.83.8
Jul18° / 10°8414.2021.95.0
Aug15° / 6912.5016.94.2
Sep10° / 5510.91.212.81.9
Oct / -2°5310.86.78.80.0
Nov-3° / -8°359.610.44.40.0
Dec-6° / -11°329.411.40.20.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in November, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51387
61387
71288
81288
91189
101189
111189
121189
131189
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151189
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30991

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Kovdor gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13734
23734
33734
43635
53635
63635
73536
83536
93436
103435
113335
123235
133235
143134
153134
163134
173134
183034
193034
203034
213034
223034
233034
243034
253035
263136
273237
283237
293338
303439

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
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 12 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 36 min at the start of November to 1 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 282 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 9:23 AM to 11:49 AM, and sunset from 4:00 PM to 1:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.69:234:00
26.59:273:56
36.39:323:52
46.29:363:47
56.09:403:43
65.99:453:39
75.89:493:35
85.69:543:30
95.59:583:26
105.310:033:22
115.210:073:18
125.010:123:13
134.910:173:09
144.710:213:05
154.610:263:00
164.410:312:56
174.310:362:51
184.110:412:47
193.910:462:42
203.810:512:38
213.610:562:33
223.411:012:28
233.311:072:23
243.111:122:19
252.911:182:14
262.711:242:08
272.611:302:03
282.411:361:58
292.211:421:52
301.911:491:46

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.2Dim
20.2Dim
30.2Dim
40.2Dim
50.2Dim
60.2Dim
70.2Dim
80.1Dim
90.1Dim
100.1Dim
110.1Dim
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140.1Dim
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160.1Dim
170.1Dim
180.1Dim
190.1Dim
200.1Dim
210.0Dim
220.0Dim
230.0Dim
240.0Dim
250.0Dim
260.0Dim
270.0Dim
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290.0Dim
300.0Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Kovdor?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kovdor.

What to pack for Kovdor in November

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

In November, Kovdor sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kovdor in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kovdor peaks around July 14 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 14UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Low
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kovdor?

Kovdor sits at 67.6°N, 30.5°E, 233 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Polyarnyye Zori, 89 km away.

Topography around Kovdor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kovdor has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 575 m around an average of 253 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,152 m.

The land around Kovdor is covered by trees (59%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
575 m
16 km
694 m
80 km
1,152 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
November weather nearby: Polyarnyye Zori 89 km · Kandalaksha 95 km · Monchegorsk 109 km · Apatity 125 km · Olenegorsk 133 km · Kirovsk 136 km · Murmansk 190 km · Nikel 206 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
other Christian 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 Kovdor (67.5663°, 30.4777°, elevation 233 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).