Norilsk weather in November

In November, Norilsk sees average daytime highs of -18°C and overnight lows near -23°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 2.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -14°C in the first days to -21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 hours at the start of November to 0 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Norilsk's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Norilsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
-23°
4th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
3 h 06 min
11:19 AM – 2:26 PM
Cloud cover
84%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
0.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Norilsk is city in Russia.

Density
6,079/km²
people per km²
Founded
1935

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 -14°C in the first days to -21°C by the end.

A typical November day in Norilsk reaches about -18°C in the afternoon and slips back to -23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -29°C and -6°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 12°C cooler than October and about 5°C warmer than December.

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

How November really feels in Norilsk

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.

Norilsk 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-24° / -30°328.81210.0
Feb-23° / -29°307.810.86.50.0
Mar-16° / -23°389.712.1110.0
Apr-9° / -16°459.510.915.40.0
May-1° / -7°5010.39.620.90.0
Jun11° / 6411.72.5242.3
Jul17° / 10°7511.2023.25.1
Aug14° / 8513.50.217.53.6
Sep / 7012.44.512.90.7
Oct-6° / -11°7414.114.88.50.0
Nov-18° / -23°479.612.32.90.0
Dec-23° / -28°421013.500.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21486
31486
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61585
71684
81684
91684
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Norilsk gets around 47 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 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13744
23744
33644
43643
53643
63542
73542
83542
93442
103441
113441
123341
133341
143341
153241
163241
173241
183141
193141
203141
213141
223040
233040
243040
252940
262940
272939
282939
292939
302939

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
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14100
15100
16100
17100
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19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 14 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
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1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
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2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 hours at the start of November to 0 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.09:523:50
25.89:573:45
35.610:023:40
45.510:073:35
55.310:123:30
65.110:183:24
74.910:233:19
84.710:293:14
94.610:343:08
104.410:403:03
114.210:462:57
124.010:522:51
133.810:592:45
143.611:052:39
153.311:122:33
163.111:192:26
172.911:262:19
182.611:342:11
192.311:432:03
202.011:521:55
211.712:031:45
221.312:161:32
230.612:351:14
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 0.07 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
70.1Dim
80.1Dim
90.1Dim
100.1Dim
110.1Dim
120.1Dim
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140.1Dim
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170.1Dim
180.0Dim
190.0Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Norilsk?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Norilsk.

What to pack for Norilsk in November

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

In November, Norilsk sees daytime highs around -18°C and nights near -23°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 Norilsk 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 Norilsk peaks around July 15 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 15UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Norilsk?

Norilsk sits at 69.4°N, 88.2°E, 76 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Talnakh, 17 km away.

Novyy UrengoyTarko-SaleGubkinskiyNadymMuravlenko

Topography around Norilsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Norilsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,136 m.

The land around Norilsk is covered by water (35%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, moss and lichen (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and moss and lichen (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
657 m
80 km
1,136 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
November weather nearby: Talnakh 17 km · Kayyerkan 18 km · Dudinka 80 km · Novyy Urengoy 607 km · Tarko-Sale 666 km · Gubkinskiy 746 km · Nadym 789 km · Muravlenko 862 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 Norilsk (69.3535°, 88.2027°, elevation 76 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).