Penza weather in November

In November, Penza sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to -2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of November to 7 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Penza's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Penza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
5th coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
7:35 AM – 3:55 PM
Cloud cover
85%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Penza is city in central Russia.

Density
1,803/km²
people per km²
Founded
1663

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 4°C in the first days to -2°C by the end.

A typical November day in Penza reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 9°C cooler than October and about 5°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-1
24-1
34-1
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
82-2
92-3
102-3
112-3
121-3
131-4
141-4
151-4
160-4
170-5
180-5
190-5
20-1-5
21-1-6
22-1-6
23-1-6
24-2-6
25-2-7
26-2-7
27-2-7
28-2-7
29-3-7
30-3-7

How November really feels in Penza

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
13 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Penza weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°389.411.17.90.0
Feb-5° / -12°327.68.59.40.0
Mar / -7°3798.111.50.0
Apr11° / 428.51.613.62.9
May19° / 499.30.215.66.2
Jun23° / 12°6310.4016.66.8
Jul25° / 15°6310.5016.26.8
Aug24° / 13°598.8014.57.1
Sep17° / 529.3012.45.4
Oct / 519.81.810.31.9
Nov / -4°408.768.40.0
Dec-5° / -10°4010.510.97.40.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31486
41486
51486
61387
71387
81387
91387
101387
111387
121387
131387
141387
151486
161486
171486
181486
191486
201486
211486
221486
231387
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251387
261387
271387
281387
291288
301189

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Penza gets around 40 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 33% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13313
23313
33314
43214
53214
63114
73115
83015
93015
102916
112916
122917
132817
142818
152819
162819
172820
182821
192822
202822
212823
222824
232825
242826
252826
262927
272928
282928
292929
303030

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 14 km/h in November.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
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 9 h 12 min at the start of November to 7 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 4:20 PM to 3:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:074:20
29.17:094:18
39.17:114:16
49.07:134:14
59.07:154:12
68.97:174:11
78.87:194:09
88.87:214:07
98.77:224:06
108.77:244:04
118.67:264:02
128.57:284:01
138.57:303:59
148.47:323:58
158.47:343:56
168.37:353:55
178.37:373:54
188.27:393:52
198.27:413:51
208.17:423:50
218.17:443:49
228.07:463:48
238.07:473:47
247.97:493:45
257.97:513:44
267.97:523:44
277.87:543:43
287.87:553:42
297.77:573:41
307.77:583:40

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
120.8Dim
130.8Dim
140.7Dim
150.7Dim
160.7Dim
170.7Dim
180.7Dim
190.7Dim
200.7Dim
210.7Dim
220.7Dim
230.6Dim
240.6Dim
250.6Dim
260.6Dim
270.6Dim
280.6Dim
290.6Dim
300.6Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Penza?

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

0.0
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 Penza.

What to pack for Penza in November

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

In November, Penza sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Penza in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Penza peaks around June 21 at about 7 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Penza?

Penza sits at 53.2°N, 45.0°E, 156 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Zarechnyy, 12 km away.

Topography around Penza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Penza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 169 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m.

The land around Penza is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), trees (34%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
149 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
227 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: Zarechnyy 12 km · Kamenka 64 km · Nikol’sk 91 km · Nizhniy Lomov 96 km · Ruzayevka 96 km · Serdobsk 98 km · Petrovsk 102 km · Kuznetsk 106 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 Penza (53.1957°, 45.0108°, elevation 156 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).