Polyarnyye Zori weather in November

In November, Polyarnyye Zori sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 4.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to -3°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 42 min at the start of November to 2 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Polyarnyye Zori's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Polyarnyye Zori's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
5th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
4 h 30 min
10:20 AM – 2:51 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Polyarnyye Zori is human settlement in Polyarnye Zori Urban Okrug, Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Density
16/km²
people per km²
Founded
1968

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 -1°C in the first days to -3°C by the end.

A typical November day in Polyarnyye Zori reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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

How November really feels in Polyarnyye Zori

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
21 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Polyarnyye Zori weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -13°369.711.52.60.0
Feb-8° / -13°308.510.47.10.0
Mar-3° / -9°328.29.211.10.0
Apr / -4°327.97.1150.0
May / 4710.53.519.31.4
Jun14° / 61110.223.73.8
Jul17° / 10°7912.6021.75.1
Aug15° / 6311.9016.94.2
Sep10° / 6110.70.412.82.1
Oct / -0°5911.25.48.80.1
Nov-2° / -6°4710.911.24.60.0
Dec-5° / -10°4110.412.60.30.0

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 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21486
31486
41486
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71486
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Polyarnyye Zori gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14133
24034
34034
44034
54035
63935
73936
83836
93837
103837
113737
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253539
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273640
283641
293742
303742

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
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24100
25100
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27100
28100
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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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 42 min at the start of November to 2 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 270 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 9:13 AM to 11:33 AM, and sunset from 3:54 PM to 1:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.79:133:54
26.59:173:50
36.49:223:46
46.39:263:42
56.19:303:37
66.09:343:33
75.89:393:29
85.79:433:25
95.69:483:21
105.49:523:16
115.39:563:12
125.110:013:08
135.010:063:04
144.810:103:00
154.710:152:55
164.510:202:51
174.410:242:47
184.210:292:42
194.110:342:38
203.910:392:34
213.810:442:29
223.610:492:25
233.410:542:20
243.310:592:16
253.111:042:11
262.911:102:06
272.811:152:01
282.611:211:56
292.411:271:51
302.211:331:46

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.3Dim
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30.2Dim
40.2Dim
50.2Dim
60.2Dim
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90.1Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Polyarnyye Zori?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Polyarnyye Zori.

What to pack for Polyarnyye Zori in November

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

In November, Polyarnyye Zori sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Polyarnyye Zori 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 Polyarnyye Zori 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 14UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Polyarnyye Zori?

Polyarnyye Zori sits at 67.4°N, 32.5°E, 112 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kandalaksha, 24 km away.

Topography around Polyarnyye Zori

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Polyarnyye Zori has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 142 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 498 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,200 m.

The land around Polyarnyye Zori is covered by trees (76%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
498 m
80 km
1,200 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
November weather nearby: Kandalaksha 24 km · Apatity 46 km · Kirovsk 57 km · Monchegorsk 66 km · Kovdor 89 km · Olenegorsk 92 km · Murmansk 180 km · Severomorsk 193 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 Polyarnyye Zori (67.3661°, 32.4981°, elevation 112 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).