Sochi weather in November

In November, Sochi sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 131 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Sochi's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sochi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 131 mm; 10.9 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 24 min; 7:23 AM – 4:49 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 7th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 1.89 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Sochi is city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

Density: 1,853/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1838

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 16°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical November day in Sochi reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 19°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 4°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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9

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

Sochi weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 5°	145	15	5.6	9.1	1.4
Feb	8° / 5°	108	11.9	4.8	10.2	1.4
Mar	10° / 6°	112	13.6	2.9	11.6	2.2
Apr	14° / 10°	87	10.7	0.4	13.2	4.0
May	19° / 14°	81	10.1	0	14.5	6.1
Jun	23° / 19°	72	9.5	0	15.2	7.3
Jul	26° / 22°	80	9.9	0	14.9	7.4
Aug	26° / 23°	66	9.3	0	13.8	7.4
Sep	23° / 20°	112	9.7	0	12.3	7.3
Oct	19° / 16°	134	10.7	0	10.8	6.2
Nov	14° / 11°	131	10.9	1	9.5	4.2
Dec	11° / 7°	146	14.2	2.8	8.8	2.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	52	52	51	50	50	50	49	47	47	47	45	45	44	44	43	42	42	43	43	42	42
Cloudier (%)	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	53	53	53	55	55	56	56	57	58	58	57	57	58	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	42	58

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Sochi gets around 131 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 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings 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 (%)	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	40
Snow chance (%)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	0
2	36	0
3	36	0
4	35	1
5	35	1
6	35	1
7	35	1
8	35	1
9	35	1
10	35	1
11	35	1
12	35	2
13	36	2
14	36	2
15	37	2
16	37	3
17	37	3
18	37	4
19	37	4
20	37	4
21	38	5
22	38	5
23	38	6
24	38	6
25	38	7
26	39	7
27	39	7
28	39	7
29	39	7
30	40	8

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 97% 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 (%)	84	86	88	90	91	93	94	95	96	97	97	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	16	14	12	10	9	7	6	5	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	84	16
2	86	14
3	88	12
4	90	10
5	91	9
6	93	7
7	94	6
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

Wind in November

Winds average 11 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	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 7:04 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 5:06 PM to 4:41 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	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:37	7:38	7:39	7:40
Sunset (PM)	5:06	5:04	5:03	5:02	5:01	4:59	4:58	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:54	4:53	4:52	4:51	4:50	4:49	4:49	4:48	4:47	4:46	4:46	4:45	4:44	4:44	4:43	4:43	4:42	4:42	4:41	4:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	7:04	5:06
2	10.0	7:05	5:04
3	9.9	7:06	5:03
4	9.9	7:08	5:02
5	9.9	7:09	5:01
6	9.8	7:10	4:59
7	9.8	7:12	4:58
8	9.7	7:13	4:57
9	9.7	7:14	4:56
10	9.7	7:16	4:55
11	9.6	7:17	4:54
12	9.6	7:18	4:53
13	9.5	7:19	4:52
14	9.5	7:21	4:51
15	9.5	7:22	4:50
16	9.4	7:23	4:49
17	9.4	7:25	4:49
18	9.4	7:26	4:48
19	9.3	7:27	4:47
20	9.3	7:28	4:46
21	9.3	7:30	4:46
22	9.2	7:31	4:45
23	9.2	7:32	4:44
24	9.2	7:33	4:44
25	9.1	7:34	4:43
26	9.1	7:35	4:43
27	9.1	7:37	4:42
28	9.1	7:38	4:42
29	9.0	7:39	4:41
30	9.0	7:40	4:41

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.89 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)	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.3	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.3	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.2	Moderate
7	2.2	Moderate
8	2.1	Moderate
9	2.1	Moderate
10	2.1	Moderate
11	2.0	Moderate
12	2.0	Moderate
13	2.0	Dim
14	1.9	Dim
15	1.9	Dim
16	1.9	Dim
17	1.8	Dim
18	1.8	Dim
19	1.8	Dim
20	1.8	Dim
21	1.7	Dim
22	1.7	Dim
23	1.7	Dim
24	1.6	Dim
25	1.6	Dim
26	1.6	Dim
27	1.6	Dim
28	1.6	Dim
29	1.5	Dim
30	1.5	Dim

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Sochi?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Sochi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sochi in November

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

In November, Sochi sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Sochi in November

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 6 to Oct 18 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	10	9	9	12	17	22	25	26	24	20	16	13
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	10	Bracing
Feb	9	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	12	Bracing
May	17	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	24	Warm
Oct	20	Refreshing
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	13	Bracing

UV index in Sochi 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 Sochi peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	2	6	6	8	8	8	6	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Sochi?

Sochi sits at 43.6°N, 39.7°E, 28 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Dagomys, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Sochi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sochi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,008 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,254 m.

The land around Sochi is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), trees (32%) and water (29%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (46%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

207 m

artificial surfaces 37%

16 km

1,008 m

water 49%

80 km

3,254 m

trees 56%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

November weather nearby: Dagomys 9.0 km · Khosta 15 km · Kudepsta 18 km · Adler 25 km · Lazarevskoye 47 km · Tuapse 76 km · Khadyzhensk 93 km · Apsheronsk 96 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 Sochi (43.597°, 39.7248°, elevation 28 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	16	13
2	16	13
3	16	13
4	16	12
5	16	12
6	16	12
7	16	12
8	15	12
9	15	12
10	15	12
11	15	11
12	15	11
13	15	11
14	15	11
15	14	11
16	14	11
17	14	11
18	14	11
19	14	10
20	14	10
21	14	10
22	13	10
23	13	10
24	13	10
25	13	10
26	13	9
27	13	9
28	13	9
29	12	9
30	12	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	0
2	36	0
3	36	0
4	35	1
5	35	1
6	35	1
7	35	1
8	35	1
9	35	1
10	35	1
11	35	1
12	35	2
13	36	2
14	36	2
15	37	2
16	37	3
17	37	3
18	37	4
19	37	4
20	37	4
21	38	5
22	38	5
23	38	6
24	38	6
25	38	7
26	39	7
27	39	7
28	39	7
29	39	7
30	40	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	84	16
2	86	14
3	88	12
4	90	10
5	91	9
6	93	7
7	94	6
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	0
2	36	0
3	36	0
4	35	1
5	35	1
6	35	1
7	35	1
8	35	1
9	35	1
10	35	1
11	35	1
12	35	2
13	36	2
14	36	2
15	37	2
16	37	3
17	37	3
18	37	4
19	37	4
20	37	4
21	38	5
22	38	5
23	38	6
24	38	6
25	38	7
26	39	7
27	39	7
28	39	7
29	39	7
30	40	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	84	16
2	86	14
3	88	12
4	90	10
5	91	9
6	93	7
7	94	6
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	0
2	36	0
3	36	0
4	35	1
5	35	1
6	35	1
7	35	1
8	35	1
9	35	1
10	35	1
11	35	1
12	35	2
13	36	2
14	36	2
15	37	2
16	37	3
17	37	3
18	37	4
19	37	4
20	37	4
21	38	5
22	38	5
23	38	6
24	38	6
25	38	7
26	39	7
27	39	7
28	39	7
29	39	7
30	40	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	84	16
2	86	14
3	88	12
4	90	10
5	91	9
6	93	7
7	94	6
8	95	5
9	96	4
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0