Vel’sk weather in November

In November, Vel’sk sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 6.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to -4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of November to 5 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Vel’sk's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vel’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
9th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
5th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
6 h 48 min
8:32 AM – 3:22 PM
Cloud cover
92%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vel’sk is town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,542/km²
people per km²
Founded
1137

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 -4°C by the end.

A typical November day in Vel’sk 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 -10°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 7°C cooler than October and about 4°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11-3
21-3
31-3
41-3
50-4
60-4
70-4
80-4
9-1-4
10-1-5
11-1-5
12-1-5
13-2-5
14-2-6
15-2-6
16-2-6
17-2-6
18-3-7
19-3-7
20-3-7
21-3-7
22-3-7
23-3-8
24-4-8
25-4-8
26-4-8
27-4-8
28-4-8
29-4-8
30-4-8

How November really feels in Vel’sk

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
19 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Vel’sk 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-8° / -14°329.812.16.10.0
Feb-7° / -13°267.69.78.50.0
Mar-0° / -8°328.89.311.30.0
Apr / -2°388.94.314.21.1
May15° / 6211.70.9174.2
Jun20° / 7212.4018.75.6
Jul22° / 12°7613.20186.1
Aug19° / 10°7813015.55.5
Sep13° / 6011.80.212.63.3
Oct / 5812.14.19.70.5
Nov-2° / -6°45119.26.90.0
Dec-6° / -11°3610.511.75.30.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4793
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
14694
15694
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Vel’sk gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13723
23824
33824
43825
53825
63826
73826
83827
93828
103828
113829
123830
133831
143831
153832
163832
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183833
193734
203734
213735
223635
233635
243535
253435
263434
273334
283334
293334
303334

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
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
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
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2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of November to 5 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 138 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:51 AM to 9:06 AM, and sunset from 3:59 PM to 2:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.17:513:59
28.17:543:57
38.07:563:54
47.97:593:51
57.88:023:49
67.78:053:46
77.68:073:43
87.58:103:41
97.48:133:38
107.38:163:36
117.38:183:34
127.28:213:31
137.18:243:29
147.08:273:26
156.98:293:24
166.88:323:22
176.88:343:20
186.78:373:18
196.68:403:15
206.58:423:13
216.48:453:11
226.48:473:09
236.38:503:08
246.28:523:06
256.28:553:04
266.18:573:02
276.08:593:00
286.09:022:59
295.99:042:57
305.89:062:56

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.5Dim
20.5Dim
30.5Dim
40.5Dim
50.4Dim
60.4Dim
70.4Dim
80.4Dim
90.4Dim
100.4Dim
110.3Dim
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140.3Dim
150.3Dim
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170.3Dim
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260.2Dim
270.2Dim
280.2Dim
290.2Dim
300.2Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Vel’sk?

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
6th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vel’sk.

What to pack for Vel’sk in November

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

In November, Vel’sk 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 Vel’sk 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 Vel’sk peaks around July 10 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug3Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vel’sk?

Vel’sk sits at 61.1°N, 42.1°E, 90 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nyandoma, 121 km away.

Topography around Vel’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vel’sk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m.

The land around Vel’sk is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
138 m
80 km
229 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Nyandoma 121 km · Sokol 209 km · Mirnyy 210 km · Velikiy Ustyug 230 km · Vologda 239 km · Kotlas 245 km · Gryazovets 264 km · Koryazhma 272 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 Vel’sk (61.0692°, 42.0992°, elevation 90 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).