Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy weather in November

In November, Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to -14°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 8 h 48 min at the start of November to 7 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
4th coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
8:55 AM – 4:42 PM
Cloud cover
84%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy is human settlement in Nizhneilimsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
279/km²
people per km²
Founded
1948

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 -14°C by the end.

A typical November day in Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy reaches about -10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -20°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 12°C cooler than October and about 7°C warmer than December.

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

How November really feels in Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy

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.

Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy 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-19° / -26°155.797.20.0
Feb-13° / -23°134.77.29.10.0
Mar-4° / -15°185.88.511.40.0
Apr / -6°278.36.413.90.4
May14° / 4511.51.916.13.7
Jun21° / 5711017.36.2
Jul23° / 13°6711.4016.86.6
Aug20° / 10°6911.4014.96.1
Sep12° / 5311.61.212.53.0
Oct / -5°3810.28.7100.1
Nov-10° / -17°309.3127.90.0
Dec-17° / -24°237.5116.60.0

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 4% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
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61585
71585
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101585
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 36% 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 (%)
13641
23641
33541
43541
53440
63440
73339
83238
93138
103038
113037
122937
132937
142838
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292838
302737

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 (%)
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 11 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
112calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of November to 7 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 8:23 AM to 9:22 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 4:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.88:235:11
28.78:255:09
38.78:275:07
48.68:295:05
58.58:315:03
68.58:345:01
78.48:364:59
88.38:384:57
98.28:404:55
108.28:424:53
118.18:454:51
128.08:474:49
138.08:494:47
147.98:514:46
157.88:534:44
167.88:554:42
177.78:574:41
187.78:594:39
197.69:014:38
207.59:034:36
217.59:054:35
227.49:074:33
237.49:094:32
247.39:114:31
257.39:134:29
267.29:154:28
277.29:174:27
287.19:184:26
297.19:204:25
307.09:224:24

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
80.9Dim
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100.9Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy?

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 Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy.

What to pack for Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy in November

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

In November, Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -17°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 Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy 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 Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy is worst in July — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 37.0× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodJul 1742 µg/m³Dec 171 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb4Good
Mar5Good
Apr8Good
May11Good
Jun24Moderate
Jul44Poor
Aug26Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov3Good
Dec1Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy?

Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy sits at 56.6°N, 104.1°E, 392 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ust’-Kut, 104 km away.

Topography around Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 579 m around an average of 489 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 821 m.

The land around Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy is covered by trees (71%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
579 m
16 km
609 m
80 km
821 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Ust’-Kut 104 km · Bratsk 163 km · Ust’-Ilimsk 181 km · Vikhorevka 189 km · Chunskiy 282 km · Sayansk 300 km · Tulun 316 km · Zima 324 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 Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy (56.5767°, 104.1297°, elevation 392 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).