Banská Bystrica weather in November

In November, Banská Bystrica sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of November to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Banská Bystrica's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banská Bystrica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
5th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:02 AM – 3:56 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Banská Bystrica is city in central Slovakia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
722/km²
people per km²
Founded
1255

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 8°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical November day in Banská Bystrica reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 6°C cooler than October and about 5°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
181
281
381
481
581
671
771
871
971
1071
1160
1260
1360
1460
1550
1650
1750
1850
194-1
204-1
214-1
224-1
234-1
243-1
253-2
263-2
273-2
283-2
292-2
302-2

How November really feels in Banská Bystrica

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Banská Bystrica weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -7°4910.18.98.50.0
Feb / -6°5110.18.69.80.0
Mar / -2°5811.25.611.60.6
Apr12° / 6911.81.713.43.2
May17° / 10615.40154.8
Jun20° / 10°11814.8015.95.6
Jul22° / 11°11614.7015.56.0
Aug22° / 11°9812.2014.26.4
Sep17° / 7811012.45.2
Oct11° / 6710.30.810.52.8
Nov / -0°6010.84.290.4
Dec / -5°5510.58.48.10.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in November, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43367
53268
63070
73070
83070
92872
102773
112773
122674
132476
142476
152476
162476
172377
182377
192377
202278
212278
222278
232278
242278
252278
262278
272377
282377
292377
302377

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Banská Bystrica gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1336
2347
3347
4358
5368
6369
7379
83710
93811
103811
113912
124012
134013
144014
154015
163915
173916
183816
193817
203717
213717
223618
233518
243519
253419
263419
273419
283320
293320
303220

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
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 7 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of November to 8 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 4:16 PM to 3:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.66:384:16
29.66:404:14
39.56:414:13
49.56:434:11
59.46:444:10
69.46:464:08
79.36:484:07
89.36:494:06
99.26:514:04
109.26:524:03
119.16:544:02
129.16:554:00
139.06:573:59
149.06:583:58
158.97:003:57
168.97:023:56
178.97:033:55
188.87:053:54
198.87:063:53
208.77:083:52
218.77:093:51
228.77:103:50
238.67:123:49
248.67:133:48
258.57:153:48
268.57:163:47
278.57:173:46
288.47:193:46
298.47:203:45
308.47:213:44

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.0Dim
240.9Dim
250.9Dim
260.9Dim
270.9Dim
280.9Dim
290.9Dim
300.9Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Banská Bystrica?

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

0.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Banská Bystrica.

What to pack for Banská Bystrica in November

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

In November, Banská Bystrica sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Banská Bystrica 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 Banská Bystrica peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Banská Bystrica 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 Banská Bystrica is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Banská Bystrica's WHO annual average of 13.9 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1918 µg/m³Dec 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Banská Bystrica?

Banská Bystrica sits at 48.7°N, 19.1°E, 329 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Zvolen, 18 km away.

Žiar nad HronomHandlováBreznoPrievidzaRužomberokMartinBojnice

Topography around Banská Bystrica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banská Bystrica has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,278 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,267 m.

The land around Banská Bystrica is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
339 m
16 km
1,278 m
80 km
2,267 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
November weather nearby: Zvolen 18 km · Žiar nad Hronom 27 km · Handlová 29 km · Brezno 36 km · Prievidza 38 km · Ružomberok 39 km · Martin 40 km · Bojnice 42 km

Slovakia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,544
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 606
Religion
Roman Catholic 56%none 24%Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 5%Greek Catholic 4%

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 Banská Bystrica (48.7395°, 19.1493°, elevation 329 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).