Ponferrada weather in November

In November, Ponferrada sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 81 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of November to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Ponferrada's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ponferrada's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 81 mm; 11.8 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 30 min; 8:26 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 11th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 1.85 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.3; out of 10

Ponferrada is municipal capital of Ponferrada and capital of El Bierzo comarca, Léon, Spain.

Air quality: Good; PM10 18 µg/m³ · 2019

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 12°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical November day in Ponferrada reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 3°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)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

How November really feels in Ponferrada

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Ponferrada weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / 1°	79	10.8	4.1	9.2	1.0
Feb	9° / 1°	59	9	4	10.3	1.7
Mar	12° / 2°	69	11	2.9	11.6	3.0
Apr	14° / 4°	73	13	1.6	13.1	3.6
May	17° / 7°	69	12.2	0.1	14.4	5.2
Jun	22° / 10°	41	7.6	0	15.1	7.1
Jul	25° / 13°	26	5.2	0	14.8	8.0
Aug	25° / 12°	29	5.3	0	13.7	8.0
Sep	21° / 10°	41	7.2	0	12.3	7.1
Oct	16° / 7°	84	10.9	0.1	10.8	4.7
Nov	10° / 3°	81	11.8	1.2	9.6	2.3
Dec	8° / 2°	84	11	2.5	8.9	1.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

	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 (%)	29	29	28	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	30	30	30	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	32	31	31	30	30	29	28
Cloudier (%)	71	71	72	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	70	70	70	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	68	69	69	70	70	71	72

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	28	72
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	32	68
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	29	71
30	28	72

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Ponferrada gets around 81 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 38% 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 (%)	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	36
Snow chance (%)	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7

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

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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in November

Winds average 8 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of November to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 8:07 AM to 8:42 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 5:50 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)	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1
Sunrise (AM)	8:07	8:08	8:09	8:11	8:12	8:13	8:14	8:16	8:17	8:18	8:19	8:21	8:22	8:23	8:24	8:26	8:27	8:28	8:29	8:31	8:32	8:33	8:34	8:35	8:36	8:37	8:39	8:40	8:41	8:42
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	8:07	6:13
2	10.1	8:08	6:12
3	10.0	8:09	6:11
4	10.0	8:11	6:09
5	9.9	8:12	6:08
6	9.9	8:13	6:07
7	9.9	8:14	6:06
8	9.8	8:16	6:05
9	9.8	8:17	6:04
10	9.7	8:18	6:03
11	9.7	8:19	6:02
12	9.7	8:21	6:01
13	9.6	8:22	6:00
14	9.6	8:23	5:59
15	9.6	8:24	5:58
16	9.5	8:26	5:58
17	9.5	8:27	5:57
18	9.5	8:28	5:56
19	9.4	8:29	5:55
20	9.4	8:31	5:55
21	9.4	8:32	5:54
22	9.3	8:33	5:53
23	9.3	8:34	5:53
24	9.3	8:35	5:52
25	9.3	8:36	5:52
26	9.2	8:37	5:51
27	9.2	8:39	5:51
28	9.2	8:40	5:50
29	9.2	8:41	5:50
30	9.1	8:42	5:50

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 1.85 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	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6
Level	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	Dim	Dim	Dim

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

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Ponferrada?

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

2.3

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 Ponferrada.

What to pack for Ponferrada in November

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

In November, Ponferrada sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ponferrada 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 Ponferrada peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	7	7	9	9	9	6	5	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Ponferrada 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 Ponferrada is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	12	14	14	9	9	19	11	11	18	7	9
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	9	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	7	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ponferrada?

Ponferrada sits at 42.5°N, 6.6°W, 519 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Villafranca del Bierzo, 19 km away.

Topography around Ponferrada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ponferrada has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m around an average of 563 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,658 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,238 m.

The land around Ponferrada is covered by trees (36%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

323 m

trees 36%

16 km

1,658 m

trees 56%

80 km

2,238 m

trees 48%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

November weather nearby: Villafranca del Bierzo 19 km · Monforte de Lemos 75 km · San Andrés del Rabanedo 81 km · Bragança 83 km · León 84 km · Villaquilambre 86 km · Lugo 94 km · Benavente 97 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 65% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $38,627; 2025
Happiness: 6.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 99%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 3.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 540
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 Ponferrada (42.5466°, -6.5962°, elevation 519 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	28	72
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	32	68
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	29	71
30	28	72

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	28	72
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	32	68
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	29	71
30	28	72

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	28	72
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	30	70
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	32	68
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	29	71
30	28	72

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100