Gävle weather in November

In November, Gävle sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 3°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 8 h 12 min at the start of November to 6 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Gävle's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gävle's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
5th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
6 h 54 min
8:09 AM – 3:05 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Gävle is urban area in Gävle Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM10 16.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1446

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 6°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical November day in Gävle reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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How November really feels in Gävle

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.

Gävle weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -5°338.16.96.20.0
Feb / -6°287.16.98.50.0
Mar / -3°287.46.111.30.1
Apr / 337.62.214.22.1
May15° / 449.30.416.94.5
Jun19° / 6110.5018.65.9
Jul22° / 12°6811.5017.96.3
Aug21° / 11°7212015.56.0
Sep16° / 458.8012.64.9
Oct / 559.70.59.71.9
Nov / -0°469.93.970.1
Dec / -4°429.66.95.40.0

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 9% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Gävle gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1326
2327
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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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Wind in November

Winds average 14 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of November to 6 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 132 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 8:42 AM, and sunset from 3:41 PM to 2:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.27:293:41
28.17:313:39
38.07:343:36
47.97:373:33
57.97:403:31
67.87:423:28
77.77:453:26
87.67:483:23
97.57:503:21
107.47:533:18
117.37:563:16
127.37:583:14
137.28:013:11
147.18:043:09
157.08:063:07
166.98:093:05
176.98:113:03
186.88:143:00
196.78:162:58
206.68:192:56
216.68:212:54
226.58:242:53
236.48:262:51
246.38:292:49
256.38:312:47
266.28:332:46
276.18:362:44
286.18:382:42
296.08:402:41
306.08:422:39

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Gävle?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gävle.

What to pack for Gävle in November

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

In November, Gävle sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Gävle in November

The nearest coast averages about 6°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Gävle 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 Gävle peaks around June 17 at about 5 (moderate) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gävle?

Gävle sits at 60.7°N, 17.1°E, 3 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Sandviken, 21 km away.

Gamla UppsalaUppsalaBorlängeEnköpingHudiksvallVästerås

Topography around Gävle

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gävle has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m.

The land around Gävle is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
499 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Sandviken 21 km · Falun 83 km · Gamla Uppsala 90 km · Uppsala 95 km · Borlänge 95 km · Enköping 116 km · Hudiksvall 117 km · Västerås 122 km

Sweden travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 87% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$63,133
2025
Happiness
7.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 609
Religion
Church of Sweden 54%none or unspecified 37%other 9%

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 Gävle (60.6745°, 17.1417°, elevation 3 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).