Umeå weather in November

In November, Umeå sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 6.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of November to 4 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Umeå's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Umeå's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
5th coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
6 hours
8:23 AM – 2:25 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Umeå is urban area in Umeå Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1622

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 1°C by the end.

A typical November day in Umeå reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 4°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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How November really feels in Umeå

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.

Umeå weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -7°4910.210.55.10.0
Feb-3° / -8°367.98.880.0
Mar-0° / -5°358.17.811.20.0
Apr / -1°357.74.314.50.1
May / 428.70.417.82.0
Jun14° / 589.80204.0
Jul18° / 13°7412.30195.5
Aug17° / 12°7510.90165.3
Sep13° / 6210012.73.4
Oct / 7211.22.19.30.7
Nov / -1°6912.26.76.10.0
Dec-1° / -5°62129.740.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Umeå gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14015
24116
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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 19 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of November to 4 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 174 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 9:06 AM, and sunset from 3:11 PM to 1:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.67:343:11
27.57:383:07
37.47:413:04
47.37:443:01
57.27:472:58
67.17:512:55
77.07:542:52
86.97:572:49
96.88:002:46
106.68:042:43
116.58:072:40
126.48:102:37
136.38:132:34
146.28:172:31
156.18:202:28
166.08:232:25
175.98:262:22
185.88:302:20
195.78:332:17
205.68:362:14
215.58:392:12
225.58:422:09
235.48:452:07
245.38:482:04
255.28:512:02
265.18:542:00
275.08:571:57
284.99:001:55
294.89:031:53
304.79:061:51

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.24 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 Umeå?

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
5th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Umeå.

What to pack for Umeå in November

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

In November, Umeå sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Umeå in November

The nearest coast averages about 5°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 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in February near 0°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May5Bracing
Jun10Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct8Bracing
Nov5Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Umeå 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 Umeå peaks around July 14 at about 4 (moderate) — 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 14UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Umeå?

Umeå sits at 63.8°N, 20.3°E, 24 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Örnsköldsvik, 97 km away.

ÖrnsköldsvikVaasaKorsholmSkellefteåJakobstadKokkolaKauhavaSeinäjoki

Topography around Umeå

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Umeå has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 m.

The land around Umeå is covered by trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
197 m
80 km
486 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Örnsköldsvik 97 km · Vaasa 106 km · Korsholm 106 km · Skellefteå 108 km · Jakobstad 121 km · Kokkola 141 km · Kauhava 161 km · Seinäjoki 172 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 Umeå (63.8284°, 20.2597°, elevation 24 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).