Uppsala weather in November

In November, Uppsala sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 7.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-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 14% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 18 min at the start of November to 6 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Uppsala's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uppsala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 06 min
8:01 AM – 3:08 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Uppsala is city in Uppsala County, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Uppsala 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 -0°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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461
561
661
761
851
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How November really feels in Uppsala

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.

Uppsala 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-0° / -5°348.25.76.40.0
Feb / -6°277.368.70.0
Mar / -3°297.34.611.30.2
Apr10° / 338.11.714.12.3
May15° / 469.70.216.74.8
Jun19° / 6811.7018.35.8
Jul22° / 12°7011017.66.4
Aug21° / 11°7212.2015.36.0
Sep16° / 498.7012.64.9
Oct10° / 489.40.39.82.0
Nov / 439.73.17.20.1
Dec / -3°419.76.15.70.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in November, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32476
42476
52377
62377
72377
82278
92278
102179
112179
122179
132179
142278
152278
162278
172179
182179
192179
202179
212179
222179
232179
242179
252080
262080
272080
282179
292179
302080

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Uppsala gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 32% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1325
2325
3326
4326
5326
6327
7327
8327
9318
10318
11318
12318
13319
14329
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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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Dry (%)
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27100
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Wind in November

Winds average 13 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2113light breeze
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2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 18 min at the start of November to 6 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 126 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:23 AM to 8:33 AM, and sunset from 3:43 PM to 2:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.37:233:43
28.37:253:41
38.27:283:38
48.17:303:36
58.07:333:33
67.97:363:31
77.87:383:28
87.87:413:26
97.77:433:24
107.67:463:21
117.57:483:19
127.47:513:17
137.47:533:15
147.37:563:13
157.27:583:10
167.18:013:08
177.18:033:06
187.08:063:04
196.98:083:03
206.88:113:01
216.88:132:59
226.78:152:57
236.68:182:55
246.68:202:54
256.58:222:52
266.48:242:51
276.48:272:49
286.38:292:48
296.38:312:46
306.28:332:45

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Uppsala?

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

0.1
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 Uppsala.

What to pack for Uppsala in November

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

In November, Uppsala 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 Uppsala 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 70 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
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul15Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Uppsala 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 Uppsala peaks around June 17 at about 5 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 17UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Uppsala?

Uppsala sits at 59.9°N, 17.6°E, 20 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Gamla Uppsala, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Uppsala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uppsala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m.

The land around Uppsala is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
72 m
80 km
203 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Gamla Uppsala 4.0 km · Märsta 29 km · Enköping 40 km · Upplands Väsby 41 km · Vallentuna 44 km · Jakobsberg 50 km · Sollentuna 51 km · Täby 52 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 Uppsala (59.8588°, 17.6389°, elevation 20 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).