Aarau weather in November

In November, Aarau sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 100 mm of precipitation across 13.1 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 5°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 9 h 42 min at the start of November to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Aarau's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aarau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
100 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:41 AM – 4:45 PM
Cloud cover
73%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Aarau is capital of Canton Aargau, Switzerland.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.9 µg/m³ · 2020
Density
1,743/km²
people per km²
Founded
1240

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 10°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical November day in Aarau reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 6°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

-5°10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1114
2104
3104
4104
5104
693
793
893
993
1083
1183
1282
1382
1472
1572
1672
1772
1862
1961
2061
2161
2261
2361
2461
2551
2651
2750
2850
2950
3050

How November really feels in Aarau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 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
16
wind chill below the day's low

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

Aarau 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 / -2°9713.478.70.0
Feb / -1°8010.96.49.90.2
Mar10° / 9714.24.411.61.9
Apr14° / 10014.52.113.33.5
May18° / 14817.3014.94.7
Jun21° / 12°14217.4015.75.4
Jul23° / 14°15217015.35.9
Aug23° / 13°14516.5014.15.9
Sep18° / 10°10813.2012.45.3
Oct13° / 10313.20.310.63.4
Nov / 10013.13.39.10.9
Dec / -1°11614.36.78.30.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in November, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23268
33268
43169
53070
62971
72872
82872
92872
102773
112773
122773
132773
142773
152773
162773
172872
182971
192971
202872
212971
222971
232872
242872
252773
262773
272773
282773
292773
302773

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Aarau gets around 100 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1433
2433
3433
4444
5444
6445
7445
8456
9457
10458
11459
124410
134410
144411
154312
164313
174313
184214
194214
204215
214215
224216
234216
244216
254217
264217
274217
284317
294318
304418

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 42 min at the start of November to 8 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 8:00 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 4:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:195:04
29.77:215:02
39.67:225:01
49.67:244:59
59.57:254:58
69.57:274:57
79.57:284:55
89.47:304:54
99.47:314:53
109.37:334:51
119.37:344:50
129.27:364:49
139.27:374:48
149.17:394:47
159.17:404:46
169.17:414:45
179.07:434:44
189.07:444:43
198.97:464:42
208.97:474:41
218.97:494:40
228.87:504:39
238.87:514:39
248.87:534:38
258.77:544:37
268.77:554:36
278.77:564:36
288.67:584:35
298.67:594:35
308.68:004:34

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.3Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Aarau?

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

0.9
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 Aarau.

What to pack for Aarau in November

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

In November, Aarau sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Aarau 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 Aarau peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aarau?

Aarau sits at 47.4°N, 8.0°E, 389 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Olten, 12 km away.

Bad SäckingenBadenWettingenDietikonRheinfeldenWaldshut-TiengenZürich (Kreis 9)

Topography around Aarau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aarau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 416 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,987 m.

The land around Aarau is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
198 m
16 km
695 m
80 km
2,987 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Olten 12 km · Bad Säckingen 19 km · Baden 22 km · Wettingen 23 km · Dietikon 27 km · Rheinfelden 27 km · Waldshut-Tiengen 29 km · Zürich (Kreis 9) 33 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 6%

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 Aarau (47.3925°, 8.0442°, elevation 389 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).