Solothurn weather in November

In November, Solothurn sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 96 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-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 14% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of November to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Solothurn's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Solothurn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
96 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:43 AM – 4:47 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
1.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9 µg/m³ · 2020

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 Solothurn reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 6°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1114
2114
3104
4104
5104
6103
7103
893
993
1093
1183
1282
1382
1482
1572
1672
1771
1871
1971
2061
2161
2261
2361
2461
2561
2660
2750
2850
2950
3050

How November really feels in Solothurn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 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
17
wind chill below the day's low

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

Solothurn weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°83137.18.70.0
Feb / -2°7411.76.7100.2
Mar10° / 9014.14.911.62.0
Apr14° / 10315.62.213.33.4
May18° / 14617.90.214.84.6
Jun21° / 12°14017.5015.65.4
Jul23° / 14°14617.1015.35.9
Aug23° / 13°14916.30145.9
Sep19° / 10°10813.6012.45.3
Oct14° / 10213.40.410.63.5
Nov / 9613.33.69.11.0
Dec / -1°10014.26.48.40.0

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 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33169
43169
53169
62872
72872
82872
92773
102674
112674
122674
132575
142575
152575
162575
172674
182773
192773
202674
212773
222773
232773
242674
252773
262773
272674
282674
292773
302773

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Solothurn gets around 96 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1433
2433
3434
4444
5454
6455
7466
8466
9467
10468
11469
124610
134611
144612
154512
164513
174414
184415
194315
204316
214317
224217
234217
244218
254218
264218
274218
284218
294318
304318

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 (%)
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 6 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 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 72 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:21 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 5:06 PM to 4:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:215:06
29.77:225:05
39.77:245:03
49.67:255:02
59.67:275:01
69.57:284:59
79.57:304:58
89.47:314:57
99.47:334:55
109.37:344:54
119.37:364:53
129.27:374:52
139.27:394:51
149.27:404:49
159.17:414:48
169.17:434:47
179.07:444:46
189.07:464:45
199.07:474:44
208.97:494:44
218.97:504:43
228.87:514:42
238.87:534:41
248.87:544:40
258.77:554:40
268.77:574:39
278.77:584:39
288.67:594:38
298.68:004:37
308.68:024:37

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 1.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.3Dim
201.3Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.2Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
301.1Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Solothurn?

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

1.0
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 Solothurn.

What to pack for Solothurn in November

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

In November, Solothurn sees daytime highs around 8°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 Solothurn 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 Solothurn peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Solothurn?

Solothurn sits at 47.2°N, 7.5°E, 440 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Grenchen, 11 km away.

Biel/BienneBernOltenReinachKönizMuttenz

Topography around Solothurn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Solothurn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m around an average of 471 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,021 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,836 m.

The land around Solothurn is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (47%), grassland (24%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
182 m
16 km
1,021 m
80 km
3,836 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Grenchen 11 km · Burgdorf 18 km · Biel/Bienne 23 km · Bern 30 km · Olten 32 km · Reinach 32 km · Köniz 33 km · Muttenz 36 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 Solothurn (47.2079°, 7.5371°, elevation 440 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).