Steffisburg weather in November

In November, Steffisburg sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 123 mm of precipitation across 13.7 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Steffisburg's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Steffisburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
5th coldest
Precipitation
123 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:41 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Steffisburg is Settlement within the municipality of the same name in Switzerland.

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 8°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical November day in Steffisburg reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 6°C cooler than October and about 4°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
181
281
380
480
570
670
770
86-1
96-1
106-1
116-1
125-1
135-2
145-2
155-2
164-2
174-2
184-3
194-3
204-3
213-3
223-3
233-3
243-3
253-4
263-4
273-4
283-4
292-4
302-4

How November really feels in Steffisburg

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.

Steffisburg 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 / -7°1131312.68.80.0
Feb / -6°10411.811.5100.0
Mar / -3°11514.21211.60.3
Apr / 125159.413.31.5
May13° / 18918.95.314.82.9
Jun17° / 20019.41.615.64.2
Jul19° / 10°21619.30.815.35.0
Aug19° / 10°204180.9145.0
Sep15° / 15014.72.212.44.0
Oct11° / 12012.85.210.62.4
Nov / -2°12313.710.79.20.3
Dec / -5°12713.913.18.40.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33862
43763
53664
63565
73565
83565
93565
103565
113565
123664
133664
143664
153763
163763
173763
183862
193862
203862
213862
223961
233961
243961
253862
263862
273862
283862
293763
303763

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Steffisburg gets around 123 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14427
24528
34529
44630
54732
64733
74834
84835
94836
104837
114837
124838
134838
144738
154738
164638
174637
184537
194537
204437
214336
224336
234336
244236
254236
264236
274236
284236
294236
304237

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 5 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 7:19 AM to 7:59 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 4:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:195:07
29.77:215:05
39.77:225:04
49.77:245:03
59.67:255:01
69.67:275:00
79.57:284:59
89.57:304:57
99.47:314:56
109.47:324:55
119.37:344:54
129.37:354:53
139.27:374:51
149.27:384:50
159.27:404:49
169.17:414:48
179.17:434:47
189.07:444:46
199.07:454:46
209.07:474:45
218.97:484:44
228.97:494:43
238.97:514:42
248.87:524:42
258.87:534:41
268.87:554:40
278.77:564:40
288.77:574:39
298.77:584:39
308.67:594:38

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.0Moderate
32.0Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Steffisburg?

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

0.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Steffisburg.

What to pack for Steffisburg in November

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

In November, Steffisburg sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Steffisburg 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 Steffisburg peaks around July 15 at about 9 (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 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Steffisburg?

Steffisburg sits at 46.8°N, 7.6°E, 584 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Thun, 3.0 km away.

InterlakenKönizBernLauterbrunnenBurgdorfGrindelwaldFribourg

Topography around Steffisburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Steffisburg has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m around an average of 681 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,835 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,112 m.

The land around Steffisburg is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
484 m
16 km
1,835 m
80 km
4,112 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
November weather nearby: Thun 3.0 km · Interlaken 21 km · Köniz 23 km · Bern 24 km · Lauterbrunnen 29 km · Burgdorf 31 km · Grindelwald 35 km · Fribourg 37 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 Steffisburg (46.7781°, 7.6325°, elevation 584 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).