Thun weather in November

In November, Thun sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 117 mm of precipitation across 13.2 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 9°C in the first days to 4°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 Thun's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thun's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 6°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: -1°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 117 mm; 13.2 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 06 min; 7:41 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 12th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 1.59 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.6; out of 10

Air quality: Excellent; PM10 12.4 µg/m³ · 2020

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical November day in Thun reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°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 12°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 6°C cooler than October and about 4°C warmer than December.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Avg low (°C)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	2
2	10	2
3	9	2
4	9	2
5	9	1
6	9	1
7	8	1
8	8	1
9	8	1
10	7	0
11	7	0
12	7	0
13	7	0
14	6	-1
15	6	-1
16	6	-1
17	6	-1
18	6	-1
19	5	-1
20	5	-2
21	5	-2
22	5	-2
23	5	-2
24	5	-2
25	5	-2
26	4	-2
27	4	-2
28	4	-2
29	4	-3
30	4	-3

How November really feels in Thun

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 27 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Thun 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	2° / -5°	107	12.9	11.4	8.8	0.0
Feb	3° / -5°	100	11.7	10.4	10	0.0
Mar	7° / -1°	108	14.1	9.5	11.6	1.0
Apr	11° / 2°	120	14.8	6.7	13.3	2.4
May	15° / 6°	183	18.3	2.6	14.8	3.8
Jun	19° / 10°	182	18	0.4	15.6	4.9
Jul	21° / 11°	193	16.8	0.2	15.3	5.6
Aug	20° / 11°	180	16	0.1	14	5.6
Sep	16° / 8°	137	13.7	1	12.4	4.8
Oct	12° / 4°	112	12.4	2.8	10.6	3.1
Nov	6° / -1°	117	13.2	7.9	9.2	0.6
Dec	3° / -4°	122	13.7	11.4	8.4	0.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 63%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	39	39	39	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	38	38	38	37
Cloudier (%)	61	61	61	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	62	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	63	62	62	62	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Thun gets around 117 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	42	43	44	45	45	46	47	47	47	48	47	47	47	47	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	41
Snow chance (%)	16	17	18	19	20	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	31

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	16
2	43	17
3	44	18
4	45	19
5	45	20
6	46	22
7	47	23
8	47	24
9	47	25
10	48	26
11	47	27
12	47	28
13	47	28
14	47	29
15	46	29
16	45	29
17	45	29
18	44	29
19	43	28
20	43	28
21	42	28
22	41	28
23	41	28
24	40	28
25	40	29
26	40	29
27	40	29
28	40	30
29	40	30
30	41	31

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.0	9.0	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:19	7:21	7:22	7:24	7:25	7:27	7:28	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:34	7:35	7:37	7:38	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:44	7:45	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:58	7:59
Sunset (PM)	5:07	5:06	5:04	5:03	5:01	5:00	4:59	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:54	4:53	4:52	4:51	4:49	4:48	4:48	4:47	4:46	4:45	4:44	4:43	4:42	4:42	4:41	4:40	4:40	4:39	4:39	4:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	7:19	5:07
2	9.7	7:21	5:06
3	9.7	7:22	5:04
4	9.7	7:24	5:03
5	9.6	7:25	5:01
6	9.6	7:27	5:00
7	9.5	7:28	4:59
8	9.5	7:30	4:57
9	9.4	7:31	4:56
10	9.4	7:32	4:55
11	9.3	7:34	4:54
12	9.3	7:35	4:53
13	9.2	7:37	4:52
14	9.2	7:38	4:51
15	9.2	7:40	4:49
16	9.1	7:41	4:48
17	9.1	7:42	4:48
18	9.0	7:44	4:47
19	9.0	7:45	4:46
20	9.0	7:47	4:45
21	8.9	7:48	4:44
22	8.9	7:49	4:43
23	8.9	7:51	4:42
24	8.8	7:52	4:42
25	8.8	7:53	4:41
26	8.8	7:55	4:40
27	8.7	7:56	4:40
28	8.7	7:57	4:39
29	8.7	7:58	4:39
30	8.6	7:59	4:38

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 1.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3
Level	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.0	Moderate
2	2.0	Dim
3	1.9	Dim
4	1.9	Dim
5	1.9	Dim
6	1.8	Dim
7	1.8	Dim
8	1.8	Dim
9	1.7	Dim
10	1.7	Dim
11	1.7	Dim
12	1.7	Dim
13	1.6	Dim
14	1.6	Dim
15	1.6	Dim
16	1.6	Dim
17	1.6	Dim
18	1.5	Dim
19	1.5	Dim
20	1.5	Dim
21	1.5	Dim
22	1.5	Dim
23	1.4	Dim
24	1.4	Dim
25	1.4	Dim
26	1.4	Dim
27	1.4	Dim
28	1.4	Dim
29	1.3	Dim
30	1.3	Dim

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Thun?

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

0.6

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Thun.

What to pack for Thun in November

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

In November, Thun sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -1°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 Thun 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 Thun 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	5	6	7	8	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Thun?

Thun sits at 46.8°N, 7.6°E, 560 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Steffisburg, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Thun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thun has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m around an average of 603 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,858 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,156 m.

The land around Thun is covered by trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

456 m

trees 39%

16 km

1,858 m

trees 43%

80 km

4,156 m

trees 39%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

← October Thun year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Steffisburg 3.0 km · Interlaken 20 km · Köniz 25 km · Bern 26 km · Lauterbrunnen 28 km · Burgdorf 34 km · Grindelwald 35 km · Fribourg 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

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 Thun (46.7512°, 7.6217°, elevation 560 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	2
2	10	2
3	9	2
4	9	2
5	9	1
6	9	1
7	8	1
8	8	1
9	8	1
10	7	0
11	7	0
12	7	0
13	7	0
14	6	-1
15	6	-1
16	6	-1
17	6	-1
18	6	-1
19	5	-1
20	5	-2
21	5	-2
22	5	-2
23	5	-2
24	5	-2
25	5	-2
26	4	-2
27	4	-2
28	4	-2
29	4	-3
30	4	-3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	16
2	43	17
3	44	18
4	45	19
5	45	20
6	46	22
7	47	23
8	47	24
9	47	25
10	48	26
11	47	27
12	47	28
13	47	28
14	47	29
15	46	29
16	45	29
17	45	29
18	44	29
19	43	28
20	43	28
21	42	28
22	41	28
23	41	28
24	40	28
25	40	29
26	40	29
27	40	29
28	40	30
29	40	30
30	41	31

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	2
2	10	2
3	9	2
4	9	2
5	9	1
6	9	1
7	8	1
8	8	1
9	8	1
10	7	0
11	7	0
12	7	0
13	7	0
14	6	-1
15	6	-1
16	6	-1
17	6	-1
18	6	-1
19	5	-1
20	5	-2
21	5	-2
22	5	-2
23	5	-2
24	5	-2
25	5	-2
26	4	-2
27	4	-2
28	4	-2
29	4	-3
30	4	-3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	16
2	43	17
3	44	18
4	45	19
5	45	20
6	46	22
7	47	23
8	47	24
9	47	25
10	48	26
11	47	27
12	47	28
13	47	28
14	47	29
15	46	29
16	45	29
17	45	29
18	44	29
19	43	28
20	43	28
21	42	28
22	41	28
23	41	28
24	40	28
25	40	29
26	40	29
27	40	29
28	40	30
29	40	30
30	41	31

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	2
2	10	2
3	9	2
4	9	2
5	9	1
6	9	1
7	8	1
8	8	1
9	8	1
10	7	0
11	7	0
12	7	0
13	7	0
14	6	-1
15	6	-1
16	6	-1
17	6	-1
18	6	-1
19	5	-1
20	5	-2
21	5	-2
22	5	-2
23	5	-2
24	5	-2
25	5	-2
26	4	-2
27	4	-2
28	4	-2
29	4	-3
30	4	-3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	16
2	43	17
3	44	18
4	45	19
5	45	20
6	46	22
7	47	23
8	47	24
9	47	25
10	48	26
11	47	27
12	47	28
13	47	28
14	47	29
15	46	29
16	45	29
17	45	29
18	44	29
19	43	28
20	43	28
21	42	28
22	41	28
23	41	28
24	40	28
25	40	29
26	40	29
27	40	29
28	40	30
29	40	30
30	41	31

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100