Alphen aan den Rijn weather in November

In November, Alphen aan den Rijn sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 14.1 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of November to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Alphen aan den Rijn's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alphen aan den Rijn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:12 AM – 4:41 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Alphen aan den Rijn is Dutch city in the province of South Holland.

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 12°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical November day in Alphen aan den Rijn reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 4°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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How November really feels in Alphen aan den Rijn

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

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Alphen aan den Rijn weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6913.3180.3
Feb / 56111.49.50.5
Mar / 5511.20.711.51.7
Apr12° / 4910.7013.63.2
May16° / 10°6210.9015.44.8
Jun18° / 12°6611.7016.45.6
Jul21° / 15°8313.40166.0
Aug21° / 15°9013.3014.45.9
Sep18° / 13°8112.9012.45.3
Oct14° / 8413.7010.43.7
Nov10° / 7514.10.28.51.8
Dec / 801417.60.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in November, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32773
42773
52773
62674
72674
82674
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Alphen aan den Rijn gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 14.1 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1460
2470
3470
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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2982
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Wind in November

Winds average 19 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of November to 7 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 8:34 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 4:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:455:04
29.37:475:03
39.27:495:01
49.17:514:59
59.17:534:57
69.07:554:56
79.07:564:54
88.97:584:53
98.98:004:51
108.88:024:49
118.78:044:48
128.78:054:46
138.68:074:45
148.68:094:44
158.58:114:42
168.58:124:41
178.48:144:40
188.48:164:38
198.38:174:37
208.38:194:36
218.28:214:35
228.28:224:34
238.28:244:33
248.18:254:32
258.18:274:31
268.08:294:30
278.08:304:29
287.98:324:29
297.98:334:28
307.98:344:27

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Alphen aan den Rijn?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alphen aan den Rijn.

What to pack for Alphen aan den Rijn in November

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

In November, Alphen aan den Rijn sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Alphen aan den Rijn in November

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 5°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Alphen aan den Rijn in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alphen aan den Rijn peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alphen aan den Rijn?

Alphen aan den Rijn sits at 52.1°N, 4.7°E, 1 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Boskoop, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Alphen aan den Rijn

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Alphen aan den Rijn.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alphen aan den Rijn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 0 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m.

The land around Alphen aan den Rijn is covered by grassland (42%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and water (31%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
100 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Boskoop 6.0 km · Bodegraven 8.0 km · Leiderdorp 9.0 km · Waddinxveen 9.0 km · Benthuizen 10 km · Merenwijk 11 km · Leiden 12 km · Gouda 13 km

The Netherlands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 84% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$73,684
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 624
Religion
none 54%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 15%other 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 Alphen aan den Rijn (52.1292°, 4.6555°, elevation 1 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).