Bodegraven weather in November

In November, Bodegraven sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 63 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-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 Bodegraven's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bodegraven's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
63 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:12 AM – 4:41 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Bodegraven is town and former municipality in South Holland, the Netherlands.

Density
504/km²
people per km²

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 Bodegraven reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

-5°10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1127
2127
3127
4126
5116
6116
7116
8116
9116
10106
11105
12105
13105
14105
15105
1695
1795
1894
1994
2094
2194
2284
2384
2484
2584
2684
2783
2883
2983
3073

How November really feels in Bodegraven

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bodegraven 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 / 6312.51.180.3
Feb / 5310.81.39.60.7
Mar10° / 5511.30.811.52.1
Apr14° / 5211.2013.63.8
May17° / 6511.9015.45.3
Jun20° / 12°7011.7016.45.8
Jul22° / 14°8613.50166.1
Aug22° / 14°8213.1014.46.1
Sep19° / 11°6811.7012.45.6
Oct14° / 6512010.43.9
Nov10° / 6312.40.48.51.9
Dec / 7112.81.27.60.6

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 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52674
62674
72575
82575
92575
102575
112575
122575
132476
142476
152476
162476
172476
182377
192377
202377
212278
222179
232179
242179
252179
262278
272377
282377
292476
302476

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Bodegraven gets around 63 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1420
2420
3430
4430
5440
6440
7440
8440
9440
10440
11431
12431
13431
14421
15411
16411
17402
18392
19392
20382
21382
22372
23372
24373
25373
26373
27383
28383
29383
30383

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2973
3973
4973
5982
6982
7982
8982
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in November

Winds average 15 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3016light breeze

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
29.37:475:02
39.27:495:01
49.17:504:59
59.17:524:57
69.07:544:56
79.07:564:54
88.97:584:52
98.97:594:51
108.88:014:49
118.78:034:48
128.78:054:46
138.68:074:45
148.68:084:43
158.58:104:42
168.58:124:41
178.48:134:40
188.48:154:38
198.38:174:37
208.38:184:36
218.28:204:35
228.28:224:34
238.28:234:33
248.18:254:32
258.18:264:31
268.08:284:30
278.08:294:29
288.08:314:28
297.98:324:28
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 0.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.3Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
140.9Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.8Dim
200.8Dim
210.8Dim
220.8Dim
230.8Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.7Dim
270.7Dim
280.7Dim
290.7Dim
300.7Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Bodegraven?

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

1.9
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 Bodegraven.

What to pack for Bodegraven in November

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

In November, Bodegraven sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Bodegraven 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 26 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 Bodegraven 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 Bodegraven 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 Bodegraven?

Bodegraven sits at 52.1°N, 4.8°E, 2 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Boskoop, 7.0 km away.

Leiderdorp

Topography around Bodegraven

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bodegraven has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of -1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m.

The land around Bodegraven is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
139 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Boskoop 7.0 km · Gouda 8.0 km · Waddinxveen 8.0 km · Alphen aan den Rijn 8.0 km · Woerden 9.0 km · Benthuizen 14 km · Mijdrecht 16 km · Leiderdorp 17 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 Bodegraven (52.0825°, 4.75°, elevation 2 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).