Dordrecht weather in November

In November, Dordrecht sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 63 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-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 10% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of November to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Dordrecht's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dordrecht's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
63 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
8:11 AM – 4:42 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Dordrecht is city and municipality in South Holland, the Netherlands.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,199/km²
people per km²
Founded
1049

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 Dordrecht 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 6°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1127
2127
3127
4127
5126
6116
7116
8116
9116
10116
11106
12105
13105
14105
15105
1695
1795
1895
1994
2094
2194
2284
2384
2484
2584
2684
2784
2884
2983
3083

How November really feels in Dordrecht

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.

Dordrecht weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 62121.18.10.4
Feb / 5410.91.39.60.7
Mar10° / 5511.60.711.52.2
Apr14° / 4810.9013.63.9
May18° / 6011.8015.45.3
Jun20° / 12°6510.9016.46.0
Jul22° / 14°7913.90166.1
Aug22° / 14°7612.5014.46.2
Sep19° / 11°6111.2012.45.7
Oct14° / 6311.8010.44.0
Nov10° / 6312.30.48.61.9
Dec / 7113.11.27.60.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in November, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32575
42575
52575
62575
72575
82575
92575
102575
112575
122575
132575
142575
152575
162575
172575
182575
192575
202575
212575
222575
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302476

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Dordrecht gets around 63 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 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 (%)
1410
2410
3420
4420
5430
6430
7440
8440
9440
10440
11440
12431
13431
14421
15421
16411
17401
18402
19392
20392
21382
22382
23382
24382
25382
26382
27382
28382
29382
30392

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2982
3982
4982
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
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211000
221000
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251000
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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.

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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
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1415light breeze
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1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 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 90 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:44 AM to 8:33 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 4:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:445:05
29.37:465:04
39.27:485:02
49.27:505:00
59.17:524:58
69.17:534:57
79.07:554:55
88.97:574:54
98.97:594:52
108.88:014:51
118.88:024:49
128.78:044:48
138.78:064:46
148.68:074:45
158.68:094:44
168.58:114:42
178.58:134:41
188.48:144:40
198.48:164:39
208.38:184:37
218.38:194:36
228.28:214:35
238.28:224:34
248.28:244:33
258.18:254:32
268.18:274:32
278.08:284:31
288.08:304:30
298.08:314:29
307.98:334:29

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.93 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
190.9Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Dordrecht?

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 Dordrecht.

What to pack for Dordrecht in November

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

In November, Dordrecht 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 Dordrecht 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 41 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 Dordrecht 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 Dordrecht 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 Dordrecht?

Dordrecht sits at 51.8°N, 4.7°E, 3 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Papendrecht, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Dordrecht

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dordrecht has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m.

The land around Dordrecht is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (35%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
35 m
80 km
103 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Papendrecht 3.0 km · Zwijndrecht 3.0 km · Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht 4.0 km · Alblasserdam 6.0 km · Sliedrecht 7.0 km · Ridderkerk 8.0 km · Kinderdijk 9.0 km · Barendrecht 11 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 Dordrecht (51.81°, 4.6736°, elevation 3 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).