Enkhuizen weather in November

In November, Enkhuizen sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 81 mm of precipitation across 15.6 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 11°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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Enkhuizen's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Enkhuizen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
81 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:12 AM – 4:36 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Enkhuizen is city and municipality in North Holland, the Netherlands.

Density
1,051/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 11°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical November day in Enkhuizen reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 3°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)
1129
2119
3119
4118
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13107
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How November really feels in Enkhuizen

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.

Enkhuizen 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 / 7813.61.17.90.2
Feb / 6011.61.69.50.2
Mar / 5711.50.811.51.2
Apr11° / 469.4013.62.8
May15° / 11°6210.9015.54.3
Jun17° / 13°7112.3016.55.2
Jul20° / 16°8613.3016.15.8
Aug20° / 16°9814.1014.55.7
Sep17° / 14°8813.3012.45.0
Oct14° / 10°9314.2010.33.4
Nov10° / 8115.60.28.51.7
Dec / 8814.71.27.50.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62773
72773
82773
92674
102674
112674
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Enkhuizen gets around 81 mm of rain and snow over 15.6 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 51% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1520
2530
3530
4540
5550
6550
7560
8560
9560
10550
11550
12550
13540
14530
15530
16521
17511
18501
19501
20491
21481
22472
23472
24462
25462
26462
27463
28463
29463
30463

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
81000
91000
101000
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Wind in November

Winds average 23 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
224breezy
324breezy
424breezy
524breezy
624breezy
724breezy
823breezy
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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 48 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 7:45 AM to 8:35 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 4:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:455:00
29.27:464:58
39.17:484:57
49.17:504:55
59.07:524:53
69.07:544:51
78.97:564:50
88.87:584:48
98.88:004:46
108.78:014:45
118.78:034:43
128.68:054:42
138.68:074:40
148.58:094:39
158.58:104:37
168.48:124:36
178.38:144:35
188.38:164:33
198.28:174:32
208.28:194:31
218.28:214:30
228.18:224:29
238.18:244:28
248.08:264:27
258.08:274:26
267.98:294:25
277.98:304:24
287.98:324:23
297.88:334:22
307.88:354:22

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
120.9Dim
130.9Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Enkhuizen?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Enkhuizen.

What to pack for Enkhuizen in November

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

In November, Enkhuizen sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Enkhuizen 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 46 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
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Enkhuizen 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 Enkhuizen peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Enkhuizen?

Enkhuizen sits at 52.7°N, 5.3°E, 2 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Medemblik, 15 km away.

HoornUrkLelystadVolendamHeerhugowaardEmmeloordPurmerend

Topography around Enkhuizen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Enkhuizen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 0 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.

The land around Enkhuizen is covered by water (60%) within 3 km, water (77%) within 16 km, and water (36%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
19 m
80 km
135 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Medemblik 15 km · Hoorn 17 km · Urk 21 km · Lelystad 25 km · Volendam 28 km · Heerhugowaard 30 km · Emmeloord 31 km · Purmerend 31 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 Enkhuizen (52.7033°, 5.2917°, 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).