Groningen weather in November

In November, Groningen sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 8.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 7°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 12 min at the start of November to 7 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Groningen's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Groningen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:09 AM – 4:29 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Groningen is capital city of the province of Groningen, the Netherlands.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,925/km²
people per km²
Founded
1040

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 7°C by the end.

A typical November day in Groningen reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1116
2116
3116
4116
5116
6106
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8105
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10105
11105
1295
1395
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1784
1884
1984
2084
2184
2283
2383
2473
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2773
2873
2973
3073

How November really feels in Groningen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 12 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
12
wind chill below the day's low

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

Groningen weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6312.61.47.90.0
Feb / 4910.41.99.40.3
Mar / 4910.90.711.51.7
Apr13° / 4810.8013.63.5
May16° / 6011.8015.64.9
Jun19° / 11°7412.2016.65.6
Jul21° / 13°8714.3016.25.8
Aug21° / 13°8314014.65.8
Sep18° / 11°6812.1012.45.3
Oct14° / 6312.5010.33.6
Nov / 5712.30.18.41.5
Dec / 6312.41.67.40.3

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32674
42674
52674
62773
72773
82575
92575
102575
112575
122575
132575
142575
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302377

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Groningen gets around 57 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 43% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1420
2410
3410
4420
5420
6420
7420
8430
9430
10430
11430
12430
13430
14430
15430
16420
17420
18420
19410
20410
21401
22401
23391
24391
25391
26381
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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
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151000
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Wind in November

Winds average 17 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1117light breeze
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3017light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of November to 7 h 42 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 7:41 AM to 8:32 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 4:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:414:53
29.17:434:52
39.17:454:50
49.07:474:48
59.07:494:46
68.97:514:44
78.87:534:43
88.87:544:41
98.77:564:39
108.77:584:38
118.68:004:36
128.58:024:35
138.58:044:33
148.48:064:32
158.48:074:30
168.38:094:29
178.38:114:27
188.28:134:26
198.28:154:25
208.18:164:24
218.18:184:22
228.08:204:21
238.08:214:20
247.98:234:19
257.98:254:18
267.88:264:17
277.88:284:16
287.88:294:15
297.78:314:15
307.78:324:14

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
120.9Dim
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140.9Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Groningen?

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

1.5
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 Groningen.

What to pack for Groningen in November

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

In November, Groningen sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Groningen in November

The nearest coast averages about 9°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 27 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Groningen 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 Groningen peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 21UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Groningen?

Groningen sits at 53.2°N, 6.6°E, 16 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Korrewegwijk, 1.0 km away.

VeendamAssenDelfzijlWinschotenDrachten

Topography around Groningen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Groningen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m.

The land around Groningen is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), water (30%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
34 m
80 km
93 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Korrewegwijk 1.0 km · Leek 14 km · Hoogezand 14 km · Veendam 24 km · Assen 25 km · Delfzijl 26 km · Winschoten 32 km · Drachten 33 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 Groningen (53.2192°, 6.5667°, elevation 16 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).