Heerhugowaard weather in November

In November, Heerhugowaard sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 79 mm of precipitation across 15.5 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 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 Heerhugowaard's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Heerhugowaard's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
79 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:14 AM – 4:38 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Heerhugowaard is town and former municipality in Dijk en Waard, Netherlands.

Density
1,190/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 Heerhugowaard 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)
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How November really feels in Heerhugowaard

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.

Heerhugowaard weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6813.40.980.4
Feb / 5210.81.49.50.4
Mar / 4910.50.611.51.3
Apr11° / 378.8013.62.7
May14° / 10°509.7015.54.2
Jun17° / 13°5510.3016.55.2
Jul19° / 15°6711.8016.15.9
Aug20° / 16°8512.8014.55.8
Sep17° / 14°8212.7012.45.1
Oct14° / 11°9114.4010.33.5
Nov10° / 7915.50.38.51.8
Dec / 7914.50.97.50.8

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 17% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42971
52872
62872
72872
82872
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Heerhugowaard gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 15.5 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 55% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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20491
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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 24 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
125breezy
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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 7:46 AM to 8:36 AM, and sunset from 5:02 PM to 4:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:465:02
29.27:485:00
39.17:504:58
49.17:524:57
59.07:544:55
69.07:564:53
78.97:574:51
88.87:594:50
98.88:014:48
108.78:034:47
118.78:054:45
128.68:074:44
138.68:084:42
148.58:104:41
158.58:124:39
168.48:144:38
178.48:164:37
188.38:174:35
198.38:194:34
208.28:214:33
218.28:224:32
228.18:244:31
238.18:264:30
248.08:274:29
258.08:294:28
267.98:304:27
277.98:324:26
287.98:334:25
297.88:354:24
307.88:364:24

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 5.87 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
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Heerhugowaard?

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
7th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Heerhugowaard.

What to pack for Heerhugowaard in November

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

In November, Heerhugowaard 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 Heerhugowaard 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 16 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 Heerhugowaard 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 Heerhugowaard 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Heerhugowaard?

Heerhugowaard sits at 52.7°N, 4.8°E, -1 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Alkmaar, 8.0 km away.

CastricumPurmerendMedemblik

Topography around Heerhugowaard

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Heerhugowaard 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 65 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m.

The land around Heerhugowaard is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

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16 m
16 km
65 m
80 km
99 m
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November weather nearby: Alkmaar 8.0 km · Bergen 10 km · Heiloo 13 km · Schagen 13 km · Hoorn 15 km · Castricum 18 km · Purmerend 20 km · Medemblik 21 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 Heerhugowaard (52.6714°, 4.8486°, 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).