Poltava weather in November

In November, Poltava sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 7.9 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of November to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Poltava's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Poltava's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
5th coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 48 min
7:03 AM – 3:51 PM
Cloud cover
81%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Poltava is capital city of Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine.

Density
2,714/km²
people per km²
Founded
1174

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 8°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical November day in Poltava reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 8°C cooler than October and about 5°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
182
282
382
482
571
671
771
871
961
1061
1161
1250
1350
1450
1550
1640
174-1
184-1
194-1
204-1
213-1
223-1
233-2
243-2
252-2
262-2
272-2
282-2
292-2
302-3

How November really feels in Poltava

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

Poltava weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -6°398.678.40.0
Feb-0° / -6°317.25.59.80.0
Mar / -2°439.74.911.50.5
Apr14° / 439.20.513.44.3
May21° / 10°5210.5015.16.5
Jun25° / 15°6010.10166.8
Jul27° / 16°569.8015.66.7
Aug27° / 15°426.6014.27.3
Sep20° / 10°477.1012.46.8
Oct13° / 427.20.410.53.7
Nov / -0°387.92.48.90.3
Dec-0° / -4°407.95.480.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42278
52278
62278
72179
82179
92080
102080
112080
121981
131981
141981
151981
161981
171981
181882
191981
201981
211882
221882
231882
241783
251783
261783
271783
281684
291486
301486

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Poltava gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 7.9 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1263
2263
3254
4254
5254
6254
7254
8254
9245
10245
11246
12256
13257
14257
15267
16268
17268
18279
19279
202710
212810
222811
232811
242812
252712
262712
272712
282613
292613
302513

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in November

Winds average 14 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of November to 8 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 4:12 PM to 3:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.66:394:12
29.56:404:10
39.56:424:09
49.46:444:07
59.36:454:06
69.36:474:04
79.26:484:03
89.26:504:01
99.16:524:00
109.16:533:59
119.06:553:57
129.06:573:56
138.96:583:55
148.97:003:54
158.87:013:52
168.87:033:51
178.87:043:50
188.77:063:49
198.77:083:48
208.67:093:47
218.67:113:46
228.57:123:45
238.57:143:44
248.57:153:43
258.47:163:43
268.47:183:42
278.47:193:41
288.37:203:40
298.37:223:40
308.37:233:39

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.3Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.8Dim
230.8Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.8Dim
280.8Dim
290.7Dim
300.7Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Poltava?

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

0.3
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 Poltava.

What to pack for Poltava in November

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

In November, Poltava sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Poltava 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 Poltava peaks around July 11 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Poltava?

Poltava sits at 49.6°N, 34.6°E, 156 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Kyivskyi, 3.0 km away.

MyrhorodOkhtyrkaHorishni PlavniBohodukhiv

Topography around Poltava

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Poltava has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 136 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m.

The land around Poltava is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
108 m
80 km
174 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Kyivskyi 3.0 km · Shevchenko 3.0 km · Podil 3.0 km · Berestyn 69 km · Myrhorod 80 km · Okhtyrka 84 km · Horishni Plavni 93 km · Bohodukhiv 94 km

Ukraine travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,866
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
88%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
10.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 526

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 Poltava (49.5892°, 34.5537°, elevation 156 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. 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).