Climate averages 1991–2020
Leuven weather
in November.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the joint 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a cool month in Leuven: daytime highs average 9.9°C and nights cool to about 4.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 62 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes November a moderately wet month (the joint 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 00 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mechelen (23 km away). In November its highs average 10.0°C, about as warm as Leuven, with 60 mm of rain.
Among the 18 cities listed in Belgium, Leuven ranks joint 7th of 18 for the warmest November highs and joint 2nd of 18 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 18 cities is 9.8°C; Leuven is level with that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 3.4°C to 6.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 62 mm to 72 mm.
The annual picture
November in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Leuven climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.0°C1.3°C | 1.3°C | 62 | 11.7 | 8.58 h |
| February | 7.1°C1.2°C | 1.2°C | 56 | 10.9 | 10.010 h |
| March | 10.6°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 55 | 11.8 | 11.812 h |
| April | 14.4°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 46 | 10.7 | 13.814 h |
| May | 17.9°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 59 | 12.2 | 15.515 h |
| June | 20.7°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 67 | 11.3 | 16.416 h |
| July | 22.7°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 72 | 12.5 | 16.016 h |
| August | 22.6°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 73 | 12.0 | 14.615 h |
| September | 19.2°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 53 | 10.4 | 12.713 h |
| October | 14.8°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 58 | 11.1 | 10.811 h |
| November, selected | 9.9°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 62 | 11.6 | 9.09 h |
| December | 6.5°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 72 | 12.9 | 8.08 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
November in nearby cities
- Mechelen in NovemberBelgium · 23 kmHigh 10.0°C · Low 5.0°C · 60 mm rain
- Schaerbeek in NovemberBelgium · 23 kmHigh 9.9°C · Low 5.0°C · 63 mm rain
- Ixelles in NovemberBelgium · 24 kmHigh 9.6°C · Low 4.7°C · 64 mm rain
- Brussels in NovemberBelgium · 25 kmHigh 9.9°C · Low 5.0°C · 64 mm rain
- Anderlecht in NovemberBelgium · 28 kmHigh 10.0°C · Low 5.1°C · 64 mm rain
- Deurne in NovemberBelgium · 41 kmHigh 9.9°C · Low 5.0°C · 64 mm rain
- Antwerp in NovemberBelgium · 43 kmHigh 9.9°C · Low 5.1°C · 64 mm rain
- Hasselt in NovemberBelgium · 45 kmHigh 9.7°C · Low 4.8°C · 64 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Leuven) is explained once on the Leuven year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.