Climate averages 1991–2020
Joensuu weather
in November.
A cold month with moderate precipitation: the 8th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a cold month in Joensuu: daytime highs average 0.0°C and nights cool to about -2.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 55 mm of precipitation on roughly 12 days, which makes November a month with moderate precipitation (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 7 h 01 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kuopio (111 km away). In November its highs average 0.5°C, 0.5°C warmer than Joensuu, with 55 mm of precipitation.
Among the 13 cities listed in Finland, Joensuu ranks 13th of 13 for the warmest November highs and joint 7th of 13 for the driest November (precipitation, lowest first). The mean November high of those 13 cities is 1.9°C; Joensuu is 1.9°C cooler than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 3.2°C to -3.3°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 55 mm to 53 mm.
The annual picture
November in context
Monthly precipitation
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
Joensuu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -6.0°C-9.9°C | -9.9°C | 41 | 10.7 | 6.06 h |
| February | -6.4°C-10.2°C | -10.2°C | 35 | 9.5 | 8.79 h |
| March | -2.0°C-6.3°C | -6.3°C | 34 | 9.0 | 11.712 h |
| April | 3.9°C-2.0°C | -2.0°C | 32 | 7.9 | 14.815 h |
| May | 11.2°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 49 | 9.3 | 17.818 h |
| June | 17.1°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 75 | 12.7 | 19.820 h |
| July | 20.2°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 85 | 12.7 | 18.919 h |
| August | 18.1°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 82 | 13.2 | 16.116 h |
| September | 12.4°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 68 | 11.9 | 13.113 h |
| October | 5.2°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 63 | 12.4 | 10.010 h |
| November, selected | 0.0°C-2.6°C | -2.6°C | 55 | 11.6 | 7.07 h |
| December | -3.3°C-6.8°C | -6.8°C | 53 | 12.7 | 5.15 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet 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
- Kuopio in NovemberFinland · 111 kmHigh 0.5°C · Low -2.1°C · 55 mm precipitation
- Lappeenranta in NovemberFinland · 190 kmHigh 1.3°C · Low -1.6°C · 54 mm precipitation
- Jyväskylä in NovemberFinland · 212 kmHigh 0.9°C · Low -2.0°C · 49 mm precipitation
- Vyborg in NovemberRussia · 217 kmHigh 1.9°C · Low -1.1°C · 61 mm precipitation
- Kouvola in NovemberFinland · 251 kmHigh 1.7°C · Low -1.5°C · 53 mm precipitation
- Petrozavodsk in NovemberRussia · 254 kmHigh -0.1°C · Low -3.1°C · 49 mm precipitation
- Lahti in NovemberFinland · 281 kmHigh 1.8°C · Low -1.3°C · 50 mm precipitation
- Saint Petersburg in NovemberRussia · 298 kmHigh 1.6°C · Low -1.4°C · 56 mm precipitation
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 Joensuu) is explained once on the Joensuu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.