Climate averages 1991–2020
Poitiers weather
in November.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the joint 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a cool month in Poitiers: daytime highs average 11.6°C and nights cool to about 5.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 71 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes November a moderately wet month (the joint 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 27 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tours (94 km away). In November its highs average 11.6°C, about as warm as Poitiers, with 65 mm of rain.
Among the 57 cities listed in France, Poitiers ranks joint 21st of 57 for the warmest November highs and 27th of 57 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 57 cities is 11.6°C; Poitiers is level with that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 3.1°C to 8.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 71 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
Poitiers climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 64 | 11.3 | 9.09 h |
| February | 9.1°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 51 | 9.7 | 10.310 h |
| March | 12.6°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 55 | 10.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.3°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 62 | 11.6 | 13.514 h |
| May | 19.0°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 72 | 11.7 | 15.015 h |
| June | 22.6°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 59 | 9.5 | 15.816 h |
| July | 24.9°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 44 | 7.8 | 15.415 h |
| August | 25.2°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 49 | 7.6 | 14.214 h |
| September | 21.7°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 50 | 7.9 | 12.613 h |
| October | 17.1°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 72 | 11.4 | 10.911 h |
| November, selected | 11.6°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 71 | 12.1 | 9.59 h |
| December | 8.5°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 71 | 11.3 | 8.69 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
- Tours in NovemberFrance · 94 kmHigh 11.6°C · Low 5.9°C · 65 mm rain
- Limoges in NovemberFrance · 109 kmHigh 10.6°C · Low 5.1°C · 103 mm rain
- Angers in NovemberFrance · 120 kmHigh 11.8°C · Low 6.2°C · 62 mm rain
- La Rochelle in NovemberFrance · 124 kmHigh 12.8°C · Low 7.7°C · 92 mm rain
- Le Mans in NovemberFrance · 158 kmHigh 11.1°C · Low 5.6°C · 64 mm rain
- Nantes in NovemberFrance · 160 kmHigh 12.3°C · Low 6.8°C · 70 mm rain
- Orléans, France in NovemberFrance · 188 kmHigh 10.8°C · Low 5.3°C · 64 mm rain
- Bordeaux in NovemberFrance · 206 kmHigh 13.7°C · Low 6.9°C · 79 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 Poitiers) is explained once on the Poitiers year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.