Weather in Cologne in November 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Cologne in November
Going from a maximum of +16°C during the day to a minimum of 0°C during the night, the temperature in November averages around +11°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 62% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +15°C to +5°C.
Is Cologne warm or cold in November?
Cologne is typically cool in November.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +15°C to +9°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +8°C to +4°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how November is compared to other months in Cologne:
Climate in Cologne in November
| October | November | December | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +9°C | +6°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -5°C | -9°C | -16°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +21°C | +18°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 63 mm | 58 mm | 61 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 81% | 83% | 84% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||
November weather is still as ok as in October. It’s getting colder in November. From +15°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +9°C. As November arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 63 mm to 58 mm. Humidity rises from 81% to 83%. Winds are stronger in comparison to October, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 5 sunny days in October to 3 in November.
December brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Cologne is gradually decreasing during November, going from 5 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how November is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last November in Cologne?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Cologne in November has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+12°C) and the highest in 2022 (+17°C). The driest year was 2018 with only 570 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1162 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Cologne, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.