Niigata in November: weather, what to wear and what's on

Averages for 1991–2020 at the JMA's Niigata station (4 m above sea level).

High

14.3°C (58°F)

Low

6.9°C (44°F)

Precipitation

203.5 mm

Wet days

17.7 days

Sunshine

92 hours

• Highs fall 6.4°C from October and drop another 5.6°C into December.
• That is 3.5°C below Niigata's yearly average high of 17.8°C.
• Of our 34 places with temperature records, Niigata is the 13th coldest in November: 1.4°C cooler than Toyama and 0.2°C warmer than Sendai.
• November is Niigata's 3rd wettest month (203.5 mm).
• Of our 35 places, Niigata has the 4th highest precipitation in November: 21.3 mm less than Toyama and 6.4 mm more than Hakone.
• Rain of 1 mm or more falls on 17.7 days, and 10 mm or more on 8.0 days.
• Rain of 30 mm or more in one day falls on 1.2 days.
• Snow or sleet falls on 2.7 days.
• The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 9.8 days, and 5.9 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.
• By the JMA's cloud records, 0.8 days are clear and 16.2 are overcast.
• On 15 November 2026 the sun rises at 6:24 and sets at 16:33 in Niigata, giving 10 hours 9 minutes of daylight (NAOJ).

Average temperature

10.5°C (51°F)

Humidity

74%

Early, mid and late November

By the last ten days of November the average high in Niigata is 4.4°C lower than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 11–20 November is the wettest (75.7 mm) and 1–10 November the driest (56.2 mm).

Chilly: highs around 14.3°C

• A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.
• Rain gear every day: a sturdy umbrella and a water-resistant jacket. Rain falls on 17.7 days.

Pack

• Sturdy umbrella and rain jacket

• Our clothing rules

Autumn leaves (maple)

The JMA's sample maple in Niigata turns red around 15 November and has lost most of its leaves by 30 November in an average year (1991–2020). In 2025: 18 November.

Ginkgo turns yellow

The JMA's sample ginkgo in Niigata turns yellow around 13 November and has lost most of its leaves by 26 November in an average year (1991–2020). In 2025: 14 November.

Dates are for one sample tree at or near the JMA observatory, not for every park in the city.

National holidays in November 2026:

• Tue 3 November — Culture Day
• Mon 23 November — Labor Thanksgiving Day

• Sat 21 November to Mon 23 November: 3 days off in a row

In November 2025, hotels and inns across Niigata Prefecture were 48.0% full on average (5th busiest of 12 months). Foreign guests spent 46,640 nights there that month (Japan Tourism Agency). That compares with 50.7% in October and 42.3% in December.

• Japan in November: visitor numbers and busy travel days
• Holidays in November