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En novembre, il fait mauvais.

En novembre, il fait mauvais.
In November, the weather is bad.
From Lesson 42:Months of the year·French

Breakdown of En novembre, il fait mauvais.

mauvais
bad
novembre
November

Questions & Answers about En novembre, il fait mauvais.

Why isn't novembre capitalized?
In French, the names of the months and days of the week are not capitalized unless they are the very first word of a sentence.
Why does the sentence use il fait instead of "il est" for the weather?
In English, we say "it is" for the weather, but French uses the verb faire (to do or to make). When talking about the weather, the expression il fait translates to "the weather is".
Do you always use en before a month?
Yes, to say "in" a certain month, French uses the preposition en. For example, you say en novembre (in November) or en avril (in April).
Can I use mauvais to describe other bad things, or just the weather?
You can use mauvais to describe almost anything that is bad, like un mauvais film (a bad movie). But when it is paired with il fait, it specifically means that the weather outside is bad.

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