Norway in October

October is Norway's 8th-best month (rank 8 of 12): its 11 destinations average 54/100, led by Geiranger at 67 — 9°C and 15 rainy days — while Tromsø is cooler at 2°C and scores 52.

#8 of 12 months for Norway · 11 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Where in Norway in October

#PlaceTypeFeels-like highRainComfortAt its best
1GeirangerTrekking hub9°C150 mm · 15 days67 tier C
2HemsedalSki resort4°C101 mm · 16 days63 tier C
3TrondheimCity7°C102 mm · 16 days60 tier C
4OsloCity8°C104 mm · 12 days59 tier D
5StavangerCity10°C188 mm · 19 days57 tier D
6BodøCity5°C146 mm · 17 days56 tier D
7TromsøCity2°C104 mm · 15 days52 tier D
8BergenCity9°C310 mm · 20 days50 tier D
9TrysilSki resort4°C86 mm · 13 days50 tier D
10ÅlesundCity8°C286 mm · 21 days48 tier F
11SvolværIsland4°C308 mm · 19 days33 tier F

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means October is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Norway in October

  • Birch turning on the fjord walls · Geiranger · 20 Sep – 15 Oct (usually)
  • Mushroom season in the Marka · Oslo · 20 Aug – 10 Oct (usually)
  • Aurora season · Tromsø and 3 more places · 15 Sep – 5 Apr (usually)
  • UKA student festival · Trondheim · 5 Oct – 5 Nov (usually)

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