Kópavogur weather in October

In October, Kópavogur sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 116 mm of precipitation across 14.9 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of October to 7 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kópavogur's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kópavogur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
116 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:33 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
72%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
0.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Kópavogur is city of Iceland.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 5.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
364/km²
people per km²
Founded
1948

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kópavogur reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 3°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
195
294
394
494
584
684
784
884
984
1084
1183
1283
1373
1473
1573
1673
1773
1873
1972
2062
2162
2262
2362
2462
2562
2662
2752
2851
2951
3051
3151

How October really feels in Kópavogur

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
23
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Kópavogur weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°12817.811.64.90.0
Feb / -2°12616.912.17.90.0
Mar / -2°11817.211.411.20.0
Apr / 10116.55.614.60.5
May10° / 9015.80.717.91.7
Jun12° / 7914.20.120.22.8
Jul14° / 8514.5019.23.5
Aug13° / 10415.8016.13.2
Sep11° / 13417.60.212.72.0
Oct / 11614.92.39.30.7
Nov / 11716.36.660.0
Dec / -2°12917.5113.80.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32674
42674
52773
62773
72773
82872
92872
102773
112971
122872
132971
142971
152971
163070
173070
183070
193070
203070
213070
223070
233070
243169
253169
263070
273070
282971
293070
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kópavogur gets around 116 mm of rain and snow over 14.9 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 49% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1584
2584
3574
4574
5565
6565
7555
8545
9535
10525
11515
12505
13495
14485
15475
16466
17456
18446
19447
20437
21438
22439
23439
244310
254310
264411
274511
284612
294712
304813
314913

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
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1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2515light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of October to 7 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 198 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:47 AM to 9:22 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 5:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:476:46
210.97:506:42
310.87:536:39
410.67:566:35
510.57:596:31
610.48:036:28
710.38:066:24
810.28:096:20
910.18:126:17
1010.08:156:13
119.98:186:10
129.88:216:06
139.68:246:03
149.58:275:59
159.48:305:56
169.38:335:52
179.28:375:48
189.18:405:45
199.08:435:41
208.98:465:38
218.88:495:35
228.68:525:31
238.58:565:28
248.48:595:24
258.39:025:21
268.29:055:17
278.19:095:14
288.09:125:11
297.99:155:07
307.89:185:04
317.79:225:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 0.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 0.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.1Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.8Dim
200.8Dim
210.8Dim
220.8Dim
230.7Dim
240.7Dim
250.7Dim
260.7Dim
270.6Dim
280.6Dim
290.6Dim
300.6Dim
310.5Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kópavogur?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kópavogur.

What to pack for Kópavogur in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Kópavogur sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Kópavogur in October

The nearest coast averages about 8°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 11°C and coldest in March near 5°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

4°6°8°10°12°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Kópavogur in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kópavogur peaks around June 21 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 3 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 21UV 4Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kópavogur?

Kópavogur sits at 64.1°N, 21.9°W, 37 m above sea level, in Iceland. The nearest listed city is Reykjavik, 3.0 km away.

KeflavikReykjanesbærVikAkureyri

Topography around Kópavogur

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kópavogur.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kópavogur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 849 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,332 m.

The land around Kópavogur is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), grassland (28%) and water (22%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
849 m
80 km
1,332 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
October weather nearby: Reykjavik 3.0 km · Hafnarfjörður 5.0 km · Keflavik 34 km · Reykjanesbær 34 km · Vik 162 km · Akureyri 251 km · Tórshavn 796 km · Isle of Lewis 1,055 km

Iceland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 118% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$98,323
2025
Happiness
7.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland 59%other or unspecified 19%none 8%Independent Congregation of Reykjavik 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kópavogur (64.1123°, -21.913°, elevation 37 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).