Halden weather in October

In October, Halden sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 82 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Halden's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Halden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
82 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:05 AM – 4:54 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Halden is urban area in Halden Municipality, Norway.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.2 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
1,565/km²
people per km²

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 13°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical October day in Halden reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 5°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1137
2136
3136
4136
5126
6126
7126
8125
9115
10115
11115
12115
13115
14104
15104
16104
17104
18104
1994
2094
2194
2293
2393
2493
2593
2683
2783
2883
2983
3083
3183

How October really feels in Halden

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Halden weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°64116.86.60.0
Feb / -4°498.76.18.80.0
Mar / -2°438.64.611.30.3
Apr10° / 499.21.514.12.5
May15° / 63110.316.64.7
Jun19° / 10°8812.10185.7
Jul21° / 12°8411.7017.46.2
Aug20° / 12°9413.3015.25.8
Sep16° / 7911.4012.64.6
Oct10° / 8212.10.59.82.2
Nov / 7211.92.67.40.3
Dec / -2°6811.64.860.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43862
53862
63961
73862
83862
93862
103961
113862
123862
133862
143862
153763
163763
173565
183565
193565
203466
213466
223466
233367
243367
253367
263367
273367
283268
293268
303268
313169

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Halden gets around 82 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1390
2390
3390
4390
5390
6390
7380
8381
9371
10371
11361
12361
13361
14362
15362
16362
17362
18372
19372
20382
21392
22392
23402
24402
25412
26412
27412
28413
29413
30413
31403

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of October to 8 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 162 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 4:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:285:38
211.16:315:35
311.06:335:32
410.96:365:29
510.86:385:26
610.76:405:24
710.66:435:21
810.56:455:18
910.56:475:15
1010.46:505:12
1110.36:525:09
1210.26:555:06
1310.16:575:03
1410.07:005:00
159.97:024:57
169.87:054:54
179.77:074:52
189.77:094:49
199.67:124:46
209.57:144:43
219.47:174:41
229.37:194:38
239.27:224:35
249.17:244:32
259.07:274:30
269.07:294:27
278.97:324:24
288.87:344:22
298.77:374:19
308.67:394:17
318.57:424:14

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.3Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.0Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
260.9Dim
270.9Dim
280.9Dim
290.8Dim
300.8Dim
310.8Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Halden?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Halden.

What to pack for Halden in October

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

In October, Halden sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Halden in October

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Halden 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 Halden peaks around June 20 at about 5 (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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Halden?

Halden sits at 59.1°N, 11.4°E, 15 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Sarpsborg, 24 km away.

Topography around Halden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Halden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m.

The land around Halden is covered by trees (51%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
260 m
80 km
421 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Sarpsborg 24 km · Fredrikstad 28 km · Moss 54 km · Tønsberg 58 km · Horten 61 km · Sandefjord 67 km · Larvik 78 km · Uddevalla 92 km

Norway travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 91% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$94,594
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 613
Religion
Church of Norway 68%other Christian 4%Muslim 3%Roman Catholic 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 Halden (59.1248°, 11.3875°, elevation 15 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).