Hamar weather in October

In October, Hamar sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of October to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Hamar's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hamar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:10 AM – 4:51 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Hamar is city in Hamar Municipality, Norway.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
84/km²
people per km²
Founded
1050

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 10°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical October day in Hamar reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 12°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)
1115
2115
3114
4104
5104
6104
7104
894
994
1093
1193
1283
1383
1483
1583
1672
1772
1872
1972
2072
2162
2262
2362
2461
2561
2661
2761
2851
2951
3051
3151

How October really feels in Hamar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 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
15
wind chill below the day's low

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

Hamar 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° / -9°559.910.56.20.0
Feb-2° / -9°377.68.88.50.0
Mar / -5°4288.111.30.0
Apr / -1°478.64.514.21.5
May14° / 7311.41.416.93.9
Jun18° / 8111.9018.65.3
Jul20° / 11°9113.3017.95.7
Aug19° / 10°10113.7015.55.4
Sep14° / 7310.50.112.63.9
Oct / 75112.29.71.1
Nov / -2°7111.27.470.0
Dec-2° / -6°5510.195.40.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43367
53367
63268
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
123367
133268
143268
153169
163169
173169
183070
193070
202971
212872
222872
232872
242674
252674
262674
272674
282674
292674
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Hamar gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1381
2381
3372
4372
5362
6362
7353
8343
9343
10334
11334
12335
13325
14326
15326
16327
17337
18338
19348
20349
21359
223610
233610
243711
253712
263812
273813
283813
293914
303915
313915

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 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of October to 8 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 168 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 4:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:315:38
211.06:345:35
310.96:375:32
410.86:395:28
510.76:425:25
610.66:445:22
710.56:475:19
810.46:495:16
910.36:525:13
1010.26:555:10
1110.26:575:06
1210.17:005:03
1310.07:035:00
149.97:054:57
159.87:084:54
169.77:104:51
179.67:134:48
189.57:164:45
199.47:184:42
209.37:214:39
219.27:244:36
229.17:264:33
239.07:294:30
248.97:324:27
258.87:354:24
268.77:374:22
278.67:404:19
288.67:434:16
298.57:454:13
308.47:484:10
318.37:514:08

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.0Dim
181.0Dim
191.0Dim
200.9Dim
210.9Dim
220.9Dim
230.8Dim
240.8Dim
250.8Dim
260.8Dim
270.7Dim
280.7Dim
290.7Dim
300.7Dim
310.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Hamar?

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

1.1
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 Hamar.

What to pack for Hamar in October

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

In October, Hamar sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Hamar 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 Hamar 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
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hamar?

Hamar sits at 60.8°N, 11.1°E, 137 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Gjøvik, 20 km away.

Moss

Topography around Hamar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hamar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 580 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,336 m.

The land around Hamar is covered by water (42%), trees (21%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (37%), cropland (28%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
580 m
80 km
1,336 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Gjøvik 20 km · Lillehammer 48 km · Lillestrøm 93 km · Oslo 100 km · Asker 112 km · Drammen 126 km · Kongsberg 148 km · Moss 153 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 Hamar (60.7945°, 11.068°, elevation 137 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. 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).