Kristiansund weather in October

In October, Kristiansund sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 175 mm of precipitation across 17.5 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kristiansund's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kristiansund's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
175 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:31 AM – 4:57 PM
Cloud cover
73%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Kristiansund is town in Kristiansund Municipality in Norway.

Density
2,914/km²
people per km²
Founded
1742

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 11°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kristiansund reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 4°C cooler than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Kristiansund

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

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kristiansund weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°17118.212.15.40.0
Feb / -1°15416.711.68.10.0
Mar / 14817.410.511.20.0
Apr / 10013.95.414.50.7
May10° / 9615.11.717.61.9
Jun12° / 11015.6019.62.8
Jul15° / 12°10415.3018.73.8
Aug15° / 12°14016.9015.93.9
Sep13° / 10°18417.3012.73.0
Oct / 17517.52.49.41.4
Nov / 15616.766.30.1
Dec / -0°1791910.44.40.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32674
42773
52773
62773
72773
82773
92773
102872
112872
122872
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Kristiansund gets around 175 mm of rain and snow over 17.5 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 56% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1561
2562
3562
4562
5562
6552
7553
8553
9554
10544
11545
12545
13546
14537
15537
16538
17549
18549
195410
205511
215611
225712
235712
245812
255912
265913
276013
286013
296013
306013
315913

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 (%)
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Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of October to 7 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 186 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 8:17 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 4:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:485:49
210.96:505:45
310.86:535:42
410.76:565:38
510.66:595:35
610.57:025:31
710.47:055:28
810.37:085:24
910.27:115:21
1010.17:145:17
1110.07:165:14
129.97:195:11
139.77:225:07
149.67:255:04
159.57:285:00
169.47:314:57
179.37:344:54
189.27:374:50
199.17:404:47
209.07:434:44
218.97:464:40
228.87:494:37
238.77:524:34
248.67:554:31
258.57:584:27
268.48:014:24
278.38:054:21
288.28:084:18
298.18:114:15
308.08:144:12
317.98:174:08

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 1.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.08 kWh/m² to a high of 4.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 1.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.0Dim
171.0Dim
180.9Dim
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260.7Dim
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310.6Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kristiansund?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kristiansund.

What to pack for Kristiansund in October

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

In October, Kristiansund sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Kristiansund in October

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 14°C and coldest in March near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
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Mar6Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May8Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Kristiansund 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 Kristiansund peaks around July 12 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 12UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kristiansund?

Kristiansund sits at 63.1°N, 7.7°E, 1 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Molde, 50 km away.

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Topography around Kristiansund

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kristiansund has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,856 m.

The land around Kristiansund is covered by water (63%) within 3 km, water (68%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (44%), grassland (25%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
610 m
80 km
1,856 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
October weather nearby: Molde 50 km · Alesund 107 km · Trondheim 138 km · Stjørdalshalsen 165 km · Levanger 191 km · Flam 252 km · Lillehammer 264 km · Åre 270 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 Kristiansund (63.1105°, 7.7279°, elevation 1 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).