Stjørdalshalsen weather in October

In October, Stjørdalshalsen sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 102 mm of precipitation across 16.5 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-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 16% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Stjørdalshalsen's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stjørdalshalsen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
102 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:20 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover
73%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
0.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Stjørdalshalsen is town in Stjørdal Municipality, Norway.

Density
1,937/km²
people per km²
Founded
1997

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 Stjørdalshalsen reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°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
3104
4104
5104
6104
794
894
993
1093
1183
1283
1383
1482
1572
1672
1772
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1972
2061
2161
2261
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2461
2561
2661
2751
2851
2951
3050
3150

How October really feels in Stjørdalshalsen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 19 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
19
wind chill below the day's low

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

Stjørdalshalsen 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-1° / -5°11216.315.25.20.0
Feb / -6°9614.813.58.10.0
Mar / -4°10216.113.611.20.0
Apr / -0°7613.88.314.51.0
May12° / 8416.54.117.72.6
Jun15° / 11717.30.519.83.7
Jul18° / 10°10616.6018.94.8
Aug18° / 10°11516.3015.94.7
Sep13° / 11815.90.612.73.2
Oct / 10216.559.40.9
Nov / -2°9313.99.36.20.0
Dec / -4°1111613.44.20.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32872
42872
52773
62773
72971
82971
92971
103070
113070
122971
132971
142971
152872
162971
172971
182872
192872
202773
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302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Stjørdalshalsen gets around 102 mm of rain and snow over 16.5 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 52% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1537
2537
3548
4548
5549
6549
75310
85310
95311
105312
115212
125213
135214
145115
155115
165116
175117
185118
195118
205119
215220
225220
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245322
255322
265323
275323
285324
295324
305224
315225

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
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29100
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31100

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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2010calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of October to 7 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 192 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 3:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:355:35
210.96:385:32
310.86:415:28
410.76:445:25
510.66:475:21
610.56:505:18
710.46:535:14
810.26:565:11
910.16:595:07
1010.07:025:04
119.97:055:00
129.87:084:57
139.77:114:53
149.67:144:50
159.57:174:46
169.47:204:43
179.37:234:40
189.27:264:36
199.17:294:33
209.07:324:29
218.97:354:26
228.77:384:23
238.67:414:19
248.57:444:16
258.47:474:13
268.37:514:10
278.27:544:06
288.17:574:03
298.08:004:00
307.98:033:57
317.88:063:53

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 0.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.06 kWh/m² to a high of 4.66 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 0.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.1Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.0Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
190.9Dim
200.8Dim
210.8Dim
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230.8Dim
240.7Dim
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Stjørdalshalsen?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Stjørdalshalsen.

What to pack for Stjørdalshalsen in October

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

In October, Stjørdalshalsen sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Stjørdalshalsen 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 at the nearest coast (about 69 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°C and coldest in March near 5°C.

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

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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Jun11Bracing
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Oct11Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Stjørdalshalsen 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 Stjørdalshalsen peaks around July 13 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 13UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Stjørdalshalsen?

Stjørdalshalsen sits at 63.5°N, 10.9°E, 15 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Trondheim, 27 km away.

ÖstersundMoldeLillehammerAlesund

Topography around Stjørdalshalsen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stjørdalshalsen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 587 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,711 m.

The land around Stjørdalshalsen is covered by trees (31%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
242 m
16 km
587 m
80 km
1,711 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
October weather nearby: Trondheim 27 km · Levanger 36 km · Åre 107 km · Kristiansund 165 km · Östersund 188 km · Molde 206 km · Lillehammer 263 km · Alesund 265 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 Stjørdalshalsen (63.4681°, 10.9262°, 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).