Is Egilsstaðir hot in October?
Days are typically cold at 7.2°C, while nights average 3.2°C.
Iceland · 1991–2020 normal
Egilsstaðir in
October.
Typical October weather in Egilsstaðir: 7.2°C by day, 3.2°C at night, 229 mm of rain over 18.8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high7.2°C
Typical low3.2°C
Rain229 mm
Wet days18.8
In the year-round weather comparison, October scores 5 out of 100 (August leads the year at 17). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 27 from latitude 65.27°. Open-water sea temperature is 6.2°C (38 km from the place centre).
October at a glance
What is Egilsstaðir like in October?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 229 mm across about 19 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 9 h 27 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is October a good time to visit?
October ranks 10 of 12 in our weather comparison; August ranks first.
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Long northern nights in October
At 65.3° the calculated mid-month daylight is 9 h 27. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in October. Typical nights are 3.2°C.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2632132
- NOAA station
- IC000004097 · DALATANGI
- Station distance
- 38.1 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 30 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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