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Hella in October

Chilly and wet, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

October in Hella is chilly: highs near 48°F, lows near 36°F. Rain falls on about four days a week, less often as the month goes on, and the days shorten by 2 hours 16 minutes from the first week to the last.October in Hella is chilly: highs near 9°C, lows near 2°C. Rain falls on about four days a week, less often as the month goes on, and the days shorten by 2 hours 16 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
48°F9°Caverage
Low
36°F2°Caverage
Wet days
4a week · 58% of days
Daylight
9h 29mon average

Is October a good time to visit Hella?

October sits outside Hella's mildest months, which run from June to August. Expect chilly days and rain on about four days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How October sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 48°F in October, against 38°F to 61°F through the year.Highs near 9°C in October, against 3°C to 16°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

58% of days in October, against 55% to 68% through the year.

Cloud cover

70% cover in October, against 64% to 76% through the year.

Daylight

9h 29m in October, against 4h 29m to 20h 37m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with October shaded. The olive line marks the mildest months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. September55°13°low 43°low 6°5 wet days a weekRain on about five days a week.
  2. October48°9°low 36°low 2°4 wet days a weekRain on about four days a week.
  3. November41°5°low 30°low -1°4 wet days a weekRain on about four days a week.

Where Hella sits, in October

Atlantic/Reykjavik
this place
typical high in October 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-October
8:08 AMsets 6:07 PM
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
Latitude
63.8°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Selfoss32 km west

The land around Hella, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Iceland in October

high · low · wet days
See October on the planning mapThe whole year in Hella

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Hella. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.