What is the weather normally like in Norway during the autumn?

Question

Is it lower than 0 centegrade? are there any problems with the roads, caused by snow/ice?

Answer 1

Norway is huge--over 2000 km from north to south--so your question needs to be more specific. I live on the southwest coast of Norway. Oct 6, 2002 we had snow. Last October (2005) I was in short sleeves and shorts grilling on the patio. It can vary a lot, even down here in the mildest part of Norway.

There is a saying--"No such thing as bad weather, just bad (wrong) clothing." Very true for Norway, pretty much year-round. A more localised saying we have is "If you don't like the weather, just wait 10 minutes." I've been through 3 seasons (weather) in one day in May (rain, sleet, wet snow, then sunny and warming, then repeated all in one day).

Snow tires are required on cars from October-April; it is the law. You will need them almost everywhere in Norway for most of that time.

Answer 2

GENERAL DISCRIPTION.
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THE CLIMATE IN NORWAY DEPENDS ON REGION. THE NORTHERN PART
LIES WITHIN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. THERE IS CONTINUOUS DAYLIGHT
IN SUMMER AND TWILIGHT ALL DAY THROUGHOUT THE WINTER. ALONG
THE NORTHERN COAST RAIN FALLS AS SNOW IN WINTER. THE
INTERIOR HAS SEVERE ARCTIC WINTERS WITH JUST A SHORT SUMMER
SPELL. IN THE SOUTH THE LOWLANDS HAVE DRY WARM SUMMERS BUT
COLD WINTERS WITH SEVERE FROSTS. MUCH OF THE INTERIOR OF
NORWAY IS MOUNTAINOUS. THE INTERIOR HIGHLANDS HAVE AN ARCTIC
CLIMATE IN WINTER WITH FINE SPELLS IN SUMMER COMBINED WITH
LONG HOURS OF SUNSHINE AND RELATIVELY HIGH TEMPERATURES.
THE COAST OF NORWAY IS LONG AND INDENTED. THE ATLANTIC
COASTAL REGIONS HAVE MILD WINTERS DUE TO THE GULF STREAM.
HOWEVER IN GENERAL GALES, RAIN AND CLOUD ARE DOMINANT
WEATHER FEATURES. OVERALL THE CLIMATE IN NORWAY IS
CHANGEABLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. INFLUENCED BY ATLANTIC
WEATHER DISTURBANCES.
DEPENDING ON REGION TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM +10 TO -40 IN
CLOTHING
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IT IS ADVISABLE TO ALWAYS CARRY WATERPROOF CLOTHING. IN
THE NORTHERN REGIONS CLOTHING SUITABLE FOR ARCTIC CONDITIONS
MUST BE WORN OR CARRIED FOR THE EVENT OF EXTREME WEATHER
CONDITIONS. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS IN THE SOUTH AND COASTAL
AREAS LIGHTER LAYERS OF CLOTHING CAN BE WORN.
CLIMATE EN 15OCT01 0655Z
OSLO ALT 94M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 0 0 3 9 16 20 21 20 15 9 3 0
TEMP MIN C -6 -7 -2 1 7 11 12 11 7 3 -1 -5
RAINFALL MM 49 35 26 43 44 70 82 95 81 74 68 63
HUMIDITY AM 86 88 86 79 71 71 73 80 83 86 86 86
% PM 80 74 65 52 48 50 52 54 58 69 78 82


BERGEN ALT 43M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 3 3 5 8 13 15 16 16 13 10 6 3
TEMP MIN C -1 -1 0 1 5 8 10 10 7 5 1 0
RAINFALL MM 143 142 109 139 83 126 142 168 228 235 211 204
HUMIDITY AM 82 82 82 82 80 82 85 87 85 82 82 83
% PM 79 72 68 62 60 63 66 69 70 72 78 81
NARVIK ALT 40M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C -2 -2 1 5 9 14 18 16 12 6 3 -1
MIN C -7 -7 -5 -2 3 7 11 10 6 2 -2 -5
RAIN MM 55 47 61 45 44 65 58 84 97 86 59 57
HUMIDITY AM 75 75 76 70 75 78 81 87 85 78 75 72
% PM 74 72 68 62 65 69 71 75 71 73 74 73

Answer 3

Some roads (high mountain passes) are closed during the winter - you would need to find out the dates if you intended to venture up to the fjord region. If you are staying down south/toward Oslo I don't imagine it would be much of a problem, and given the proximity of much of the country to the sea, the weather should be fairly temporate.

Answer 4

look at weather.com

Answer 5

cold, i suppose