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Norway
About 5.31M people live in Norway, on 324,220 km² in 15 regions; the capital is Oslo. The highest summit is Mafjordfjellet (3,322 m).
Best timeJun–Aug
Best weather in OctoberArendal 25
October: highs5° – 12°
Rain this month, on average139mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jun–Aug.
Norway at a glance
The atlas follows 13,111 places here month by month, with 3,891 mountains and 1,957 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are June, July and August.
Oslo now11°CRain · 15:31Sunrise · sunset08:13 · 17:51OsloNext holiday25 DecemberChristmas DayEarthquakes0in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Events44 concerts · 0 matches in 14 daysTravel adviceUS 1UK 1Exercise normal precautions
13,111places in 15 regions3,891summits, highest Mafjordfjellet1,957monuments521museums4,924lakes183beaches134ski areas8festivals4,291huts, viewpoints, campsites…
Norway's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+72%3.27M in 1950 → 5.62M in 2025 → 5.9M in 2050Norway · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$104,0002025 · 6/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy83.22024 · 19/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities84 %2025 · 49/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet99 %2024 · 7/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.452024 · 159/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover33 %2024 · 101/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Norway
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Norway
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
24OctoberBergen
Jun–Aug
12° / 6°316 mm
16OctoberOslo
Jun–Aug
10° / 4°108 mm
17OctoberTrondheim
Jun–Aug
9° / 3°90 mm
16OctoberSandvika
Jun–Aug
10° / 4°110 mm
17OctoberLillestrøm
Jun–Aug
9° / 3°107 mm
15OctoberHamar
Jun–Aug
9° / 2°64 mm
21OctoberTønsberg
Jun–Aug
11° / 6°125 mm
16OctoberBodø
Jun–Aug
8° / 4°200 mm
15 regions
Vestland1,919 places · 888 summits · Bergen
Trøndelag1,458 places · 212 summits · Trondheim
Nordland1,386 places · 485 summits · Bodø
Innlandet1,334 places · 511 summits · Hamar
Vestfold1,318 places · 7 summits · Tønsberg
Troms956 places · 214 summits · Tromsø
Agder944 places · 82 summits · Arendal
Møre og Romsdal614 places · 221 summits · Ålesund
Rogaland587 places · 89 summits · Sandnes
Telemark583 places · 296 summits · Skien
Akershus547 places · 42 summits · Sandvika
Finnmark511 places · 152 summits · Alta
Buskerud463 places · 111 summits · Hønefoss
Oslo276 places · 2 summits · Oslo
Østfold215 places · 4 summits · Mysen
Norway from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Norway
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Nature in Norway
Summit3,322 m
MafjordfjelletSummit2,469 m
GaldhøpiggenSummit2,464 m
Glittertind
Lake
Mjøsa
Lake
Røssvatnet
Lake
TyrifjordenWildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Norway
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Camp sites1,450Viewpoints1,197Mountain huts881Climbing484Golf courses148Surf spots75Theme parks23Zoos23Aquariums7Water parks2
Trysil248 km of pistes · 40 lifts
Hafjell123 km of pistes · 17 lifts
Oppdal Skisenter72 km of pistes · 15 lifts
Hovden Alpinsenter54 km of pistes · 9 lifts
Hemsedal skisenter47 km of pistes · 21 lifts
Kvitfjell43 km of pistes · 14 lifts
Riksgränsen39 km of pistes · 6 lifts
Eikedalen skisenter38 km of pistes · 9 lifts
Culture in Norway
1,957 monuments and 521 museums; the best known first.
Urnes Stave ChurchBuilt 1101 · Romanesque
Oslo Opera HouseBuilt 2008 · postmodern
Nidaros CathedralBuilt 1201 · Romanesque
Royal Palace, OsloBuilt 1849 · Neoclassical
Arctic CathedralBuilt 1965 · modern
St. Olav's CathedralBuilt 1852 · Gothic Revival
Museum
National Museum of Art, Architecture and DesignBuilt 2003
Museum
Viking Ship MuseumBuilt 1926What's on in Norway
The ground and the sky in Norway
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Norway
10 large airports, 389 railway stations, 1,068 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Bergen Airport, FleslandBGO · Bergen
13 kmOslo-Gardermoen International AirportOSL · Oslo
37 kmTrondheim Airport, VærnesTRD · Trondheim
27 kmSandefjord Airport, TorpTRF · Tønsberg
12 kmBodø AirportBOO · Bodø
1.6 kmKristiansand AirportKRS · Arendal
49 kmBergenBergen
0.6 kmOslo SOslo
0.4 kmTrondheim STrondheim
0.7 kmSandvikaSandvika
0.3 kmLillestrømLillestrøm
0.4 kmHamarHamar
0.6 kmVestre Bolæren, Jensesund→ Østre Bolæren, Hovedkai
9.4 kmÅlesund hurtigbåtkai Langevåg→ Geiranger hurtigbåtkai, Langevåg, Ålesund Skutvika
0.2 kmTromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai→ Finnsnes kai, Lysnes kai, Vikran kai
0.3 kmSandefjord→ Strömstad-Sandefjord
0.8 kmHarstad kystrutekai→ Hurtigruten Finnsnes, Hurtigruten Stokmarknes
0.3 kmMolde→ Hjertøya, Ålesund
0.3 kmPractical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
PlugsCF230 V
Emergency112Calling code +47
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyNorwegian KroneNOK
LanguagesNorwegian · Norwegian Bokmål · Norwegian Nynorsk
Local time15:31Oslo
Tipping
Service is included and tips are not expected; rounding up or a little extra for good service in a restaurant is common.