This guide gives the average temperature, rainfall and sunshine for each month in Reykjavik and Akureyri, computed from the Icelandic Met Office's station records.
December, January and February
In December, Reykjavík's mean temperature is 0.8 °C and its mean precipitation is 95 mm.
In December, Akureyri's mean temperature is -0.7 °C.
In January, Reykjavík's mean temperature is 0.7 °C and its mean precipitation is 87 mm.
In January, Akureyri's mean temperature is -0.5 °C.
In February, Reykjavík's mean temperature is 0.6 °C and its mean precipitation is 91 mm.
In February, Akureyri's mean temperature is -0.8 °C.
March, April and May
In March, Reykjavík's mean temperature is 1.2 °C and its mean precipitation is 81 mm.
In March, Akureyri's mean temperature is 0 °C.
In April, Reykjavík's mean temperature is 3.7 °C and its mean precipitation is 59 mm.
In April, Akureyri's mean temperature is 2.6 °C.
In May, Reykjavík's mean temperature is 6.7 °C and its mean precipitation is 53 mm.
In May, Akureyri's mean temperature is 6.2 °C.
June, July and August
In June, Reykjavík's mean temperature is 9.8 °C and its mean precipitation is 43 mm.
In June, Akureyri's mean temperature is 9.6 °C.
In July, Reykjavík's mean temperature is 11.6 °C and its mean precipitation is 50 mm.
In July, Akureyri's mean temperature is 11.2 °C.
In August, Reykjavík's mean temperature is 11 °C and its mean precipitation is 64 mm.
In August, Akureyri's mean temperature is 10.8 °C.
September, October and November
In September, Reykjavík's mean temperature is 8.5 °C and its mean precipitation is 87 mm.
In September, Akureyri's mean temperature is 8 °C.
In October, Reykjavík's mean temperature is 4.9 °C and its mean precipitation is 80 mm.
In October, Akureyri's mean temperature is 3.5 °C.
In November, Reykjavík's mean temperature is 2.2 °C and its mean precipitation is 86 mm.
In November, Akureyri's mean temperature is 0.6 °C.
The climate in Reykjavík and Akureyri
In February, Reykjavík's mean wind speed is 5.5 m/s. In July, Reykjavík's mean wind speed is 3.5 m/s. In July, Reykjavík's mean daily maximum temperature is 14.9 °C, and Akureyri's is 15.1 °C. In February, Akureyri's mean daily minimum temperature is -3.6 °C.
Checking the weather before you go
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