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Reykjavík Climate & Temperature
- Reykjavík, Iceland is at 64°8'N, 21°53'W, 61 m (200 ft). See map.
- Reykjavík has a subpolar oceanic climate that is mild with no dry season and moderate seasonality. Summers are cool and short (Köppen-Geiger classification: Cfc).
- According to the Holdridge life zones system of bioclimatic classification Reykjavík is situated in or near the boreal wet forest biome.
- The annual average temperature is 4.3 degrees Celsius (39.7 degrees Fahrenheit). See the temperatures page for a monthly breakdown and the fixed scale graph.
- Average monthly temperatures vary by 11.1 °C (20°F). This indicates that the continentality type is oceanic, subtype truly oceanic.
- In the winter time records indicate temperatures by day reach 2.3°C (36.2°F) on average falling to -2°C (28.4°F) overnight.
- In spring time temperatures climb reaching 6.7°C (44°F) generally in the afternoon with overnight lows of 1.3°C (34.4°F).
- During summer average high temperatures are 13.3°C (56°F) and average low temperatures are 8°C (46.4°F).
- Come autumn/ fall temperatures decrease achieving average highs of 7.3°C (45.2°F) during the day and lows of 3°C (37.4°F) generally shortly after sunrise.
- Total annual Precipitation averages 798.2 mm (31.4 inches) which is equivalent to 798.2 Litres/m² (19.58 Gallons/ft²).
- On average there are 1258 hours of sunshine per year. Visit the sunshine and daylight section to check monthly details including how high in the sky the sun reaches each month.
- Were you to burrow down through the centre of the Earth from Reykjavík you would pop up nearest to the climate station at Macquarie Island, Australia where you would find a Tundra climate.
Reykjavík Climate Table
| Climate Variable | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Max Temperature °C ( °F) | 2 (36) | 3 (37) | 4 (39) | 6 (43) | 10 (50) | 12 (54) | 14 (57) | 14 (57) | 11 (52) | 7 (45) | 4 (39) | 2 (36) | 7 (45) | ||
| Average Temperature °C ( °F) | -1 (31) | 0 (33) | 1 (33) | 3 (37) | 6 (43) | 9 (48) | 11 (51) | 10 (51) | 7 (45) | 4 (40) | 1 (34) | 0 (32) | 4 (40) | ||
| Average Min Temperature °C ( °F) | -2 (28) | -2 (28) | -1 (30) | 1 (34) | 4 (39) | 7 (45) | 9 (48) | 8 (46) | 6 (43) | 3 (37) | 0 (32) | -2 (28) | 3 (37) | ||
| Average Precipitation mm (in) | 76 (3) | 72 (3) | 82 (3) | 58 (2) | 44 (2) | 50 (2) | 52 (2) | 62 (2) | 67 (3) | 86 (3) | 73 (3) | 79 (3) | 798 (31) | ||
| Number of Wet Days (probability of rain on a day %) | 20 (65) | 17 (60) | 18 (58) | 18 (60) | 16 (52) | 15 (50) | 15 (48) | 16 (52) | 19 (63) | 21 (68) | 18 (60) | 20 (65) | 213 (58) | ||
| Average Sunlight Hours/ Day | 0h 46' | 1h 58' | 3h 34' | 4h 32' | 5h 52' | 6h 04' | 5h 48' | 5h 21' | 3h 32' | 2h 19' | 1h 08' | 0h 17' | 3h 26' | ||
| Average Daylight Hours/ Day | 5h 41' | 8h 41' | 11h 57' | 15h 21' | 18h 38' | 20h 51' | 19h 47' | 16h 38' | 13h 16' | 9h 53' | 6h 36' | 4h 28' | 12h 00' | ||
| Percentage of Sunny (Cloudy) Daylight Hours | 15 (85) | 25 (75) | 32 (68) | 31 (69) | 33 (67) | 30 (70) | 30 (70) | 34 (66) | 28 (72) | 25 (75) | 19 (81) | 8 (92) | 29 (71) | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | 6.1 | 15.4 | 26.2 | 37.8 | 46.1 | 49.3 | 46.3 | 37.9 | 26.5 | 15.1 | 6 | 2.7 | 26.2 |
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