Iceland climate by month
8-year averages · when to visit| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 2° | 3° | 3° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 6° | 4° |
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
Reykjavík climate in January
8-year averages · when to visit
| December | January | February | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | ▼ 0°C | -1°C | ▲ 0°C |
| Typical high | → 2°C | 2°C | ▲ 3°C |
| Typical low | ▼ -2°C | -3°C | ▲ -2°C |
| Water temperature | ▼ 4.0°C | 2.6°C | ▲ 2.7°C |
| Precipitation | ▲ 136 mm | 166 mm | ▼ 159 mm |
| Wet days | ▲ 17 d | 18 d | → 18 d |
| Humidity | → 80% | 80% | ▼ 79% |
| Sunshine per day | ▲ 0.7 h | 1.4 h | ▲ 3.1 h |
| Cloud cover | ▼ 84% | 74% | ▼ 64% |
| Midday UV | → 0 | 0 | ▲ 1 |
| Daylight | 4:24 | 5:35 | 8:36 |
| Our take | Poor | Poor | Poor |
January temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °C
January precipitation day by day mm
January UV day by day clear-sky midday value
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
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Iceland · 9 weather points · Climate reference: Reykjavík (64.15°N, 21.94°W) · Atlantic/Reykjavik