Reykjavík Climate & Temperature ⛅

⛺ 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).

⛳ Reykjavík is situated in or near the boreal wet forest biome.

🌡️ The average annual 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.

☔ Total annual precipitation averages 798.2 mm (31.4 inches) which is equivalent to 798.2 Litres/m² (19.58 Gallons/ft²).

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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.

✨ The longest day of the year is 20:27 long on the 22 of June and the shortest day is 3:32 long on the 21 of December.

🌞 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, Iceland is at 64°8'N, 21°53'W, 61 m (200 ft). Check the location on the map.

Reykjavík Climate Table