Annual mean 4°C · wettest around September · prevailing wind E
Warmest
12.8 °C
Coldest
-3.7 °C
Wettest
28%
Windiest
6.1 m/s
Prevailing
E
5.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
never good
never good
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The average temperature in Akureyri over the whole year is 4°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 12°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C. Akureyri has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 14% in May, the driest month, to 25% in September, the wettest. Winds in Akureyri are highest in February, averaging 5.4 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in August, at 3.9 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Akureyri come in May, when the sky is typically 71% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 78%.
Month by month Akureyri climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-2°C
-2°C
-8°C
20%
77%
5.3 m/s
0
0
0
February
-0°C
-2°C
-7°C
23%
76%
5.4 m/s
0
0
1
March
1°C
-2°C
-5°C
19%
73%
5.0 m/s
0
0
1
April
4°C
1°C
-1°C
14%
73%
4.5 m/s
0
0
12
May
8°C
4°C
2°C
14%
71%
4.7 m/s
1
0
26
June
11°C
7°C
6°C
16%
75%
4.6 m/s
5
0
46
July
12°C
9°C
8°C
20%
77%
4.2 m/s
10
0
61
August
12°C
8°C
8°C
19%
75%
3.9 m/s
8
0
59
September
9°C
6°C
4°C
25%
75%
4.4 m/s
2
0
33
October
4°C
2°C
-1°C
24%
77%
4.4 m/s
0
0
8
November
1°C
0°C
-5°C
23%
74%
4.7 m/s
0
0
2
December
-2°C
-2°C
-8°C
24%
78%
4.9 m/s
0
0
1
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Akureyri weather by season
Year round, Akureyri has days of about -2°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 12°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -2°C to 9°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 4°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around May. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Akureyri weather in winterDecember to February
High -1°CLow -2°CRain 23%
Winter in Akureyri has typical daily highs of about -1°C and lows of about -2°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Akureyri weather in springMarch to May
High 4°CLow 1°CRain 15%
Spring in Akureyri has typical daily highs of about 4°C and lows of about 1°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
Akureyri weather in summerJune to August
High 12°CLow 8°CRain 18%
Summer in Akureyri has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
Akureyri weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 5°CLow 3°CRain 24%
Autumn in Akureyri has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Akureyri?
Akureyri has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 14% in May, the driest month, to 25% in September, the wettest.
What time of year is Akureyri windiest?
Winds in Akureyri are highest in February, averaging 5.4 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in August, at 3.9 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Akureyri year round?
The average temperature in Akureyri over the whole year is 4°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 12°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C.