Annual mean 3°C · wettest around October · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
11.5 °C
Coldest
-2.7 °C
Wettest
78%
Windiest
8.4 m/s
Prevailing
SW
6.2 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 Egilsstaðir over the whole year is 3°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 11°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C. Egilsstaðir has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 33% in May, the driest month, to 56% in October, the wettest. Winds in Egilsstaðir are highest in December, averaging 7.4 m/s (27 km/h), and lightest in July, at 4.5 m/s (16 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Egilsstaðir come in January, when the sky is typically 76% covered; October is the cloudiest month, at 79%.
Month by month Egilsstaðir 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
-1°C
-2°C
-9°C
47%
76%
7.0 m/s
0
0
0
February
-0°C
-1°C
-7°C
42%
78%
6.8 m/s
0
0
1
March
1°C
-1°C
-6°C
43%
78%
6.6 m/s
0
0
3
April
3°C
0°C
-4°C
34%
77%
5.9 m/s
0
0
7
May
6°C
3°C
0°C
33%
77%
5.4 m/s
2
0
18
June
9°C
6°C
3°C
35%
78%
5.1 m/s
4
0
32
July
11°C
8°C
7°C
44%
78%
4.5 m/s
8
0
48
August
11°C
8°C
7°C
36%
76%
5.4 m/s
7
0
49
September
8°C
5°C
3°C
49%
77%
5.6 m/s
3
0
29
October
4°C
3°C
-2°C
56%
79%
5.7 m/s
0
0
8
November
1°C
1°C
-5°C
46%
78%
6.7 m/s
0
0
3
December
-1°C
-2°C
-9°C
50%
78%
7.4 m/s
0
0
0
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 Egilsstaðir weather by season
Year round, Egilsstaðir has days of about -1°C at their warmest in December, its coolest month, and 11°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -2°C to 8°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 3°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around October 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.
Egilsstaðir weather in winterDecember to February
High -1°CLow -2°CRain 46%
Winter in Egilsstaðir has typical daily highs of about -1°C and lows of about -2°C, with a 46% chance of rain on a given day.
Egilsstaðir weather in springMarch to May
High 3°CLow 1°CRain 37%
Spring in Egilsstaðir has typical daily highs of about 3°C and lows of about 1°C, with a 37% chance of rain on a given day.
Egilsstaðir weather in summerJune to August
High 10°CLow 7°CRain 38%
Summer in Egilsstaðir has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 38% chance of rain on a given day.
Egilsstaðir weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 5°CLow 3°CRain 50%
Autumn in Egilsstaðir has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 50% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Egilsstaðir?
Egilsstaðir has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 33% in May, the driest month, to 56% in October, the wettest.
What time of year is Egilsstaðir windiest?
Winds in Egilsstaðir are highest in December, averaging 7.4 m/s (27 km/h), and lightest in July, at 4.5 m/s (16 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Egilsstaðir year round?
The average temperature in Egilsstaðir over the whole year is 3°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 11°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C.