Annual mean 5°C · wettest around February · prevailing wind E
Warmest
13.4 °C
Coldest
-1.6 °C
Wettest
51%
Windiest
7.4 m/s
Prevailing
E
5.8 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 Reykjavík over the whole year is 5°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 13°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about -0°C. The rainy (wet) season in Reykjavík runs from September to March, peaking in February with a 42% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to August; August is the driest month, at 20%. Winds in Reykjavík are highest in January, averaging 6.8 m/s (24 km/h), and lightest in July, at 4.1 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Reykjavík come in December, when the sky is typically 74% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 81%.
Month by month Reykjavík 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
0°C
-7°C
38%
76%
6.8 m/s
0
0
0
February
2°C
1°C
-5°C
42%
77%
6.4 m/s
0
0
0
March
3°C
1°C
-4°C
37%
78%
6.0 m/s
0
0
2
April
6°C
3°C
-0°C
30%
76%
5.7 m/s
0
0
8
May
9°C
6°C
3°C
32%
77%
5.3 m/s
1
0
21
June
11°C
8°C
6°C
25%
81%
4.7 m/s
2
0
45
July
13°C
10°C
9°C
23%
81%
4.1 m/s
7
0
69
August
13°C
10°C
9°C
20%
77%
4.4 m/s
4
0
66
September
10°C
7°C
5°C
32%
76%
5.0 m/s
0
0
34
October
7°C
4°C
1°C
31%
80%
5.1 m/s
0
0
10
November
3°C
2°C
-2°C
34%
76%
5.5 m/s
0
0
2
December
0°C
-0°C
-6°C
37%
74%
5.6 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 Reykjavík weather by season
Year round, Reykjavík has days of about 0°C at their warmest in December, its coolest month, and 13°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -0°C to 10°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 5°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February and least likely around August. 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.
Reykjavík weather in winterDecember to February
High 1°CLow 0°CRain 39%
Winter in Reykjavík has typical daily highs of about 1°C and lows of about 0°C, with a 39% chance of rain on a given day.
Reykjavík weather in springMarch to May
High 6°CLow 3°CRain 33%
Spring in Reykjavík has typical daily highs of about 6°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 33% chance of rain on a given day.
Reykjavík weather in summerJune to August
High 12°CLow 9°CRain 23%
Summer in Reykjavík has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Reykjavík weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 7°CLow 4°CRain 32%
Autumn in Reykjavík has typical daily highs of about 7°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Reykjavík?
The rainy (wet) season in Reykjavík runs from September to March, peaking in February with a 42% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to August; August is the driest month, at 20%.
What time of year is Reykjavík windiest?
Winds in Reykjavík are highest in January, averaging 6.8 m/s (24 km/h), and lightest in July, at 4.1 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Reykjavík year round?
The average temperature in Reykjavík over the whole year is 5°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 13°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about -0°C.