ICELAND
Climate and Weather

Cities in ICELAND

Reykjavik

Climate and Weather

Despite its northerly location, the short summers are cool and the long winters relatively mild due to the influence of the Gulf Stream and the slightly cooler Greenland Current. Clouds, fog and precipitation (in many places in the south more than 2000 mm per year, on the glaciers up to 6000 mm, in the north between 300 and 500 mm) occur all year round. The hottest month is July (on the coast 9-11° C), the coldest January (in the south 0°C, in the north and east -2°C to -6°C). The absolute maximum is 30°C, the absolute minimum is -38°C.

Reykjavik Climate Diagram_{Photo: Hedwig in Washington CC 3.0 Unported no changes made}

The average annual temperature in Reykjavík is 4.3°C, on Vestmannaeyjar about 6 °C. Due to its northerly location, it is hardly or not at all dark in the summer. In November, December and January, however, it is only light for a few hours a day.

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Sources

Blijderveen, W. van / IJsland
Gottmer

Encarta Encyclopedie

Jansen, A. / Reishandboek IJsland
Elmar

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

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