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Edmonton vs Reykjavík
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Reykjavík is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average; Reykjavík is the wetter, with 33 in more rain a year, and Edmonton the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Edmonton and Reykjavík, in everyday terms.
Summers
Edmonton has far hotter summers
Edmonton: Mild
Reykjavík: Cool
Winters
Reykjavík has far milder winters
Edmonton: Bitterly cold
Reykjavík: Cold
Rain & snow
Reykjavík is much wetter
Edmonton: Fairly dry
Reykjavík: Wet
Sky
Edmonton is sunnier
Edmonton: Often cloudy
Reykjavík: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Reykjavík is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Reykjavík is the wetter — about 33 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Edmonton has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 22 | 27 | 36 | 52 | 64 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 50 | 33 | 23 |
| Reykjavík | 38 | 37 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 45 | 40 | 38 |
| Difference | +16 | +10 | +2 | -8 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -12 | -5 | +8 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 22 | 27 | 36 | 52 | 64 | 70 |
| Reykjavík | 38 | 37 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +16 | +10 | +2 | -8 | -16 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 75 | 73 | 64 | 50 | 33 | 23 |
| Reykjavík | 57 | 56 | 52 | 45 | 40 | 38 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -12 | -5 | +8 | +15 |
Avg low (°F) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 2 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 49 | 47 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 4 |
| Reykjavík | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 37 | 32 | 31 |
| Difference | +27 | +22 | +15 | +6 | +2 | -1 | -2 | — | +5 | +8 | +17 | +27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 2 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 37 | 45 |
| Reykjavík | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 44 |
| Difference | +27 | +22 | +15 | +6 | +2 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 49 | 47 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 4 |
| Reykjavík | 47 | 47 | 43 | 37 | 32 | 31 |
| Difference | -2 | — | +5 | +8 | +17 | +27 |
Precipitation (in) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1 | 1.2 | 2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Reykjavík | 5.2 | 5 | 4.3 | 3 | 3.7 | 2 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| Difference | +4.2 | +4.4 | +3.3 | +1.7 | +1.6 | -1.1 | — | +3 | +3.5 | +3.6 | +4.9 | +4.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1 | 1.2 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Reykjavík | 5.2 | 5 | 4.3 | 3 | 3.7 | 2 |
| Difference | +4.2 | +4.4 | +3.3 | +1.7 | +1.6 | -1.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Reykjavík | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| Difference | — | +3 | +3.5 | +3.6 | +4.9 | +4.1 |
Snowfall (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 10.6 | 6 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 7.6 |
| Reykjavík | 10.8 | 15.8 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 11.9 |
| Difference | +0.3 | +9.7 | +1.9 | -0.8 | -1.4 | — | — | -0.1 | -0.2 | -3.4 | -1.3 | +4.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 10.6 | 6 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Reykjavík | 10.8 | 15.8 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Difference | +0.3 | +9.7 | +1.9 | -0.8 | -1.4 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 7.6 |
| Reykjavík | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 11.9 |
| Difference | — | -0.1 | -0.2 | -3.4 | -1.3 | +4.3 |
Cloud cover (%) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 69 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 70 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +12 | +10 | +9 | +12 | +22 | +20 | +16 | +9 | +9 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 69 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 67 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +12 | +10 | +9 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 59 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 70 |
| Reykjavík | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +22 | +20 | +16 | +9 | +9 | +14 |
Relative humidity (%) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 92 | 89 | 79 | 68 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 85 | 89 |
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | +8 | +16 | +18 | +15 | +16 | +18 | +17 | +11 | +2 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 92 | 89 | 79 | 68 | 65 | 68 |
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | +8 | +16 | +18 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 69 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 85 | 89 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | +16 | +18 | +17 | +11 | +2 | -2 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Edmonton trends → · Reykjavík trends →
Methodology & sources
Edmonton
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Edmonton Woodbend, a weather station, about 24 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Reykjavík
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 11 years of daily observations at Keflavik, a weather station, about 39 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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