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Zermatt vs Reykjavík

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Comparing Zermatt change · Reykjavík change

Bottom line

Zermatt and Reykjavík have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Reykjavík is the wetter, with 27 in more rain a year, and Zermatt the sunnier.

Year-round temp About the same within 2°F on the year
Wetter Reykjavík 27 in more a year
Sunnier Zermatt 14 pp less cloud
Colder winters Zermatt 9°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Zermatt and Reykjavík, in everyday terms.

Summers

Zermatt has much hotter summers

Zermatt: Mild
Reykjavík: Cool

Winters

Reykjavík has much milder winters

Zermatt: Very cold
Reykjavík: Cold

Rain & snow

Reykjavík is wetter

Zermatt: Moderate rainfall
Reykjavík: Wet

Sky

Zermatt is sunnier

Zermatt: Often cloudy
Reykjavík: Often grey

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Zermatt and Reykjavík run remarkably close all year.

20°40°60°80° JanAprJulOct ZermattReykjavík

Precipitation

Reykjavík is the wetter — about 27 in more across the year.

PRECIPITATION (in) 036 JanAprJulOct ZermattReykjavík

Clear skies

Zermatt has the clearer skies — the higher line.

0%25%50%75%100% JanAprJulOct ZermattReykjavík

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) Zermatt runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Zermatt333542505764686760524135
Reykjavík383738444954575652454038
Difference+4+2-4-6-8-10-11-11-8-7-1+4
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Zermatt333542505764
Reykjavík383738444954
Difference+4+2-4-6-8-10
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Zermatt686760524135
Reykjavík575652454038
Difference-11-11-8-7-1+4
Avg low (°F) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Zermatt191925313844474741352621
Reykjavík292829343944474743373231
Difference+11+9+4+3+1+1+2+2+6+10
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Zermatt191925313844
Reykjavík292829343944
Difference+11+9+4+3+1
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Zermatt474741352621
Reykjavík474743373231
Difference+1+2+2+6+10
Precipitation (in) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Zermatt1.71.21.31.632.82.32.722.22.61.9
Reykjavík5.254.333.723.85.354.55.94.9
Difference+3.6+3.8+3+1.4+0.6-0.8+1.4+2.6+3+2.3+3.3+3
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Zermatt1.71.21.31.632.8
Reykjavík5.254.333.72
Difference+3.6+3.8+3+1.4+0.6-0.8
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Zermatt2.32.722.22.61.9
Reykjavík3.85.354.55.94.9
Difference+1.4+2.6+3+2.3+3.3+3
Snowfall (in)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Zermatt
Reykjavík10.815.811.44.60.400000.48.211.9
Difference
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Zermatt
Reykjavík10.815.811.44.60.40
Difference
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Zermatt
Reykjavík0000.48.211.9
Difference
Cloud cover (%) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Zermatt686968697265595961667171
Reykjavík858282797679817979788284
Difference+17+14+13+10+4+14+22+21+18+11+10+13
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Zermatt686968697265
Reykjavík858282797679
Difference+17+14+13+10+4+14
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Zermatt595961667171
Reykjavík817979788284
Difference+22+21+18+11+10+13
Relative humidity (%) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Zermatt838386827875747578808583
Reykjavík888786848383858686888888
Difference+5+4+2+5+8+10+11+8+8+3+4
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Zermatt838386827875
Reykjavík888786848383
Difference+5+4+2+5+8
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Zermatt747578808583
Reykjavík858686888888
Difference+10+11+8+8+3+4

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. Zermatt trends → · Reykjavík trends →

Methodology & sources

Zermatt

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Zermatt, about 1 km from the city centre.

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.

How we build these numbers →