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Berlin vs Reykjavík
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Berlin is the warmer of the two — about 10°F on the annual average; Reykjavík is the wetter, with 30 in more rain a year, and Berlin the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Berlin and Reykjavík, in everyday terms.
Summers
Berlin has far hotter summers
Berlin: Mild
Reykjavík: Cool
Winters
Winters are similar
Berlin: Cold
Reykjavík: Cold
Rain & snow
Reykjavík is much wetter
Berlin: Moderate rainfall
Reykjavík: Wet
Sky
Berlin is sunnier
Berlin: Often cloudy
Reykjavík: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Berlin is the warmer of the two — about 10°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Reykjavík is the wetter — about 30 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Berlin 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) Berlin runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 38 | 41 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 77 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Reykjavík | 38 | 37 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 45 | 40 | 38 |
| Difference | -1 | -4 | -10 | -16 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -21 | -16 | -12 | -6 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 38 | 41 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 73 |
| Reykjavík | 38 | 37 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -1 | -4 | -10 | -16 | -19 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 77 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Reykjavík | 57 | 56 | 52 | 45 | 40 | 38 |
| Difference | -20 | -21 | -16 | -12 | -6 | -2 |
Avg low (°F) Berlin runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 30 | 31 | 35 | 41 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 52 | 44 | 37 | 32 |
| Reykjavík | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 37 | 32 | 31 |
| Difference | — | -3 | -5 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -11 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 30 | 31 | 35 | 41 | 49 | 55 |
| Reykjavík | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 44 |
| Difference | — | -3 | -5 | -8 | -10 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 59 | 59 | 52 | 44 | 37 | 32 |
| Reykjavík | 47 | 47 | 43 | 37 | 32 | 31 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -1 |
Precipitation (in) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Reykjavík | 5.2 | 5 | 4.3 | 3 | 3.7 | 2 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| Difference | +3.4 | +3.6 | +2.7 | +1.8 | +1.6 | -0.3 | +0.9 | +3 | +3.2 | +2.8 | +4.2 | +3.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Reykjavík | 5.2 | 5 | 4.3 | 3 | 3.7 | 2 |
| Difference | +3.4 | +3.6 | +2.7 | +1.8 | +1.6 | -0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Reykjavík | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| Difference | +0.9 | +3 | +3.2 | +2.8 | +4.2 | +3.1 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reykjavík | 10.8 | 15.8 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 11.9 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reykjavík | 10.8 | 15.8 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reykjavík | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 11.9 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 74 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 75 | 76 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +11 | +9 | +10 | +14 | +9 | +10 | +14 | +13 | +13 | +8 | +7 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 74 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 67 | 69 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 |
| Difference | +11 | +9 | +10 | +14 | +9 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 67 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 75 | 76 |
| Reykjavík | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +13 | +8 | +7 | +9 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 93 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 72 | 82 | 92 | 94 |
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | -6 | -3 | +1 | +7 | +10 | +17 | +20 | +20 | +14 | +5 | -4 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 93 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 73 | 66 |
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | -6 | -3 | +1 | +7 | +10 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 65 | 65 | 72 | 82 | 92 | 94 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | +20 | +20 | +14 | +5 | -4 | -7 |
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. Berlin trends → · Reykjavík trends →
Berlin is projected to shift from Cfb to Cfa by the 2071–2099 window (SSP2-4.5); Reykjavík from Cfc to Cfb.
Methodology & sources
Berlin
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Berlin-tempelhof, a weather station, about 6 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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