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Reykjavík vs Lillehammer

Cfc Subpolar oceanicDfb Warm-summer humid continental

Comparing Reykjavík change · Lillehammer change

Bottom line

Lillehammer is the warmer of the two — about 1°F on the annual average; Reykjavík is the wetter, with 34 in more rain a year, and Lillehammer the sunnier.

Year-round temp About the same within 2°F on the year
Wetter Reykjavík 34 in more a year
Sunnier Lillehammer 11 pp less cloud
Colder winters Lillehammer 13°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Reykjavík and Lillehammer, in everyday terms.

Summers

Lillehammer has far hotter summers

Reykjavík: Cool
Lillehammer: Mild

Winters

Reykjavík has much milder winters

Reykjavík: Cold
Lillehammer: Very cold

Rain & snow

Reykjavík is much wetter

Reykjavík: Wet
Lillehammer: Fairly dry

Sky

Lillehammer is sunnier

Reykjavík: Often grey
Lillehammer: Often cloudy

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Lillehammer is the warmer of the two — about 1°F on the annual average.

20°40°60°80° JanAprJulOct ReykjavíkLillehammer

Precipitation

Reykjavík is the wetter — about 34 in more across the year.

PRECIPITATION (in) 036 JanAprJulOct ReykjavíkLillehammer

Clear skies

Lillehammer has the clearer skies — the higher line.

0%25%50%75%100% JanAprJulOct ReykjavíkLillehammer

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
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reykjavík383738444954575652454038
Lillehammer273141526269736961483829
Difference-11-6+3+8+13+15+16+13+9+3-2-9
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Reykjavík383738444954
Lillehammer273141526269
Difference-11-6+3+8+13+15
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reykjavík575652454038
Lillehammer736961483829
Difference+16+13+9+3-2-9
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reykjavík292829343944474743373231
Lillehammer151724324250545144352819
Difference-14-11-5-2+3+6+6+4+1-2-4-12
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Reykjavík292829343944
Lillehammer151724324250
Difference-14-11-5-2+3+6
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reykjavík474743373231
Lillehammer545144352819
Difference+6+4+1-2-4-12
Precipitation (in) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reykjavík5.254.333.723.85.354.55.94.9
Lillehammer0.80.60.50.82.22.12.72.92.21.81.31
Difference-4.5-4.4-3.8-2.2-1.5+0.2-1.1-2.4-2.8-2.7-4.6-3.9
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Reykjavík5.254.333.72
Lillehammer0.80.60.50.82.22.1
Difference-4.5-4.4-3.8-2.2-1.5+0.2
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reykjavík3.85.354.55.94.9
Lillehammer2.72.92.21.81.31
Difference-1.1-2.4-2.8-2.7-4.6-3.9
Snowfall (in)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reykjavík10.815.811.44.60.400000.48.211.9
Lillehammer
Difference
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Reykjavík10.815.811.44.60.40
Lillehammer
Difference
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reykjavík0000.48.211.9
Lillehammer
Difference
Cloud cover (%) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reykjavík858282797679817979788284
Lillehammer747064656669706969717272
Difference-11-12-17-14-10-10-11-11-10-6-9-13
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Reykjavík858282797679
Lillehammer747064656669
Difference-11-12-17-14-10-10
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reykjavík817979788284
Lillehammer706969717272
Difference-11-11-10-6-9-13
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reykjavík888786848383858686888888
Lillehammer989997887978818488949898
Difference+11+12+10+4-4-5-4-1+2+6+10+11
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Reykjavík888786848383
Lillehammer989997887978
Difference+11+12+10+4-4-5
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reykjavík858686888888
Lillehammer818488949898
Difference-4-1+2+6+10+11

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. Reykjavík trends → · Lillehammer trends →

Reykjavík is projected to shift from Cfc to Cfb by the 2071–2099 window (SSP2-4.5).

Methodology & sources

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.

Lillehammer

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 12 years of daily observations at Hamar II, a weather station, about 49 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 →