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Reykjavík vs Cambridge

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Bottom line

Cambridge 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 Cambridge the sunnier.

Warmer Cambridge 10°F on the year

Wetter Reykjavík 30 in more a year

Sunnier Cambridge 8 pp less cloud

Colder winters Reykjavík 7°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Reykjavík and Cambridge, in everyday terms.

Summers

Cambridge has far hotter summers

Reykjavík: Cool
Cambridge: Mild

Winters

Cambridge has milder winters

Reykjavík: Cold
Cambridge: Chilly

Rain & snow

Reykjavík is much wetter

Reykjavík: Wet
Cambridge: Moderate rainfall

Sky

Cambridge is sunnier

Reykjavík: Often grey
Cambridge: Often grey

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Cambridge 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

Cambridge 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) Cambridge runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Reykjavík	38	37	38	44	49	54	57	56	52	45	40	38
Cambridge	45	46	51	57	62	67	72	72	66	58	50	45
Difference	+8	+9	+12	+13	+13	+13	+15	+16	+14	+13	+10	+7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Reykjavík	38	37	38	44	49	54
Cambridge	45	46	51	57	62	67
Difference	+8	+9	+12	+13	+13	+13

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Reykjavík	57	56	52	45	40	38
Cambridge	72	72	66	58	50	45
Difference	+15	+16	+14	+13	+10	+7

Avg low (°F) Cambridge runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Reykjavík	29	28	29	34	39	44	47	47	43	37	32	31
Cambridge	35	35	37	40	45	50	54	54	49	44	39	35
Difference	+6	+7	+8	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+6	+8	+7	+5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Reykjavík	29	28	29	34	39	44
Cambridge	35	35	37	40	45	50
Difference	+6	+7	+8	+6	+6	+6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Reykjavík	47	47	43	37	32	31
Cambridge	54	54	49	44	39	35
Difference	+6	+6	+6	+8	+7	+5

Precipitation (in) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Reykjavík	5.2	5	4.3	3	3.7	2	3.8	5.3	5	4.5	5.9	4.9
Cambridge	1.9	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.8	1.8	1.9	2.2	1.9	2.5	2	2
Difference	-3.4	-3.6	-2.9	-1.6	-1.9	-0.2	-1.9	-3.1	-3.1	-2	-3.8	-2.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Reykjavík	5.2	5	4.3	3	3.7	2
Cambridge	1.9	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.8	1.8
Difference	-3.4	-3.6	-2.9	-1.6	-1.9	-0.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Reykjavík	3.8	5.3	5	4.5	5.9	4.9
Cambridge	1.9	2.2	1.9	2.5	2	2
Difference	-1.9	-3.1	-3.1	-2	-3.8	-2.9

Snowfall (in)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Reykjavík	10.8	15.8	11.4	4.6	0.4	0	0	0	0	0.4	8.2	11.9
Cambridge	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Reykjavík	10.8	15.8	11.4	4.6	0.4	0
Cambridge	—	—	—	—	—	—
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Reykjavík	0	0	0	0.4	8.2	11.9
Cambridge	—	—	—	—	—	—
Difference	—	—	—	—	—	—

Cloud cover (%) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Reykjavík	85	82	82	79	76	79	81	79	79	78	82	84
Cambridge	72	73	74	73	72	75	72	72	71	72	72	71
Difference	-13	-10	-8	-6	-4	-4	-10	-7	-8	-5	-10	-14

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Reykjavík	85	82	82	79	76	79
Cambridge	72	73	74	73	72	75
Difference	-13	-10	-8	-6	-4	-4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Reykjavík	81	79	79	78	82	84
Cambridge	72	72	71	72	72	71
Difference	-10	-7	-8	-5	-10	-14

Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Reykjavík	88	87	86	84	83	83	85	86	86	88	88	88
Cambridge	94	91	86	82	80	79	77	78	82	87	93	95
Difference	+6	+4	—	-2	-3	-4	-8	-8	-5	—	+6	+7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Reykjavík	88	87	86	84	83	83
Cambridge	94	91	86	82	80	79
Difference	+6	+4	—	-2	-3	-4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Reykjavík	85	86	86	88	88	88
Cambridge	77	78	82	87	93	95
Difference	-8	-8	-5	—	+6	+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. Reykjavík trends → · Cambridge trends →

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.

Cambridge

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Bedford, a weather station, about 41 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →

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