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Sauðárkrókur, Iceland climate
ET Tundra
Sauðárkrókur has a mildly seasonal subarctic climate (Tundra, Köppen ET). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 51°F, while the coldest is February averaging around 16°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 43 inches. Snowfall is heavy (245 inches of snow per year on average). At latitude 66°N, day length swings from 2.3 hours in midwinter to 21.7 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Sauðárkrókur climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 51 | 49 | 43 | 34 | 28 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 33 | 42 | 46 | 44 | 38 | 30 | 24 | 21 |
| Avg low (°F) | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 36 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 26 | 20 | 17 |
| Precipitation (in) | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Snowfall (in) | 33.8 | 31.3 | 31.7 | 24.1 | 13.7 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 9.7 | 28.4 | 33.3 | 33.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 38 | 47 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 33 | 42 |
| Avg low (°F) | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 36 |
| Precipitation (in) | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Snowfall (in) | 33.8 | 31.3 | 31.7 | 24.1 | 13.7 | 3.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 51 | 49 | 43 | 34 | 28 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 46 | 44 | 38 | 30 | 24 | 21 |
| Avg low (°F) | 40 | 39 | 34 | 26 | 20 | 17 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Snowfall (in) | 0.5 | 1.0 | 9.7 | 28.4 | 33.3 | 33.9 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 30 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 0.2 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 30 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 0.2 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 30 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 96 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 88 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 96 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 77 | 74 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 96 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 88 | 84 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 6.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 86 | 88 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 96 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.7 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
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.