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Edmonton vs Reykjavík
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Reykjavík is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Reykjavík is the wetter, with 843 mm more rain a year, and Edmonton the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Edmonton and Reykjavík, in everyday terms.
Summers
Edmonton has far hotter summers
Edmonton: Mild
Reykjavík: Cool
Winters
Reykjavík has far milder winters
Edmonton: Bitterly cold
Reykjavík: Cold
Rain & snow
Reykjavík is much wetter
Edmonton: Fairly dry
Reykjavík: Wet
Sky
Edmonton is sunnier
Edmonton: Often cloudy
Reykjavík: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Reykjavík is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Reykjavík is the wetter — about 843 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Edmonton 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 (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | -6 | -3 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 0 | -5 |
| Reykjavík | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Difference | +9 | +6 | +1 | -5 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -3 | +4 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | -6 | -3 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 21 |
| Reykjavík | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| Difference | +9 | +6 | +1 | -5 | -9 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 0 | -5 |
| Reykjavík | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -7 | -3 | +4 | +9 |
Avg low (°C) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | -17 | -14 | -10 | -2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | -2 | -9 | -16 |
| Reykjavík | -1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| Difference | +15 | +12 | +8 | +3 | +1 | -1 | -1 | — | +3 | +5 | +9 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | -17 | -14 | -10 | -2 | 3 | 7 |
| Reykjavík | -1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Difference | +15 | +12 | +8 | +3 | +1 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 10 | 8 | 3 | -2 | -9 | -16 |
| Reykjavík | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| Difference | -1 | — | +3 | +5 | +9 | +15 |
Precipitation (mm) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 28 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 51 | 78 | 95 | 58 | 38 | 24 | 26 | 20 |
| Reykjavík | 133 | 127 | 109 | 75 | 93 | 50 | 95 | 135 | 128 | 114 | 149 | 123 |
| Difference | +106 | +111 | +84 | +44 | +42 | -28 | — | +77 | +89 | +91 | +123 | +104 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 28 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 51 | 78 |
| Reykjavík | 133 | 127 | 109 | 75 | 93 | 50 |
| Difference | +106 | +111 | +84 | +44 | +42 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 95 | 58 | 38 | 24 | 26 | 20 |
| Reykjavík | 95 | 135 | 128 | 114 | 149 | 123 |
| Difference | — | +77 | +89 | +91 | +123 | +104 |
Snowfall (cm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 27 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 19 |
| Reykjavík | 28 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 30 |
| Difference | +1 | +25 | +5 | -2 | -4 | — | — | — | — | -9 | -3 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 27 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| Reykjavík | 28 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Difference | +1 | +25 | +5 | -2 | -4 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 19 |
| Reykjavík | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 30 |
| Difference | — | — | — | -9 | -3 | +11 |
Cloud cover (%) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 69 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 70 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +12 | +10 | +9 | +12 | +22 | +20 | +16 | +9 | +9 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 69 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 67 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +12 | +10 | +9 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 59 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 70 |
| Reykjavík | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +22 | +20 | +16 | +9 | +9 | +14 |
Relative humidity (%) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 92 | 89 | 79 | 68 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 85 | 89 |
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | +8 | +16 | +18 | +15 | +16 | +18 | +17 | +11 | +2 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 92 | 89 | 79 | 68 | 65 | 68 |
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | +8 | +16 | +18 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 69 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 85 | 89 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | +16 | +18 | +17 | +11 | +2 | -2 |
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. Edmonton trends → · Reykjavík trends →
Methodology & sources
Edmonton
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Edmonton Woodbend, a weather station, about 24 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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