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Toronto vs Reykjavík
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Toronto is the warmer of the two — about 7°F on the annual average; Reykjavík is the wetter, with 17 in more rain a year, and Toronto the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Toronto and Reykjavík, in everyday terms.
Summers
Toronto has far hotter summers
Toronto: Warm
Reykjavík: Cool
Winters
Reykjavík has much milder winters
Toronto: Very cold
Reykjavík: Cold
Rain & snow
Reykjavík is wetter
Toronto: Moderate rainfall
Reykjavík: Wet
Sky
Toronto is sunnier
Toronto: Often cloudy
Reykjavík: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Toronto is the warmer of the two — about 7°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Reykjavík is the wetter — about 17 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Toronto 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) Toronto runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 30 | 32 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Reykjavík | 38 | 37 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 45 | 40 | 38 |
| Difference | +7 | +5 | -3 | -10 | -19 | -23 | -25 | -24 | -21 | -14 | -6 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 30 | 32 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 77 |
| Reykjavík | 38 | 37 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +7 | +5 | -3 | -10 | -19 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 82 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Reykjavík | 57 | 56 | 52 | 45 | 40 | 38 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -21 | -14 | -6 | +3 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 16 | 17 | 25 | 35 | 46 | 56 | 61 | 60 | 53 | 42 | 32 | 23 |
| Reykjavík | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 37 | 32 | 31 |
| Difference | +13 | +11 | +4 | -1 | -7 | -12 | -13 | -12 | -9 | -5 | — | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 16 | 17 | 25 | 35 | 46 | 56 |
| Reykjavík | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 44 |
| Difference | +13 | +11 | +4 | -1 | -7 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 61 | 60 | 53 | 42 | 32 | 23 |
| Reykjavík | 47 | 47 | 43 | 37 | 32 | 31 |
| Difference | -13 | -12 | -9 | -5 | — | +7 |
Precipitation (in) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Reykjavík | 5.2 | 5 | 4.3 | 3 | 3.7 | 2 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| Difference | +2.7 | +2.7 | +2.2 | -0.2 | +0.3 | -1.9 | +0.4 | +2.3 | +1.9 | +1.6 | +3.1 | +2.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| Reykjavík | 5.2 | 5 | 4.3 | 3 | 3.7 | 2 |
| Difference | +2.7 | +2.7 | +2.2 | -0.2 | +0.3 | -1.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 3.4 | 3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Reykjavík | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| Difference | +0.4 | +2.3 | +1.9 | +1.6 | +3.1 | +2.3 |
Snowfall (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 13.2 | 12.9 | 7.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 11.6 |
| Reykjavík | 10.8 | 15.8 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 11.9 |
| Difference | -2.4 | +2.8 | +4 | +2.6 | +0.4 | — | — | — | — | +0.3 | +4.3 | +0.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 13.2 | 12.9 | 7.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Reykjavík | 10.8 | 15.8 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Difference | -2.4 | +2.8 | +4 | +2.6 | +0.4 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 11.6 |
| Reykjavík | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 11.9 |
| Difference | — | — | — | +0.3 | +4.3 | +0.4 |
Cloud cover (%) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 78 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 77 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +9 | +5 | +4 | +13 | +18 | +18 | +17 | +5 | +6 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 78 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 67 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +9 | +5 | +4 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 63 | 62 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 77 |
| Reykjavík | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +18 | +18 | +17 | +5 | +6 | +7 |
Relative humidity (%) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 90 | 88 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 89 |
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +4 | +7 | +9 | +13 | +19 | +19 | +16 | +9 | +4 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 90 | 88 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 70 |
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +4 | +7 | +9 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 66 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 89 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | +19 | +19 | +16 | +9 | +4 | -1 |
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. Toronto trends → · Reykjavík trends →
Methodology & sources
Toronto
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Toronto North York, a weather station, about 10 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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