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Berlin vs Reykjavík
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Berlin is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average; Reykjavík is the wetter, with 763 mm more rain a year, and Berlin the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Berlin and Reykjavík, in everyday terms.
Summers
Berlin has far hotter summers
Berlin: Mild
Reykjavík: Cool
Winters
Winters are similar
Berlin: Cold
Reykjavík: Cold
Rain & snow
Reykjavík is much wetter
Berlin: Moderate rainfall
Reykjavík: Wet
Sky
Berlin is sunnier
Berlin: Often cloudy
Reykjavík: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Berlin is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Reykjavík is the wetter — about 763 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Berlin 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) Berlin runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Reykjavík | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Difference | — | -2 | -5 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -9 | -7 | -3 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 23 |
| Reykjavík | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| Difference | — | -2 | -5 | -9 | -10 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 25 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Reykjavík | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -9 | -7 | -3 | -1 |
Avg low (°C) Berlin runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | -1 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | -0 |
| Reykjavík | -1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| Difference | — | -1 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | -1 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Reykjavík | -1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Difference | — | -1 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | -0 |
| Reykjavík | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -1 |
Precipitation (mm) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 48 | 36 | 40 | 29 | 51 | 58 | 72 | 58 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 44 |
| Reykjavík | 133 | 127 | 109 | 75 | 93 | 50 | 95 | 135 | 128 | 114 | 149 | 123 |
| Difference | +85 | +91 | +69 | +46 | +41 | -8 | +24 | +77 | +81 | +71 | +108 | +79 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 48 | 36 | 40 | 29 | 51 | 58 |
| Reykjavík | 133 | 127 | 109 | 75 | 93 | 50 |
| Difference | +85 | +91 | +69 | +46 | +41 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 72 | 58 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 44 |
| Reykjavík | 95 | 135 | 128 | 114 | 149 | 123 |
| Difference | +24 | +77 | +81 | +71 | +108 | +79 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reykjavík | 28 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 30 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reykjavík | 28 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reykjavík | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 30 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 74 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 75 | 76 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +11 | +9 | +10 | +14 | +9 | +10 | +14 | +13 | +13 | +8 | +7 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 74 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 67 | 69 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 |
| Difference | +11 | +9 | +10 | +14 | +9 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 67 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 75 | 76 |
| Reykjavík | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +13 | +8 | +7 | +9 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 93 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 72 | 82 | 92 | 94 |
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | -6 | -3 | +1 | +7 | +10 | +17 | +20 | +20 | +14 | +5 | -4 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 93 | 90 | 85 | 78 | 73 | 66 |
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | -6 | -3 | +1 | +7 | +10 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 65 | 65 | 72 | 82 | 92 | 94 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | +20 | +20 | +14 | +5 | -4 | -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. Berlin trends → · Reykjavík trends →
Berlin is projected to shift from Cfb to Cfa by the 2071–2099 window (SSP2-4.5); Reykjavík from Cfc to Cfb.
Methodology & sources
Berlin
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Berlin-tempelhof, a weather station, about 6 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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