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Nuremberg vs Reykjavík
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Nuremberg is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average; Reykjavík is the wetter, with 731 mm more rain a year, and Nuremberg the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Nuremberg and Reykjavík, in everyday terms.
Summers
Nuremberg has far hotter summers
Nuremberg: Mild
Reykjavík: Cool
Winters
Winters are similar
Nuremberg: Cold
Reykjavík: Cold
Rain & snow
Reykjavík is much wetter
Nuremberg: Moderate rainfall
Reykjavík: Wet
Sky
Nuremberg is sunnier
Nuremberg: Often cloudy
Reykjavík: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Nuremberg is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Reykjavík is the wetter — about 731 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Nuremberg 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) Nuremberg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Reykjavík | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Difference | — | -2 | -6 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -9 | -7 | -3 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 23 |
| Reykjavík | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| Difference | — | -2 | -6 | -9 | -10 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | 25 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Reykjavík | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -9 | -7 | -3 | -1 |
Avg low (°C) Nuremberg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | -2 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | -1 |
| Reykjavík | -1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | -2 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| Reykjavík | -1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | -1 |
| Reykjavík | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| Difference | -5 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | +1 |
Precipitation (mm) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | 40 | 33 | 39 | 33 | 61 | 64 | 77 | 59 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 49 |
| Reykjavík | 133 | 127 | 109 | 75 | 93 | 50 | 95 | 135 | 128 | 114 | 149 | 123 |
| Difference | +93 | +94 | +70 | +43 | +31 | -14 | +19 | +75 | +79 | +65 | +102 | +75 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | 40 | 33 | 39 | 33 | 61 | 64 |
| Reykjavík | 133 | 127 | 109 | 75 | 93 | 50 |
| Difference | +93 | +94 | +70 | +43 | +31 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | 77 | 59 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 49 |
| Reykjavík | 95 | 135 | 128 | 114 | 149 | 123 |
| Difference | +19 | +75 | +79 | +65 | +102 | +75 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reykjavík | 28 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 30 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reykjavík | 28 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | 74 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 76 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +11 | +10 | +10 | +11 | +6 | +9 | +14 | +15 | +13 | +6 | +4 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | 74 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 70 | 71 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 |
| Difference | +11 | +10 | +10 | +11 | +6 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | 67 | 64 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 76 |
| Reykjavík | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +14 | +15 | +13 | +6 | +4 | +8 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | 93 | 90 | 84 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 72 | 83 | 91 | 94 |
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | -6 | -3 | +2 | +7 | +9 | +13 | +19 | +21 | +14 | +5 | -3 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | 93 | 90 | 84 | 77 | 74 | 70 |
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | -6 | -3 | +2 | +7 | +9 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | 66 | 65 | 72 | 83 | 91 | 94 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | +19 | +21 | +14 | +5 | -3 | -6 |
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. Nuremberg trends → · Reykjavík trends →
Nuremberg is projected to shift from Cfb to Cfa by the 2071–2099 window (SSP2-4.5); Reykjavík from Cfc to Cfb.
Methodology & sources
Nuremberg
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Nurnberg, 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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