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Reims vs Reykjavík
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Reims is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average; Reykjavík is the wetter, with 450 mm more rain a year, and Reims the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Reims and Reykjavík, in everyday terms.
Summers
Reims has far hotter summers
Reims: Mild
Reykjavík: Cool
Winters
Winters are similar
Reims: Cold
Reykjavík: Cold
Rain & snow
Reykjavík is wetter
Reims: Moderate rainfall
Reykjavík: Wet
Sky
Reims is sunnier
Reims: Often cloudy
Reykjavík: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Reims is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Reykjavík is the wetter — about 450 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Reims 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) Reims runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | 6 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Reykjavík | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Difference | -3 | -4 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | 6 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 23 |
| Reykjavík | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| Difference | -3 | -4 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | 25 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Reykjavík | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -3 |
Avg low (°C) Reims runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Reykjavík | -1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Reykjavík | -1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Reykjavík | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 |
Precipitation (mm) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | 99 | 71 | 67 | 54 | 66 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 77 | 77 | 107 |
| Reykjavík | 133 | 127 | 109 | 75 | 93 | 50 | 95 | 135 | 128 | 114 | 149 | 123 |
| Difference | +34 | +55 | +42 | +22 | +26 | -14 | +25 | +65 | +68 | +37 | +73 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | 99 | 71 | 67 | 54 | 66 | 65 |
| Reykjavík | 133 | 127 | 109 | 75 | 93 | 50 |
| Difference | +34 | +55 | +42 | +22 | +26 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | 70 | 69 | 59 | 77 | 77 | 107 |
| Reykjavík | 95 | 135 | 128 | 114 | 149 | 123 |
| Difference | +25 | +65 | +68 | +37 | +73 | +16 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reykjavík | 28 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 30 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reykjavík | 28 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | 74 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 71 | 77 | 77 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +11 | +9 | +13 | +12 | +6 | +11 | +15 | +13 | +15 | +6 | +5 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | 74 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 71 | 69 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 |
| Difference | +11 | +9 | +13 | +12 | +6 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | 66 | 67 | 64 | 71 | 77 | 77 |
| Reykjavík | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +15 | +13 | +15 | +6 | +5 | +7 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | 94 | 92 | 87 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 88 | 93 | 95 |
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | -7 | -5 | -1 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +7 | +8 | +5 | — | -6 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | 94 | 92 | 87 | 82 | 80 | 80 |
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | -7 | -5 | -1 | +3 | +3 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | 78 | 78 | 81 | 88 | 93 | 95 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +5 | — | -6 | -8 |
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. Reims trends → · Reykjavík trends →
Methodology & sources
Reims
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Charleville Mezieres, a weather station, about 73 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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