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Strasbourg vs Reykjavík
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Strasbourg is the warmer of the two — about 12°F on the annual average; Reykjavík is the wetter, with 27 in more rain a year, and Strasbourg the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Strasbourg and Reykjavík, in everyday terms.
Summers
Strasbourg has far hotter summers
Strasbourg: Warm
Reykjavík: Cool
Winters
Strasbourg has milder winters
Strasbourg: Cold
Reykjavík: Cold
Rain & snow
Reykjavík is wetter
Strasbourg: Moderate rainfall
Reykjavík: Wet
Sky
Strasbourg is sunnier
Strasbourg: Often cloudy
Reykjavík: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Strasbourg is the warmer of the two — about 12°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Reykjavík is the wetter — about 27 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Strasbourg 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) Strasbourg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | 41 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 43 |
| Reykjavík | 38 | 37 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 45 | 40 | 38 |
| Difference | -4 | -8 | -15 | -19 | -21 | -22 | -22 | -23 | -19 | -15 | -9 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | 41 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 76 |
| Reykjavík | 38 | 37 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | -4 | -8 | -15 | -19 | -21 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | 80 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 43 |
| Reykjavík | 57 | 56 | 52 | 45 | 40 | 38 |
| Difference | -22 | -23 | -19 | -15 | -9 | -4 |
Avg low (°F) Strasbourg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | 32 | 32 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 38 | 33 |
| Reykjavík | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 37 | 32 | 31 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -8 | -8 | -11 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | 32 | 32 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 56 |
| Reykjavík | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 44 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -8 | -8 | -11 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | 59 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 38 | 33 |
| Reykjavík | 47 | 47 | 43 | 37 | 32 | 31 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -3 |
Precipitation (in) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Reykjavík | 5.2 | 5 | 4.3 | 3 | 3.7 | 2 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| Difference | +3.8 | +3.6 | +2.8 | +1.3 | +0.6 | -0.7 | +0.9 | +2.9 | +2.9 | +2.1 | +4 | +3.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3 | 2.7 |
| Reykjavík | 5.2 | 5 | 4.3 | 3 | 3.7 | 2 |
| Difference | +3.8 | +3.6 | +2.8 | +1.3 | +0.6 | -0.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Reykjavík | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| Difference | +0.9 | +2.9 | +2.9 | +2.1 | +4 | +3.1 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reykjavík | 10.8 | 15.8 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 11.9 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reykjavík | 10.8 | 15.8 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reykjavík | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 11.9 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | 73 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 76 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +13 | +11 | +6 | +12 | +18 | +18 | +17 | +7 | +5 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | 73 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 68 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +13 | +11 | +6 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | 63 | 62 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 76 |
| Reykjavík | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +18 | +18 | +17 | +7 | +5 | +8 |
Relative humidity (%) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | 91 | 87 | 81 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 74 | 83 | 90 | 92 |
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | -4 | +1 | +6 | +9 | +9 | +12 | +17 | +18 | +13 | +5 | -2 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | 91 | 87 | 81 | 75 | 74 | 71 |
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | -4 | +1 | +6 | +9 | +9 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbourg | 68 | 68 | 74 | 83 | 90 | 92 |
| Reykjavík | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | +17 | +18 | +13 | +5 | -2 | -4 |
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. Strasbourg trends → · Reykjavík trends →
Strasbourg is projected to shift from Cfb to Cfa by the 2071–2099 window (SSP2-4.5); Reykjavík from Cfc to Cfb.
Methodology & sources
Strasbourg
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Strasbourg-entzheim, a weather station, about 9 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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