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Reykjavík vs Steamboat Springs
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Reykjavík and Steamboat Springs have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Reykjavík is the wetter, with 28 in more rain a year, and Steamboat Springs the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Reykjavík and Steamboat Springs, in everyday terms.
Summers
Steamboat Springs has far hotter summers
Reykjavík: Cool
Steamboat Springs: Warm
Winters
Reykjavík has far milder winters
Reykjavík: Cold
Steamboat Springs: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Reykjavík is wetter
Reykjavík: Wet
Steamboat Springs: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Steamboat Springs is far sunnier
Reykjavík: Often grey
Steamboat Springs: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Reykjavík and Steamboat Springs run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Reykjavík is the wetter — about 28 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Steamboat Springs 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) Steamboat Springs runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 38 | 37 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 45 | 40 | 38 |
| Steamboat Springs | 29 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 76 | 83 | 81 | 73 | 59 | 43 | 30 |
| Difference | -8 | -4 | +6 | +10 | +16 | +22 | +26 | +25 | +21 | +14 | +3 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 38 | 37 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Steamboat Springs | 29 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 76 |
| Difference | -8 | -4 | +6 | +10 | +16 | +22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 57 | 56 | 52 | 45 | 40 | 38 |
| Steamboat Springs | 83 | 81 | 73 | 59 | 43 | 30 |
| Difference | +26 | +25 | +21 | +14 | +3 | -9 |
Avg low (°F) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 37 | 32 | 31 |
| Steamboat Springs | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 45 | 43 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 5 |
| Difference | -26 | -21 | -12 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -8 | -11 | -16 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 44 |
| Steamboat Springs | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 |
| Difference | -26 | -21 | -12 | -8 | -6 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 47 | 47 | 43 | 37 | 32 | 31 |
| Steamboat Springs | 45 | 43 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 5 |
| Difference | -3 | -4 | -8 | -11 | -16 | -25 |
Precipitation (in) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 5.2 | 5 | 4.3 | 3 | 3.7 | 2 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| Steamboat Springs | 2.4 | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2 |
| Difference | -2.8 | -3 | -2.8 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -0.4 | -2.2 | -3.5 | -2.8 | -2.3 | -4 | -2.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 5.2 | 5 | 4.3 | 3 | 3.7 | 2 |
| Steamboat Springs | 2.4 | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
| Difference | -2.8 | -3 | -2.8 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -0.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| Steamboat Springs | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2 |
| Difference | -2.2 | -3.5 | -2.8 | -2.3 | -4 | -2.9 |
Snowfall (in) Steamboat Springs runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 10.8 | 15.8 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 11.9 |
| Steamboat Springs | 42.1 | 31.3 | 17.3 | 13.1 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 21.8 | 34.7 |
| Difference | +31.3 | +15.6 | +5.9 | +8.6 | +2 | +0.3 | — | — | +0.4 | +7.3 | +13.7 | +22.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 10.8 | 15.8 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Steamboat Springs | 42.1 | 31.3 | 17.3 | 13.1 | 2.4 | 0.3 |
| Difference | +31.3 | +15.6 | +5.9 | +8.6 | +2 | +0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 11.9 |
| Steamboat Springs | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 21.8 | 34.7 |
| Difference | — | — | +0.4 | +7.3 | +13.7 | +22.7 |
Cloud cover (%) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Steamboat Springs | 61 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 65 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 62 |
| Difference | -24 | -18 | -16 | -10 | -11 | -32 | -30 | -25 | -32 | -25 | -23 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 |
| Steamboat Springs | 61 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 65 | 48 |
| Difference | -24 | -18 | -16 | -10 | -11 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Steamboat Springs | 51 | 54 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 62 |
| Difference | -30 | -25 | -32 | -25 | -23 | -22 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Steamboat Springs | 97 | 97 | 87 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 62 | 78 | 93 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | +1 | -12 | -18 | -29 | -34 | -34 | -34 | -25 | -9 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 |
| Steamboat Springs | 97 | 97 | 87 | 72 | 65 | 54 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | +1 | -12 | -18 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Steamboat Springs | 51 | 52 | 53 | 62 | 78 | 93 |
| Difference | -34 | -34 | -34 | -25 | -9 | +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. Reykjavík trends → · Steamboat Springs trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Steamboat Springs
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Steamboat Springs, a weather station, inside the city. 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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