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Reykjavík vs Vail
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Reykjavík is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Reykjavík is the wetter, with 720 mm more rain a year, and Vail the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Reykjavík and Vail, in everyday terms.
Summers
Vail has far hotter summers
Reykjavík: Cool
Vail: Mild
Winters
Reykjavík has far milder winters
Reykjavík: Cold
Vail: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Reykjavík is wetter
Reykjavík: Wet
Vail: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Vail is far sunnier
Reykjavík: Often grey
Vail: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Reykjavík is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Reykjavík is the wetter — about 720 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Vail 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Vail | -1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | +1 | +2 | +5 | +9 | +10 | +9 | +7 | +4 | -1 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| Vail | -1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | +1 | +2 | +5 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Vail | 24 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +10 | +9 | +7 | +4 | -1 | -5 |
Avg low (°C) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | -1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| Vail | -16 | -15 | -11 | -7 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -0 | -5 | -11 | -16 |
| Difference | -14 | -12 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | -1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Vail | -16 | -15 | -11 | -7 | -3 | 1 |
| Difference | -14 | -12 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| Vail | 4 | 3 | -0 | -5 | -11 | -16 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -15 |
Precipitation (mm) Reykjavík runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 133 | 127 | 109 | 75 | 93 | 50 | 95 | 135 | 128 | 114 | 149 | 123 |
| Vail | 57 | 58 | 66 | 76 | 53 | 29 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 47 | 53 | 53 |
| Difference | -76 | -69 | -43 | +1 | -40 | -21 | -54 | -93 | -89 | -67 | -96 | -71 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 133 | 127 | 109 | 75 | 93 | 50 |
| Vail | 57 | 58 | 66 | 76 | 53 | 29 |
| Difference | -76 | -69 | -43 | +1 | -40 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 95 | 135 | 128 | 114 | 149 | 123 |
| Vail | 41 | 41 | 38 | 47 | 53 | 53 |
| Difference | -54 | -93 | -89 | -67 | -96 | -71 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 28 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 30 |
| Vail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 28 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Vail | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 30 |
| Vail | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
| Vail | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -27 | -18 | -17 | -10 | -10 | -29 | -26 | -22 | -31 | -27 | -27 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 85 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 79 |
| Vail | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -27 | -18 | -17 | -10 | -10 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Vail | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -26 | -22 | -31 | -27 | -27 | -26 |
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 |
| Vail | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | +3 | -7 | -17 | -29 | -28 | -26 | -29 | -25 | -11 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 |
| Vail | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | +3 | -7 | -17 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Vail | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -28 | -26 | -29 | -25 | -11 | +2 |
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 → · Vail 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.
Vail
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Summit Ranch, a weather station, about 20 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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