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Akureyri, Iceland climate
Akureyri has a mildly seasonal cold-temperate climate. The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 15°C, while the coldest is February averaging around −4°C at night. At latitude 66°N, day length swings from 2.3 hours in midwinter to 21.7 hours at midsummer.
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Summers
Cool
Highs near 15°C in July.
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Winters
Cold
Lows near −4°C in February.
About 93 freezing nights a year
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Rain
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Not enough data.
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Sky & trend
Often grey
Overcast skies dominate much of the year.
+0.7 °C vs 50 years ago
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Akureyri climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −1 | −1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | −1 |
| Avg low (°C) | −4 | −4 | −3 | −1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | −2 | −4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −1 | −1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Avg low (°C) | −4 | −4 | −3 | −1 | 3 | 6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 15 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | −1 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | −2 | −4 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0.3 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 12 | 14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 1 | 8 | 12 | 14 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 77 | 74 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 87 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 89 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature — 1991–2020 normals computed from 15 years of daily observations at Akureyri, 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.