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Sauðárkrókur, Iceland climate
ET Tundra
Sauðárkrókur has a mildly seasonal subarctic climate (Tundra, Köppen ET). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 11°C, while the coldest is February averaging around −9°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 1093 mm. Snowfall is heavy (621 cm of snow per year on average). At latitude 66°N, day length swings from 2.3 hours in midwinter to 21.7 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 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)Sauðárkrókur climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −3 | −3 | −3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | −2 | −3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −6 | −5 | −3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | −1 | −4 | −6 |
| Avg low (°C) | −9 | −9 | −8 | −6 | −2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | −3 | −7 | −8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 101 | 95 | 92 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 78 | 87 | 114 | 114 | 106 | 103 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 86 | 79 | 81 | 61 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 72 | 85 | 86 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −3 | −3 | −3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −6 | −6 | −5 | −3 | 1 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | −9 | −9 | −8 | −6 | −2 | 2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 101 | 95 | 92 | 72 | 69 | 62 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 86 | 79 | 81 | 61 | 35 | 8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | −2 | −3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 8 | 7 | 3 | −1 | −4 | −6 |
| Avg low (°C) | 5 | 4 | 1 | −3 | −7 | −8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 78 | 87 | 114 | 114 | 106 | 103 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 1 | 2 | 25 | 72 | 85 | 86 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 30 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 0.2 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 30 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.2 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 30 |
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 | 92 | 88 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 96 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 77 | 74 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 96 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 88 | 84 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 6.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 86 | 88 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 96 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.7 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
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.