Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Akureyri is subpolar oceanic, with cold winters and very cool summers.
Akureyry is Iceland's second city, and is located on the northern coast, but within a fjord. On the shortest days of the year, around December 15-20, the day lasts about 3 hours. On the longest days of the year, around June 20, the sun sets for about half an hour, even though the sunset lights remain. In any case, the white nights, in which it does not become completely dark, occur from May 14th to July 31st, and less clearly from April 23rd and until August 20th.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -1.2 °C (30 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 11.8 °C (53 °F). The lowest record is -23 °C (-9.4 °F), the highest is 29.4 °C (85 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Akureyri - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -4 |
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| Max (°C) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
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| Min (°F) | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 37 | 45 | 48 | 46 | 41 | 34 | 28 | 25 |
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| Max (°F) | 36 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 43 | 37 | 36 |
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amounts to 485 millimeters (19.1 inches) per year: it is therefore quite scarce. It ranges from 20 mm (0.8 in) in the driest month (May) to 60 mm (2.4 in) in the wettest (October). Here is the average precipitation.
Akureyri - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 55 | 40 | 45 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 485 |
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| Prec.(in) | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 19.1 |
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| Days | 11 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 102 |
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On average, there are around 1,045
sunshine hours per year. So, the sun doesn't shine often. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Akureyri - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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The
sea temperature ranges between 3 °C (37 °F) and 8 °C (46 °F). So, it is very cold all year round. Here are the average sea temperatures.
Akureyri - Sea temperature| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Temp (°C) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
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| Temp (°F) | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 39 |
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Best Time
The best time to visit Akureyri is the summer, from June to August, since it is the mildest season. However, there are often cloudy skies, rain and a bit of cold at night.