Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Raufarhöfn is subarctic, with cold winters and very cool summers, or even a little cold.
The village is located in the extreme north-east of Iceland, a short distance from the Arctic Circle. On the shorter days of the year, around December 20th, the day lasts 2 hours and a quarter. On the longest days, on the other hand, you can watch the midnight sun from June 8th to July 6th. Besides, the white nights, in which the sun sets but it does not become completely dark, occur from May 11th and then until August 3rd, and less clearly already from April 21st and until August 23rd.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -2.3 °C (28 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 8.3 °C (47 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Raufarhöfn - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -3 | -5 |
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| Max (°C) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
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| Min (°F) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 32 | 27 | 23 |
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| Max (°F) | 32 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 46 | 41 | 36 | 34 |
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amounts to 735 millimeters (28.9 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 30 mm (1.2 in) in the driest month (May) to 85 mm (3.3 in) in the wettest (October). Here is the average precipitation.
Raufarhöfn - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 75 | 55 | 65 | 45 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 75 | 85 | 80 | 75 | 735 |
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| Prec.(in) | 3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.4 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3 | 28.9 |
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| Days | 15 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 144 |
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The
sea temperature ranges between 2 °C (36 °F) and 8 °C (46 °F). So, it is very cold all year round. Here are the average sea temperatures.
Raufarhöfn - Sea temperature| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Temp (°C) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
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| Temp (°F) | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 37 |
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Best Time
The best time to visit Raufarhöfn 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.