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Best time to visit

Best time to visit Reykjavik

Reykjavik is usually most comfortable in June, July and August: typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.

Best time of year

NASA POWER climatology (public domain)

Usually the most comfortable: June, July and August. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.

  1. January: wet, high 1°, low -3°, about 134 mm of rain, comfort 27 out of 100
  2. February: wet, high 1°, low -3°, about 124 mm of rain, comfort 27 out of 100
  3. March: cold, high 2°, low -3°, about 119 mm of rain, comfort 32 out of 100
  4. April: cold, high 4°, low 0°, about 94 mm of rain, comfort 43 out of 100
  5. May: cold, high 8°, low 3°, about 73 mm of rain, comfort 58 out of 100
  6. June: cool, high 12°, low 6°, about 64 mm of rain, comfort 70 out of 100
  7. July: cool, high 14°, low 8°, about 77 mm of rain, comfort 74 out of 100
  8. August: cool, high 13°, low 8°, about 90 mm of rain, comfort 70 out of 100
  9. September: wet, high 9°, low 5°, about 136 mm of rain, comfort 52 out of 100
  10. October: cold, high 5°, low 2°, about 109 mm of rain, comfort 44 out of 100
  11. November: cold, high 2°, low -1°, about 114 mm of rain, comfort 34 out of 100
  12. December: wet, high 1°, low -3°, about 135 mm of rain, comfort 28 out of 100

Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.

Month by month
Typical weather by month at this place
MonthFeelsHigh / lowRainComfort
JanuaryWet1° / -3°134 mm27
FebruaryWet1° / -3°124 mm27
MarchCold2° / -3°119 mm32
AprilCold4° / 0°94 mm43
MayCold8° / 3°73 mm58
JuneCool12° / 6°64 mm70
JulyCool14° / 8°77 mm74
AugustCool13° / 8°90 mm70
SeptemberWet9° / 5°136 mm52
OctoberCold5° / 2°109 mm44
NovemberCold2° / -1°114 mm34
DecemberWet1° / -3°135 mm28

Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.

This page is typical weather, not a forecast. It does not include crowds, prices, humidity or festivals, and it is not the Travel Score. For the weather now, the safety report and what is on, open the live brief.