Weather Iceland
Weather forecast for cities and mountains plus sea temperature in Iceland.
Weather across the country
Today most larger cities will see rain for much of the day (Reykjavík, Reykjanesbær, Akureyri). Highs will be around 10 °C. Lows will range from 6 to 7 °C. Tomorrow will be cloudy, 2 °C cooler, with rain in places (Reykjavík, Reykjanesbær, Akureyri).
Weather in larger cities
Mountain weather
Sea temperature
Austurland
Höfuðborgarsvæðið
Norðurland eystra
Norðurland vestra
More coastal places: 53
Climate – Iceland
Iceland has a cool maritime climate: thanks to the Gulf Stream, coastal winters are milder than you might expect, while summers are cool. The weather is very changeable and windy, and it often rains in the south and west.
Averages 2022–2024 (Reykjavík): the warmest month is July (average daytime high 12.9 °C), the coldest December (average night-time low −4.8 °C). About 1648 mm of precipitation falls per year; the wettest month is February (180 mm), the driest July (98 mm), with around 200 days of at least 1 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Low °C | -3 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | -5 |
| Rain mm | 171 | 180 | 154 | 136 | 149 | 118 | 98 | 127 | 114 | 153 | 122 | 126 |