How many sunny days does Akureyri have per year?

Akureyri averages approximately 77 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Akureyri?

Akureyri has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 3.9 µg/m³, classified as "Excellent" by WHO standards. Meets WHO guideline. Minimal health risk.

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Akureyri · Iceland

A city in Iceland.

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19K

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Akureyri, Iceland is a 19K-resident city with 77 sunny days and 213 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 3.9 µg/m³. A city in Iceland.

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Climate

Feels-like °C

-13

-10

-5

-3

-9

-16

Dinner outside

Climate Lab · Akureyri

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	1	1	2	6	9	14	13	14	11	4	2	0	6
Daily mean°C	-5	-4	-3	0	3	8	9	10	4	0	-2	-6	1
Daily low°C	-9	-10	-8	-7	-2	3	5	6	0	-3	-7	-12	-4
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	-6	-2	7	17	18	19	19	19	13	4	-4	-9	8
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	-13	-10	-5	5	8	11	12	12	4	-3	-9	-16	0
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	-22	-18	-14	-11	-1	2	2	7	-6	-12	-17	-23	-9
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	87	87	85	83	78	73	81	80	84	91	87	89	84
Dewpoint°C	-6.3	-5.6	-5.2	-2.2	-0.9	4.5	6.1	6.2	2.2	-1.1	-4.1	-7.7	-1.2
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	9	2	7	18	16	86	82	73	103	55	45	4	499
Rain days≥1mm	2	2	1	4	4	16	15	16	13	10	3	1	87
Snowfallmm	148	105	126	37	23	2	0	0	7	101	79	70	698
Snow days≥1mm	20	19	17	9	6	1	0	0	3	13	14	18	120
Wind
Wind avgm/s	2.0	1.8	2.0	1.6	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.7	1.9	1.6	1.8	1.5	1.8
Wind gustsm/s	4.4	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.2	4.3	3.5	3.5	4.1	3.3	3.7	3.9	3.8
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	0.0	0.0	5.0	8.8	11.7	11.2	7.7	8.3	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	4.9
Clear skyindex	3%	10%	20%	28%	28%	23%	21%	23%	22%	13%	3%	1%	16%
UV indexmax avg	0.1	0.3	1.0	2.3	3.2	2.9	2.1	1.9	1.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	1.3

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Akureyri

Akureyri offers a solid outdoor season. Dinner outside is tough year-round, while walking is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

0/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

0Feb: 0% viability

0Mar: 0% viability

13Apr: 13% viability

30May: 30% viability

43Jun: 43% viability

50Jul: 50% viability

47Aug: 47% viability

13Sep: 13% viability

0Oct: 0% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

0/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

0Feb: 0% viability

0Mar: 0% viability

13Apr: 13% viability

30May: 30% viability

43Jun: 43% viability

50Jul: 50% viability

47Aug: 47% viability

13Sep: 13% viability

0Oct: 0% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

16%

Cold

4/12

Lunch Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

4Feb: 4% viability

25Mar: 25% viability

69Apr: 69% viability

72May: 72% viability

61Jun: 61% viability

70Jul: 70% viability

72Aug: 72% viability

55Sep: 55% viability

16Oct: 16% viability

1Nov: 1% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

4/12

Lunch Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

4Feb: 4% viability

25Mar: 25% viability

69Apr: 69% viability

72May: 72% viability

61Jun: 61% viability

70Jul: 70% viability

72Aug: 72% viability

55Sep: 55% viability

16Oct: 16% viability

1Nov: 1% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

37%

Cold

12/12

Walking

87Jan: 87% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

100Mar: 100% viability

100

100Apr: 100% viability

100

100May: 100% viability

100

100Jun: 100% viability

100

100Jul: 100% viability

100

100Aug: 100% viability

100

99Sep: 99% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

96Nov: 96% viability

83Dec: 83% viability

12/12

Walking

87Jan: 87% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

100Mar: 100% viability

100

100Apr: 100% viability

100

100May: 100% viability

100

100Jun: 100% viability

100

100Jul: 100% viability

100

100Aug: 100% viability

100

99Sep: 99% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

96Nov: 96% viability

83Dec: 83% viability

97%

12/12

Running

87Jan: 87% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

100Mar: 100% viability

100

100Apr: 100% viability

100

100May: 100% viability

100

100Jun: 100% viability

100

100Jul: 100% viability

100

100Aug: 100% viability

100

99Sep: 99% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

96Nov: 96% viability

83Dec: 83% viability

12/12

Running

87Jan: 87% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

100Mar: 100% viability

100

100Apr: 100% viability

100

100May: 100% viability

100

100Jun: 100% viability

100

100Jul: 100% viability

100

100Aug: 100% viability

100

99Sep: 99% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

96Nov: 96% viability

83Dec: 83% viability

97%

Tap any month for details · Click activity name for overview

ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Climate

Feels-like °C

-13

-10

-5

-3

-9

-16

Dinner outside

Climate Lab · Akureyri

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	1	1	2	6	9	14	13	14	11	4	2	0	6
Daily mean°C	-5	-4	-3	0	3	8	9	10	4	0	-2	-6	1
Daily low°C	-9	-10	-8	-7	-2	3	5	6	0	-3	-7	-12	-4
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	-6	-2	7	17	18	19	19	19	13	4	-4	-9	8
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	-13	-10	-5	5	8	11	12	12	4	-3	-9	-16	0
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	-22	-18	-14	-11	-1	2	2	7	-6	-12	-17	-23	-9
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	87	87	85	83	78	73	81	80	84	91	87	89	84
Dewpoint°C	-6.3	-5.6	-5.2	-2.2	-0.9	4.5	6.1	6.2	2.2	-1.1	-4.1	-7.7	-1.2
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	9	2	7	18	16	86	82	73	103	55	45	4	499
Rain days≥1mm	2	2	1	4	4	16	15	16	13	10	3	1	87
Snowfallmm	148	105	126	37	23	2	0	0	7	101	79	70	698
Snow days≥1mm	20	19	17	9	6	1	0	0	3	13	14	18	120
Wind
Wind avgm/s	2.0	1.8	2.0	1.6	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.7	1.9	1.6	1.8	1.5	1.8
Wind gustsm/s	4.4	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.2	4.3	3.5	3.5	4.1	3.3	3.7	3.9	3.8
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	0.0	0.0	5.0	8.8	11.7	11.2	7.7	8.3	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	4.9
Clear skyindex	3%	10%	20%	28%	28%	23%	21%	23%	22%	13%	3%	1%	16%
UV indexmax avg	0.1	0.3	1.0	2.3	3.2	2.9	2.1	1.9	1.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	1.3

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Akureyri

Akureyri offers a solid outdoor season. Dinner outside is tough year-round, while walking is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

0/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

0Feb: 0% viability

0Mar: 0% viability

13Apr: 13% viability

30May: 30% viability

43Jun: 43% viability

50Jul: 50% viability

47Aug: 47% viability

13Sep: 13% viability

0Oct: 0% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

0/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

0Feb: 0% viability

0Mar: 0% viability

13Apr: 13% viability

30May: 30% viability

43Jun: 43% viability

50Jul: 50% viability

47Aug: 47% viability

13Sep: 13% viability

0Oct: 0% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

16%

Cold

4/12

Lunch Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

4Feb: 4% viability

25Mar: 25% viability

69Apr: 69% viability

72May: 72% viability

61Jun: 61% viability

70Jul: 70% viability

72Aug: 72% viability

55Sep: 55% viability

16Oct: 16% viability

1Nov: 1% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

4/12

Lunch Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

4Feb: 4% viability

25Mar: 25% viability

69Apr: 69% viability

72May: 72% viability

61Jun: 61% viability

70Jul: 70% viability

72Aug: 72% viability

55Sep: 55% viability

16Oct: 16% viability

1Nov: 1% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

37%

Cold

12/12

Walking

87Jan: 87% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

100Mar: 100% viability

100

100Apr: 100% viability

100

100May: 100% viability

100

100Jun: 100% viability

100

100Jul: 100% viability

100

100Aug: 100% viability

100

99Sep: 99% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

96Nov: 96% viability

83Dec: 83% viability

12/12

Walking

87Jan: 87% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

100Mar: 100% viability

100

100Apr: 100% viability

100

100May: 100% viability

100

100Jun: 100% viability

100

100Jul: 100% viability

100

100Aug: 100% viability

100

99Sep: 99% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

96Nov: 96% viability

83Dec: 83% viability

97%

12/12

Running

87Jan: 87% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

100Mar: 100% viability

100

100Apr: 100% viability

100

100May: 100% viability

100

100Jun: 100% viability

100

100Jul: 100% viability

100

100Aug: 100% viability

100

99Sep: 99% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

96Nov: 96% viability

83Dec: 83% viability

12/12

Running

87Jan: 87% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

100Mar: 100% viability

100

100Apr: 100% viability

100

100May: 100% viability

100

100Jun: 100% viability

100

100Jul: 100% viability

100

100Aug: 100% viability

100

99Sep: 99% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

96Nov: 96% viability

83Dec: 83% viability

97%

Tap any month for details · Click activity name for overview

ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Akureyri · Iceland

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Climate Lab · Akureyri

Lifestyle Calendar · Akureyri

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Climate Lab · Akureyri

Lifestyle Calendar · Akureyri

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Air Quality Profile

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