How many sunny days does Reykjavík have per year?

Reykjavík averages approximately 80 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Reykjavík?

Reykjavík has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 5.0 µg/m³, classified as "Excellent" by WHO standards. Meets WHO guideline. Minimal health risk.

Capital Region

Reykjavík · Iceland

The capital and largest city of Iceland.

Small city

207K

97 km²

37m

00:00 UTC+0

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Reykjavík, Iceland is a 207K-resident city with 80 sunny days and 124 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 5.0 µg/m³. The capital and largest city of Iceland.

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Climate

Feels-like °C

-17

-13

-9

-2

-3

-9

-15

Dinner outside

Climate Lab · Reykjavík

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	4	5	5	8	10	13	13	14	11	8	6	4	8
Daily mean°C	-1	-1	2	5	7	10	11	11	9	5	2	0	5
Daily low°C	-6	-4	-3	-2	3	7	9	9	4	2	-2	-6	1
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	-8	-3	3	10	11	15	18	17	11	5	-3	-7	6
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	-17	-13	-9	-2	3	7	10	9	2	-3	-9	-15	-3
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	-26	-22	-20	-13	-5	0	2	1	-6	-13	-17	-24	-12
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	82	82	79	78	74	78	83	79	82	83	82	80	80
Dewpoint°C	-3.1	-3.6	-2.3	1.7	2.7	6.3	8.1	8.4	5.1	1.9	-0.7	-2.1	1.8
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	71	63	96	73	85	94	66	102	97	102	101	68	1017
Rain days≥1mm	10	8	13	12	16	16	12	16	12	14	13	12	154
Snowfallmm	34	34	21	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	28	134
Snow days≥1mm	9	9	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	37
Wind
Wind avgm/s	4.8	4.2	4.3	4.1	3.5	4.0	3.5	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.7	3.3	3.8
Wind gustsm/s	9.6	8.8	8.3	8.0	7.2	7.0	7.1	6.7	8.5	7.9	8.7	8.5	8.0
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	0.0	2.0	7.0	8.0	11.6	10.0	9.0	9.3	7.7	4.0	0.0	0.0	5.7
Clear skyindex	5%	15%	22%	26%	27%	22%	22%	27%	23%	24%	15%	13%	20%
UV indexmax avg	0.1	0.3	0.7	1.7	2.3	2.9	2.7	2.0	1.2	0.4	0.1	0.0	1.2

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

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Reykjavík

Reykjavík offers a solid outdoor season. Dinner outside is tough year-round, while walking is comfortable 11/12 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

4Apr: 4% viability

8May: 8% viability

24Jun: 24% viability

42Jul: 42% viability

33Aug: 33% viability

6Sep: 6% viability

0Oct: 0% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

0/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

0Feb: 0% viability

0Mar: 0% viability

4Apr: 4% viability

8May: 8% viability

24Jun: 24% viability

42Jul: 42% viability

33Aug: 33% viability

6Sep: 6% viability

0Oct: 0% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

10%

Cold

1/12

Lunch Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

2Feb: 2% viability

9Mar: 9% viability

35Apr: 35% viability

46May: 46% viability

52Jun: 52% viability

67Jul: 67% viability

64Aug: 64% viability

45Sep: 45% viability

19Oct: 19% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

1/12

Lunch Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

2Feb: 2% viability

9Mar: 9% viability

35Apr: 35% viability

46May: 46% viability

52Jun: 52% viability

67Jul: 67% viability

64Aug: 64% viability

45Sep: 45% viability

19Oct: 19% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

28%

Cold

11/12

Walking

63Jan: 63% viability

82Feb: 82% viability

88Mar: 88% viability

92Apr: 92% viability

96May: 96% viability

97Jun: 97% viability

96Jul: 96% viability

96Aug: 96% viability

92Sep: 92% viability

94Oct: 94% viability

86Nov: 86% viability

74Dec: 74% viability

11/12

Walking

63Jan: 63% viability

82Feb: 82% viability

88Mar: 88% viability

92Apr: 92% viability

96May: 96% viability

97Jun: 97% viability

96Jul: 96% viability

96Aug: 96% viability

92Sep: 92% viability

94Oct: 94% viability

86Nov: 86% viability

74Dec: 74% viability

88%

Cold

11/12

Running

63Jan: 63% viability

82Feb: 82% viability

88Mar: 88% viability

92Apr: 92% viability

96May: 96% viability

97Jun: 97% viability

96Jul: 96% viability

96Aug: 96% viability

92Sep: 92% viability

94Oct: 94% viability

86Nov: 86% viability

74Dec: 74% viability

11/12

Running

63Jan: 63% viability

82Feb: 82% viability

88Mar: 88% viability

92Apr: 92% viability

96May: 96% viability

97Jun: 97% viability

96Jul: 96% viability

96Aug: 96% viability

92Sep: 92% viability

94Oct: 94% viability

86Nov: 86% viability

74Dec: 74% viability

88%

Cold

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

-17

-13

-9

-2

-3

-9

-15

Dinner outside

Climate Lab · Reykjavík

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	4	5	5	8	10	13	13	14	11	8	6	4	8
Daily mean°C	-1	-1	2	5	7	10	11	11	9	5	2	0	5
Daily low°C	-6	-4	-3	-2	3	7	9	9	4	2	-2	-6	1
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	-8	-3	3	10	11	15	18	17	11	5	-3	-7	6
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	-17	-13	-9	-2	3	7	10	9	2	-3	-9	-15	-3
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	-26	-22	-20	-13	-5	0	2	1	-6	-13	-17	-24	-12
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	82	82	79	78	74	78	83	79	82	83	82	80	80
Dewpoint°C	-3.1	-3.6	-2.3	1.7	2.7	6.3	8.1	8.4	5.1	1.9	-0.7	-2.1	1.8
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	71	63	96	73	85	94	66	102	97	102	101	68	1017
Rain days≥1mm	10	8	13	12	16	16	12	16	12	14	13	12	154
Snowfallmm	34	34	21	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	28	134
Snow days≥1mm	9	9	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	37
Wind
Wind avgm/s	4.8	4.2	4.3	4.1	3.5	4.0	3.5	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.7	3.3	3.8
Wind gustsm/s	9.6	8.8	8.3	8.0	7.2	7.0	7.1	6.7	8.5	7.9	8.7	8.5	8.0
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	0.0	2.0	7.0	8.0	11.6	10.0	9.0	9.3	7.7	4.0	0.0	0.0	5.7
Clear skyindex	5%	15%	22%	26%	27%	22%	22%	27%	23%	24%	15%	13%	20%
UV indexmax avg	0.1	0.3	0.7	1.7	2.3	2.9	2.7	2.0	1.2	0.4	0.1	0.0	1.2

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

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Reykjavík

Reykjavík offers a solid outdoor season. Dinner outside is tough year-round, while walking is comfortable 11/12 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

4Apr: 4% viability

8May: 8% viability

24Jun: 24% viability

42Jul: 42% viability

33Aug: 33% viability

6Sep: 6% viability

0Oct: 0% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

0/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

0Feb: 0% viability

0Mar: 0% viability

4Apr: 4% viability

8May: 8% viability

24Jun: 24% viability

42Jul: 42% viability

33Aug: 33% viability

6Sep: 6% viability

0Oct: 0% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

10%

Cold

1/12

Lunch Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

2Feb: 2% viability

9Mar: 9% viability

35Apr: 35% viability

46May: 46% viability

52Jun: 52% viability

67Jul: 67% viability

64Aug: 64% viability

45Sep: 45% viability

19Oct: 19% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

1/12

Lunch Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

2Feb: 2% viability

9Mar: 9% viability

35Apr: 35% viability

46May: 46% viability

52Jun: 52% viability

67Jul: 67% viability

64Aug: 64% viability

45Sep: 45% viability

19Oct: 19% viability

0Nov: 0% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

28%

Cold

11/12

Walking

63Jan: 63% viability

82Feb: 82% viability

88Mar: 88% viability

92Apr: 92% viability

96May: 96% viability

97Jun: 97% viability

96Jul: 96% viability

96Aug: 96% viability

92Sep: 92% viability

94Oct: 94% viability

86Nov: 86% viability

74Dec: 74% viability

11/12

Walking

63Jan: 63% viability

82Feb: 82% viability

88Mar: 88% viability

92Apr: 92% viability

96May: 96% viability

97Jun: 97% viability

96Jul: 96% viability

96Aug: 96% viability

92Sep: 92% viability

94Oct: 94% viability

86Nov: 86% viability

74Dec: 74% viability

88%

Cold

11/12

Running

63Jan: 63% viability

82Feb: 82% viability

88Mar: 88% viability

92Apr: 92% viability

96May: 96% viability

97Jun: 97% viability

96Jul: 96% viability

96Aug: 96% viability

92Sep: 92% viability

94Oct: 94% viability

86Nov: 86% viability

74Dec: 74% viability

11/12

Running

63Jan: 63% viability

82Feb: 82% viability

88Mar: 88% viability

92Apr: 92% viability

96May: 96% viability

97Jun: 97% viability

96Jul: 96% viability

96Aug: 96% viability

92Sep: 92% viability

94Oct: 94% viability

86Nov: 86% viability

74Dec: 74% viability

88%

Cold

Tap any month for details · Click activity name for overview

ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

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

Confidence: High

Reykjavík · Iceland

Climate

Climate Lab · Reykjavík

Lifestyle Calendar · Reykjavík

Climate

Climate Lab · Reykjavík

Lifestyle Calendar · Reykjavík

Air Quality Profile

Air Quality Profile

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