Akureyri weather by month

Check out Akureyri weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & UV index

Temperature in Akureyri (°C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	-1	-1	-1	3	7	11	12	11	8	4	0	-1
Min temperature (night-time)	-8	-7	-7	-4	0	3	5	5	1	-2	-6	-7
Heat & Humidity	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sea temperature	2	2	2	2	3	6	8	9	8	6	4	3

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & UV index in Akureyri

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of sunshine	0	1	2	4	6	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
Daily hours of daylight	5	8	12	15	19	23	21	17	13	9	6	3
UV Index (Maximum)	0	0	1	2	3	4	4	3	2	1	0	0

Rainfall in Akureyri

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	16	14	17	14	11	13	14	15	15	18	17	18
Average monthly rainfall (mm)	66	54	61	46	36	47	56	63	68	79	67	67

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The climate guide for Iceland (Akureyri) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Akureyri?

Akureyri has a cold climate with cool dry summers.

Akureyri weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -1°C in Akureyri, Iceland in January based on long-term weather averages. There are no hours of sunshine per day on average with 16 days with some rainfall and typically 66 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

-1
-1°C max day temperature
0
0 hours of sunshine per day
16
16 days with some rainfall
-8
-8°C min night temperature
5
5 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
66
66 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
2
2°C sea temperature

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Akureyri weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -1°C in Akureyri, Iceland in February based on long-term weather averages. There is 1 hour of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 54 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

-1
-1°C max day temperature
1
1 hour of sunshine per day
14
14 days with some rainfall
-7
-7°C min night temperature
8
8 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
54
54 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
2
2°C sea temperature

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Akureyri weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -1°C in Akureyri, Iceland in March based on long-term weather averages. There are 2 hours of sunshine per day on average with 17 days with some rainfall and typically 61 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

-1
-1°C max day temperature
2
2 hours of sunshine per day
17
17 days with some rainfall
-7
-7°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
61
61 mm of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index
2
2°C sea temperature

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Akureyri weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 3°C in Akureyri, Iceland in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 4 hours of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 46 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

3
3°C max day temperature
4
4 hours of sunshine per day
14
14 days with some rainfall
-4
-4°C min night temperature
15
15 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
46
46 mm of monthly rainfall
2
2 (Low) UV index
2
2°C sea temperature

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Akureyri weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 7°C in Akureyri, Iceland in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 11 days with some rainfall.

7
7°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
11
11 days with some rainfall
0
0°C min night temperature
19
19 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
36
36 mm of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
3
3°C sea temperature

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Akureyri weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 11°C in Akureyri, Iceland in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 13 days with some rainfall and typically 47 mm of rainfall in the month.

11
11°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
13
13 days with some rainfall
3
3°C min night temperature
23
23 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
47
47 mm of monthly rainfall
4
4 (Moderate) UV index
6
6°C sea temperature

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Akureyri weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 12°C in Akureyri, Iceland in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 56 mm of rainfall in the month.

12
12°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
14
14 days with some rainfall
5
5°C min night temperature
21
21 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
56
56 mm of monthly rainfall
4
4 (Moderate) UV index
8
8°C sea temperature

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Akureyri weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 11°C in Akureyri, Iceland in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 4 hours of sunshine per day on average with 15 days with some rainfall and typically 63 mm of rainfall in the month.

11
11°C max day temperature
4
4 hours of sunshine per day
15
15 days with some rainfall
5
5°C min night temperature
17
17 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
63
63 mm of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
9
9°C sea temperature

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Akureyri weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 8°C in Akureyri, Iceland in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 3 hours of sunshine per day on average with 15 days with some rainfall and typically 68 mm of rainfall in the month.

8
8°C max day temperature
3
3 hours of sunshine per day
15
15 days with some rainfall
1
1°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
68
68 mm of monthly rainfall
2
2 (Low) UV index
8
8°C sea temperature

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Akureyri weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 4°C in Akureyri, Iceland in October based on long-term weather averages. There are 2 hours of sunshine per day on average with 18 days with some rainfall and typically 79 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

4
4°C max day temperature
2
2 hours of sunshine per day
18
18 days with some rainfall
-2
-2°C min night temperature
9
9 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
79
79 mm of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index
6
6°C sea temperature

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Akureyri weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 0°C in Akureyri, Iceland in November based on long-term weather averages. There is 1 hour of sunshine per day on average with 17 days with some rainfall and typically 67 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

0
0°C max day temperature
1
1 hour of sunshine per day
17
17 days with some rainfall
-6
-6°C min night temperature
6
6 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
67
67 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
4
4°C sea temperature

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Akureyri weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of -1°C in Akureyri, Iceland in December based on long-term weather averages. There are no hours of sunshine per day on average with 18 days with some rainfall and typically 67 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.