🔎 Weather for a date or period
Actual day-by-day weather for the selected period (ERA5). Up to 1 year.
📆 On this day before
Data for previous years is being prepared.
🏆 Hottest and coldest day in Reykjavik (over the full observation series)
+25°
Hottest day
July 30, 2008
-30°
Coldest day
February 7, 1969
🗓 Monthly climate in Reykjavik
| Month | Day | Night | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | +2° | -3° | 152 mm |
| February | +2° | -3° | 151 mm |
| March | +3° | -2° | 133 mm |
| April | +6° | +1° | 132 mm |
| May | +9° | +4° | 122 mm |
| June | +11° | +7° | 94 mm |
| July | +14° | +9° | 85 mm |
| August | +13° | +8° | 105 mm |
| September | +10° | +6° | 137 mm |
| October | +7° | +3° | 158 mm |
| November | +4° | 0° | 129 mm |
| December | +2° | -3° | 135 mm |
🕰 Weather in Reykjavik August 17 in past years
+20°
Heat record · 1941
+2°
Cold record · 1978
📜
This day in history. The hottest August 17 in Reykjavik was in 1941 (+20°), the coldest in 1978 (+2°). 86 years of observations. Normal for August: day +13°, night +8°.
📒 For school and home
Weather diary
ready-made observation table for a month — for school
Weather for the month
August calendar: forecast + climate normal
City water
Atlantic Ocean +13° — where to swim
FAQ about the weather archive in Reykjavik ❓
What was the weather in Reykjavik on a specific date?
Pick a date or range in the form above — we show actual day-by-day weather (ERA5 reanalysis, up to a year back). For today’s date in past years see “On this day before”.
Hottest and coldest day in the history in Reykjavik?
Heat record — +25° (July 30, 2008), cold record — -30° (February 7, 1969). Observations over the full available series.
What's the typical weather in Reykjavik in August?
On average +13° by day, +8° at night, precipitation about 105 mm (ERA5 climate normal).
Since what year is the weather archive in Reykjavik kept?
Climate normals and records come from the ERA5 reanalysis. Actual day-by-day weather is available for the last year.
Climate and weather archive in Reykjavik
Monthly climate normals in Reykjavik (average day and night temperatures, precipitation) are computed from the ERA5 reanalysis. The observation archive accrues from launch. Data: Open-Meteo (ERA5).