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Monthly climate in Faskrudsfjoerdur, East, Iceland

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Faskrudsfjoerdur features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -2 °C (29 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -18 °C (0 °F) or can rise to as high as 20 °C (69 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1658 mm (65.3 inches) and receives 202 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Faskrudsfjoerdur enjoys an average of 2132 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 3 hours 46 minutes to 21 hours 40 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Faskrudsfjoerdur, East, Iceland §

The warmest months in Faskrudsfjoerdur are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 7 to 10 °C (46 - 50 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -2 to -1 °C (29 - 30 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Faskrudsfjoerdur experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 151 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Faskrudsfjoerdur, East, Iceland.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 7°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Mean maximum 6°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Average high 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 0°C
(33°F)
Daily mean -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Average low -4°C
(25°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Mean minimum -12°C
(10°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)
Minimum -18°C
(0°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Faskrudsfjoerdur, East, Iceland §

Faskrudsfjoerdur usually has the most precipitation in February, October and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 214 mm (8.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Faskrudsfjoerdur are May, July and August. On average, 83 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Faskrudsfjoerdur, East, Iceland.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 124 (4.9) 207 (8.2) 146 (5.7) 97 (3.8) 91 (3.6) 100 (3.9) 74 (2.9) 83 (3.3) 158 (6.2) 223 (8.8) 144 (5.7) 212 (8.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 20 18 14 16 15 15 15 18 21 17 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Faskrudsfjoerdur, East, Iceland §

The sunniest months in Faskrudsfjoerdur are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Faskrudsfjoerdur: January, November and December receive an average of 1 hours 8 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Faskrudsfjoerdur, East, Iceland.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 30 88 192 255 293 304 318 267 195 111 61 13
Mean daily daylight hours 5h 6m 8h 23m 11h 49m 15h 18m 18h 54m 21h 40m 20h 1m 16h 26m 12h 58m 9h 32m 6h 6m 3h 46m

Solar UV radiation in Faskrudsfjoerdur, East, Iceland §

Faskrudsfjoerdur experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 5 - 6, which corresponds to the Moderate / High category of sun exposure.January, February and November are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 1. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Faskrudsfjoerdur UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Faskrudsfjoerdur, East, Iceland.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 1 1 2 4 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 1