Reykjahlíð (Mývatn) climate

Name: Reykjahlíð (Mývatn)
Address: Highlands, Iceland

Iceland · Highlands · 65.643° N, 16.918° W

Köppen ETtundraPolar & alpine

Volcanic interior by Lake Mývatn: cold, windy, with a short cool summer.

Cold enough that no month is truly warm — tundra, ice cap, or high mountain.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 56°F / 13°C

Coldest month

December, 17°F / -8°C

Annual swing

39°F / 21°C

Wettest month

October

Driest month

May

Rain per year

15.7" / 399 mm

Snow per year

135.2" / 3433 mm

Elevation

912 ft / 278 m

Time zone

Atlantic/Reykjavik

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	29 / -2	18 / -8	0.24 / 6	22.0 / 560	82%	12.0 / 19.3	86%
February	29 / -2	19 / -7	0.21 / 5	18.3 / 465	83%	12.3 / 19.8	85%
March	30 / -1	20 / -7	0.31 / 8	16.9 / 430	82%	12.1 / 19.5	80%
April	38 / 3	27 / -3	0.49 / 12	7.0 / 178	80%	9.5 / 15.3	71%
May	44 / 7	32 / 0	0.73 / 19	5.0 / 128	73%	9.1 / 14.6	79%
June	53 / 12	41 / 5	2.24 / 57	2.0 / 51	72%	9.2 / 14.8	79%
July	56 / 13	44 / 7	2.95 / 75	0.8 / 19	79%	8.1 / 13.0	81%
August	55 / 13	44 / 6	2.71 / 69	1.3 / 34	79%	7.7 / 12.4	75%
September	48 / 9	38 / 3	2.91 / 74	7.1 / 181	82%	9.3 / 15.0	78%
October	37 / 3	29 / -1	2.09 / 53	19.8 / 502	88%	9.9 / 15.9	84%
November	33 / 0	24 / -5	0.54 / 14	13.2 / 336	87%	10.4 / 16.7	84%
December	27 / -3	17 / -8	0.27 / 7	21.6 / 549	85%	10.2 / 16.4	84%

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