The Frontier Gazette & Almanack
“Fair Warning for Every Town Under the Sky” · Est. 1881
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Iceland Weather

News from Iceland

The short of it: Wanted Weather covers 50 towns in Iceland. 1 warning is in force among the 10 largest towns as of 17:17 UTC. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models; TerraClimate normals 1991–2020.

Warnings are in force for 1 of the 10 largest towns.

The Gazette carries the weather for 50 towns in Iceland, from Bolungarvík in the north to Vík í Mýrdal in the south. The largest is Reykjavík, home to some 119k souls.

Among the larger towns, Þorlákshöfn runs hottest, with summer highs near 16°, and Ólafsfjörður coldest, with winter nights near -5°. Vík í Mýrdal is the wettest at about 1790 mm a year, Sauðárkrókur the driest at 477 mm.

The Largest Towns

Conditions now
TownSkyNowHigh / Low
ReykjavíkCapital Region, IcelandLight rain8°9° / 2°
KópavogurCapital Region, IcelandLight rain8°9° / 7°
HafnarfjörðurCapital Region, IcelandLight rain8°9° / 2°
ReykjanesbærSouthern Peninsula, IcelandLight rain9°9° / 8°
AkureyriNortheast, IcelandLight rain6°7° / 4°
KeflavíkSouthern Peninsula, IcelandLight rain9°9° / 8°
MosfellsbærCapital Region, IcelandLight rain7°7° / -1°
GarðabærCapital Region, IcelandLight rain8°9° / 7°
SelfossSouth, IcelandLight rain8°9° / -1°
AkranesWest, IcelandLight rain8°9° / 8°

Regions of Iceland

8 regions · largest town in each
RegionLargest townTowns
Capital RegionReykjavík8
Southern PeninsulaReykjanesbær6
NortheastAkureyri6
SouthSelfoss9
WestAkranes7
WestfjordsÍsafjörður3
NorthwestSauðárkrókur3
EastEgilsstaðir8

Every Town in Iceland

50 towns · largest first

Reykjavík · Kópavogur · Hafnarfjörður · Reykjanesbær · Akureyri · Keflavík · Mosfellsbær · Garðabær · Selfoss · Akranes · Seltjarnarnes · Vestmannaeyjar · Norðurþing · Grindavík · Ísafjörður · Hveragerði · Sauðárkrókur · Egilsstaðir · Álftanes · Þorlákshöfn · Borgarnes · Borgarnes · Höfn · Sandgerði · Neskaupstaður · Garður · Reyðarfjörður · Dalvík · Stykkishólmur · Siglufjörður · Hvolsvöllur · Eskifjörður · Vogar · Ólafsvík · Laugar · Bolungarvík · Blönduós · Grundarfjörður · Hella · Flúðir · Ólafsfjörður · Vík í Mýrdal · Patreksfjörður · Vopnafjörður · Seyðisfjörður · Fáskrúðsfjörður · Hvammstangi · Hellissandur · Eyrarbakki · Grundarhverfi