Akranes Weather in August
Akranes in August
The short of it: Akranes in August averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 16 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 9° · rain 67 mm · daylight 16 h 24 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
August in Akranes brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 9°, with about 67 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 13°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 67 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 24 min in mid-August, 207 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Akranes runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Grundarhverfi, 15 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
August in Akranes, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 14 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GrundarhverfiCapital Region | 15 km SE | 13° | 9° | 73 mm |
| SeltjarnarnesCapital Region | 19 km SSE | 13° | 9° | 73 mm |
| ReykjavíkCapital Region | 22 km SSE | 14° | 9° | 75 mm |
| KópavogurCapital Region | 25 km SSE | 14° | 9° | 74 mm |
| ÁlftanesCapital Region | 25 km S | 13° | 9° | 72 mm |
| MosfellsbærCapital Region | 25 km SE | 14° | 9° | 79 mm |
| BorgarnesWest | 25 km NNE | 13° | 8° | 65 mm |
| GarðabærCapital Region | 27 km SSE | 14° | 9° | 74 mm |