The climate of Stykkisholmur (Iceland)
Stykkisholmur is a small fishing village on the northwest coast of
Iceland. The main sources of income for the village are fishery and
tourism. Tourists mainly travel here to see the fjords. The
Snæfellsjökull glacier is another large attraction. This glacier can
best be seen from a boat on a clear day. A unique church can be found
in Stykkisholmur which was designed by Jon Haraldson and is often used
for concerts. Stykkisholmur has a cool maritime climate with cool
summers and cold winters. However, because of the influence of the sea
the climate here is much milder than you would expect. This is because
the warmer sea water also warms up the air. However, when there is a
northern current cold air is supplied from the polar region and
temperatures may drop to -20 degrees Celsius in extreme cases. The
average annual temperature is 3.5 degrees Celsius and Stykkisholmur
gets 704 millimeters of annual precipitation.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Stykkisholmur.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
0
-5
1
17
4
February
1
-3
2
16
3
March
3
-2
3
20
3
April
4
-1
4
19
3
May
8
2
6
16
4
June
9
5
5
18
6
July
11
6
6
17
8
August
11
6
5
18
8
September
8
4
4
18
7
October
5
1
2
9
5
November
2
-2
1
18
5
December
0
-5
0
20
4
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
