The climate of Vestmannaeyjar (Iceland)
Vestmannaeyjar is an archipelago off the south coast of Iceland and is
also known as the Westman Islands. The archipelago consists of 11
large islands, 4 smaller islands and several rocks. Of all these
islands only the island Heimaey is inhabited. This island has a square
surface area of 13.5 kilometers and is the largest of the Westman
Islands. A large volcanic eruption destroyed more than 400 houses on
the island in the 1970s. The Westman Islands have a cool maritime
climate with cool summers and cold winters. An ever blowing sea wind
causes temperatures to be much milder than you would expect in an area
so close to the North Pole. During the coldest months of winter
average temperatures only just drop below zero. Because of its
situation towards the mainland the influence of depressions is
stronger here which causes precipitation figures to be higher. The
average annual temperature is 4.8 degrees Celsius. The Westman Islands
get 1,588 millimeters of annual precipitation on average.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Vestmannaeyjar.
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
2
-2
1
20
7
February
4
-1
2
18
6
March
5
0
3
19
6
April
6
1
4
18
7
May
9
3
6
19
8
June
11
6
5
18
9
July
13
7
6
16
10
August
12
7
5
18
11
September
9
4
4
18
10
October
7
1
2
21
8
November
4
-1
1
18
7
December
2
-2
0
21
7
= 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
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
