Climate in East Iceland
Average daytime and nighttime temperatures
All climate diagrams on this page come from the collected data of the official weather station in East Iceland in a height of 21m above sea level. All data correspond to the average monthly values of the last 20 years.
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It won't be really warm up here and you won't need your bathing clothes. Due to the warmer temperatures, the best time for traveling is from June to September. Less attractive are the cold months from November to March.
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Rain days per month
A rain day is a day on which at least 0.1 mm precipitation (=0.1 liter) per square meter falls. This can be rain, snow, hail or even dew. So it does not have to rain the whole day. With 16 rain days, January offers the most rain days, while June has the fewest.
Precipitation amount in mm/day
The amount of precipitation is measured in millimeters per square meter. Thus, at two mm/day, two liters of water fall on one square meter within 24 hours. With only 2.1 mm, the least amount of rain falls in June. October, on the other hand, has the most rain.
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Most important cities in the region »East Iceland«
Only very small villages are located here. The two biggest are Egilsstaðir and Egilsstaðir. The region has a west-east extension of about 70 km and over 110 km from north to south.| City | Population | Geo position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egilsstaðir | 2,303 | 65° 16' 1"N | 14° 23' 41"W |
| Egilsstaðir | 2,265 | 65° 15' 55"N | 14° 23' 41"W |
| Höfn | 1,690 | 64° 15' 14"N | 15° 12' 44"W |
| Neskaupstaður | 1,466 | 65° 8' 53"N | 13° 41' 1"W |
| Reyðarfjörður | 1,152 | 65° 1' 54"N | 14° 13' 6"W |
| Eskifjörður | 1,014 | 65° 4' 23"N | 14° 0' 55"W |
Data basis: German Weather Service, individual values averaged and supplemented by own elements. Data on cities and inhabitants: geonames.org, United Nations Statistics Division and own research.
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