Akranes monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Akranes

Akranes average temperature chart (Celsius) Akranes average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Akranes (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 0.7 1.5 1.9 4.5 8.3 10.9 12.5 12.1 8.9 5.6 2.2 1
°F 33.2 34.6 35.4 40.2 46.9 51.7 54.5 53.8 48 42 36 33.8

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Akranes monthly rainfall chart (mm) Akranes monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Akranes (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 94 93 94 72 57 64 64 79 83 110 94 97
inches 3.7 3.6 3.7 2.8 2.2 2.5 2.5 3.1 3.3 4.3 3.7 3.8
Rainy days 18 17 19 18 15 17 17 17 18 19 17 19

Average annual rainfall in Akranes: 1042.75533mm (410.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Akranes

Akranes average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Akranes
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 0.9 1.7 3.4 4.8 3.1 0 3.1 5.5 4.2 2.7 1.5 0.6

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Akranes average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Akranes average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Akranes (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -4.1 -3.3 -3.2 -0.7 2.5 5.6 7.2 6.8 3.8 1.1 -2.4 -4
Max °C 0.8 1.6 2 4.7 8.4 11 12.6 12.2 9 5.7 2.4 1.1
Min °F 24.6 26.1 26.2 30.7 36.5 42.1 45 44.3 38.9 33.9 27.8 24.8
Max °F 29 30.4 30.9 35.5 41.8 47 49.9 49.2 43.6 38.1 32 29.4

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Akranes average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Akranes average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Akranes in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.5 6.5 8.5 10 10.6 9.5 8.1 7.1 6.4
°F 42.5 42 41.6 41.8 43.8 47.2 50 51 49.1 46.7 44.7 43.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Akranes average winspeed by month (km/h) Akranes average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Akranes (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 23 24 23 21 19 18 17 18 19 21 22 23
mph 15 15 15 13 12 11 11 11 12 13 14 15

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Akranes relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Akranes
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
80% 80% 79% 80% 78% 81% 82% 83% 81% 82% 81% 80%

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Akranes weather stats

Akranes weather statistics
Hottest month: July 12.5°C 54.5°F
Driest month: May 57mm 2.2ins
Sunniest month: May 3.1hrs
Coldest month: January 0.7°C 33.3°F
Wettest month: October 110mm 4.3ins
Warmest sea: August 10.6°C 51.1°F
Map showing location of Akranes (64.32179, -22.0749) Akranes map pin © Google

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