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Iceland · Northeastern · May

Northeastern in Mayhow the month reads

May is one of the strongest months for Northeastern inside Iceland, with warmer than the yearly mean by 2.0°C. The safety bulletins below apply.

Rank
3 of 12
Score
60/100
May match
60/100

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  • Temperature
    6°C
    +2.0°C vs. yearly mean
  • Month rank
    3 of 12
    for Northeastern
  • Best months
    March · April · May
    highest regional score
12-month temperature · Northeastern

May in context

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyNortheastern, Iceland — May. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (-1.5), highest in July (11.6). Monthly means: -1.5, -0.8, -0.6, 2.0, 5.9, 9.4, 11.6, 10.8, 7.8, 3.2, 0.3, -1.2.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January-1.5
February-0.8
March-0.6
April2.0
May5.9
June9.4
July11.6
August10.8
September7.8
October3.2
November0.3
December-1.2
Safety · 5 governments

What the governments say about Iceland

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise normal precautions
Highest level across 5 governments · Advisory last changed
See breakdown by country
AU

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.smartraveller.gov.au
DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
UK

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.gov.uk
US

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked travel.state.gov

Parts of Iceland carry a higher advisory — up to level 2, "Exercise increased caution". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.

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