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Iceland · Regional climate
Southern Peninsulawhen to go
Regional slice of Iceland with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Apr · May · Jun.
- Range
- 3–13 °C
- Compare
- +3.0°C vs. Iceland mean
- Country
- Iceland
- TZ
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
Region match
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12-month climate · Southern Peninsula
How the year moves in Southern Peninsula
Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Southern Peninsula itself rather than over Iceland as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) |
|---|---|
| January | 2.8 |
| February | 3.3 |
| March | 3.9 |
| April | 6.4 |
| May | 8.5 |
| June | 10.7 |
| July | 12.7 |
| August | 12.6 |
| September | 10.3 |
| October | 7.3 |
| November | 4.9 |
| December | 3.3 |
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| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 135 |
| February | 133 |
| March | 125 |
| April | 113 |
| May | 111 |
| June | 87 |
| July | 80 |
| August | 96 |
| September | 141 |
| October | 139 |
| November | 116 |
| December | 119 |
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| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 0.9 |
| February | 2.3 |
| March | 4.3 |
| April | 5.3 |
| May | 6.7 |
| June | 6.0 |
| July | 5.6 |
| August | 5.2 |
| September | 3.9 |
| October | 2.4 |
| November | 1.2 |
| December | 0.3 |
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Safety · 5 governments
What the governments say about Iceland
Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
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Highest level across 5 governments · Advisory last changed
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NL
Level 1Exercise normal precautions
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UK
Level 1Exercise normal precautions
Exercise normal precautions
US
Level 1Exercise normal precautions
Exercise normal precautions
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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