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Western in Januaryhow the month reads

January is a solid shoulder month for Western inside Iceland, with cooler than the yearly mean by 5.5°C. The safety bulletins below apply.

Rank
5 of 12
Score
25/100
January match
25/100

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  • Temperature
    0°C
    −5.5°C vs. yearly mean
  • Month rank
    5 of 12
    for Western
  • Best months
    March · April · May
    highest regional score
12-month temperature · Western

January in context

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyWestern, Iceland — January. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (0.0), highest in July (12.4). Monthly means: 0.0, 0.7, 1.4, 4.8, 7.8, 10.4, 12.4, 12.0, 9.0, 5.3, 2.3, 0.4.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January0.0
February0.7
March1.4
April4.8
May7.8
June10.4
July12.4
August12.0
September9.0
October5.3
November2.3
December0.4
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
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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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