Iceland · 1991–2020 normal

Þorlákshöfn in
December.

Typical December weather in Þorlákshöfn: 3.3°C by day, -1.6°C at night, 114 mm of rain over 17.4 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high3.3°C
Typical low-1.6°C
Rain114 mm
Wet days17.4

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 45). Daylight is calculated as 4 h 21 from latitude 63.86°. Open-water sea temperature is 6.4°C (2 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 63.9° the calculated mid-month daylight is 4 h 21. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -1.6°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -1.6°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 3412589
NOAA station
IC000004030 · REYKJAVIK
Station distance
39.4 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 30 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.

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