Iceland · 1991–2020 normal

Þorlákshöfn in
January.

Typical January weather in Þorlákshöfn: 3.2°C by day, -1.7°C at night, 106 mm of rain over 18.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high3.2°C
Typical low-1.7°C
Rain106 mm
Wet days18.5

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 45). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 25 from latitude 63.86°. Open-water sea temperature is 6.0°C (2 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 63.9° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 25. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -1.7°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -1.7°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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