Iceland · 1991–2020 normal
Stykkishólmur in
January.
Typical January weather in Stykkishólmur: 2.7°C by day, -2.2°C at night, 98 mm of rain over 17.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high2.7°C
Typical low-2.2°C
Rain98 mm
Wet days17.3
Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 44). Daylight is calculated as 4 h 53 from latitude 65.08°. Open-water sea temperature is 2.3°C (7 km from the place centre).
Event window
Long northern nights in January
At 65.1° the calculated mid-month daylight is 4 h 53. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -2.2°C.
Event window
Frost-level nights in January
The measured night-time normal is -2.2°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 3412888
- NOAA station
- IC000004013 · STYKKISHOLMUR
- Station distance
- 0.2 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 29 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.