Is Stykkishólmur hot in January?
Days are typically cold at 2.7°C, while nights average -2.2°C.
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
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 5 out of 100 (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).
January at a glance
What is Stykkishólmur like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 98 mm across about 17 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 4 h 53 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 6 of 12 in our weather comparison; July ranks first.
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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.
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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.
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