Besttimetovisit.co.nzClimate of Kópavogur
Kópavogur has a tundra climate. It is cold here all year round. The average annual temperature for Kópavogur is 6° degrees and there is about 320 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 139 days a year with an average humidity of 80% and an UV-index of 2.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 1°C and 14°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -2°C and 9°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 6°C and 13°C
- Rain: it rains 163 days and there is a total of approximately 320 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 37 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 1669 sun hours
| Maximum temperature: | between 1°C and 14°C |
| Warmest month: | 14°C in July |
| Coldest month: | 1°C in December |
| Night temperature: | between -2°C and 9°C |
| Sea temperature: | between 6°C and 13°C |
| Dry days: | 165 days |
| Days with rain: | 163 days |
| Days with snow: | 37 days |
| Total rain sum: | 320 mm |
| Hours of sunshine: | 1669 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Kópavogur.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Kópavogur.
Climate table of Kópavogur
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Kópavogur. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Kópavogur might be like in a given month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Night temp. (°C) | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | -2 |
| Water temp. (°C) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 37 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 36 | 25 | 27 |
| Days with rain | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| Days with snow | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 |
| Dry days | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| UV-index | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Best time to visit Kópavogur
The best time to visit Kópavogur in Iceland is from January through December. In this period you have a very cold temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Kópavogur is 14°C in July and the lowest is 1°C in December. The maximum water temperature is 13°C and the lowest water temperature is 6°C.
Climate of Kópavogur by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Kópavogur? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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