Hafnarfjörður weather in June

In June, Hafnarfjörður sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 79 mm of precipitation across 14.2 wet days and about 20.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 19 h 24 min at the start of June to 20 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Hafnarfjörður's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hafnarfjörður's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Precipitation
79 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
20 h 18 min
3:19 AM – 11:37 PM
Cloud cover
81%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Hafnarfjörður is town of Iceland.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 4.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
181/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical June day in Hafnarfjörður reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Hafnarfjörður

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Hafnarfjörður weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°12817.811.650.0
Feb / -2°12616.912.17.90.0
Mar / -2°11817.211.411.20.0
Apr / 10116.55.614.60.5
May10° / 9015.80.717.91.7
Jun12° / 7914.20.120.12.8
Jul14° / 8514.5019.23.5
Aug13° / 10415.8016.13.2
Sep11° / 13417.60.212.72.0
Oct / 11614.92.39.30.7
Nov / 11716.36.660.0
Dec / -2°12917.5113.90.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Hafnarfjörður gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 14.2 wet days in June, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 48% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in June

Winds average 13 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 19 h 24 min at the start of June to 20 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:43 AM to 3:23 AM, and sunset from 11:08 PM to 11:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
119.43:4311:08
219.53:4111:10
319.63:3911:13
419.63:3611:15
519.73:3411:17
619.83:3211:20
719.93:3111:22
819.93:2911:24
920.03:2711:26
1020.03:2611:28
1120.13:2411:30
1220.13:2311:32
1320.23:2211:33
1420.23:2111:35
1520.33:2011:36
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1920.43:1711:40
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.21 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Hafnarfjörður?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hafnarfjörður.

What to pack for Hafnarfjörður in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Hafnarfjörður sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Hafnarfjörður in June

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 11°C and coldest in March near 5°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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UV index in Hafnarfjörður in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hafnarfjörður peaks around June 21 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 3 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 21UV 4Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
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Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hafnarfjörður?

Hafnarfjörður sits at 64.1°N, 21.9°W, 39 m above sea level, in Iceland. The nearest listed city is Kópavogur, 5.0 km away.

KeflavikReykjanesbærVikAkureyri

Topography around Hafnarfjörður

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Hafnarfjörður.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hafnarfjörður has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 614 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,332 m.

The land around Hafnarfjörður is covered by grassland (53%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
149 m
16 km
614 m
80 km
1,332 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
June weather nearby: Kópavogur 5.0 km · Reykjavik 8.0 km · Keflavik 31 km · Reykjanesbær 31 km · Vik 161 km · Akureyri 256 km · Tórshavn 796 km · Isle of Lewis 1,053 km

Iceland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 118% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$98,323
2025
Happiness
7.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland 59%other or unspecified 19%none 8%Independent Congregation of Reykjavik 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hafnarfjörður (64.0671°, -21.9377°, elevation 39 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).