Hafnarfjörður weather in November

In November, Hafnarfjörður sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 117 mm of precipitation across 16.3 wet days and about 6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of November to 4 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Hafnarfjörður's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hafnarfjörður's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
117 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
6 hours
10:14 AM – 4:12 PM
Cloud cover
74%
2nd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
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 November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical November day in Hafnarfjörður reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 3°C cooler than October and about 1°C warmer than December.

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651
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How November really feels in Hafnarfjörður

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Hafnarfjörður weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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 November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Hafnarfjörður gets around 117 mm of rain and snow over 16.3 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 54% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15014
25114
35215
45316
55416
65417
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305732

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Dry (%)
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Wind in November

Winds average 17 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of November to 4 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 180 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 9:25 AM to 10:58 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 3:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.69:254:58
27.49:284:55
37.39:314:51
47.29:354:48
57.19:384:45
67.09:414:42
76.99:454:39
86.89:484:36
96.79:514:32
106.69:554:29
116.59:584:26
126.410:014:23
136.310:044:20
146.210:084:17
156.110:114:15
166.010:144:12
175.910:184:09
185.810:214:06
195.710:244:03
205.610:274:01
215.510:313:58
225.410:343:55
235.310:373:53
245.210:403:50
255.110:433:48
265.010:463:45
274.910:493:43
284.810:523:41
294.710:553:38
304.610:583:36

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.25 kWh/m².

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 — November's 0.25 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is November a good time to visit Hafnarfjörður?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hafnarfjörður.

What to pack for Hafnarfjörður in November

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

In November, Hafnarfjörður sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Hafnarfjörður in November

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in November — 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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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Hafnarfjörður in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 0. 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
Feb0Low
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
November 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).