Reykjanesbær weather in June

In June, Reykjanesbær sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 67 mm of rain across 12.8 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 10°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Reykjanesbær's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Reykjanesbær's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
20 h 18 min
3:23 AM – 11:38 PM
Cloud cover
75%
5th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical June day in Reykjanesbær reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Reykjanesbær

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.

Reykjanesbær 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 / 12518.89.750.0
Feb / -0°12317.410.480.0
Mar / 11317.69.311.20.0
Apr / 9115.43.414.60.3
May / 7913.90.517.81.2
Jun11° / 6712.8020.12.3
Jul12° / 10°7412.8019.13.0
Aug12° / 10°9714.20162.8
Sep10° / 13417.2012.71.8
Oct / 12015.41.69.30.8
Nov / 12417.24.96.10.0
Dec / 12918.69.13.90.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Reykjanesbær gets around 67 mm of rain over 12.8 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 rain averages around 43% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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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Dry (%)
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Wind in June

Winds average 17 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
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518light 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 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:47 AM to 3:27 AM, and sunset from 11:09 PM to 11:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
119.43:4711:09
219.53:4411:12
319.53:4211:14
419.63:4011:16
519.73:3811:19
619.83:3611:21
719.83:3411:23
819.93:3211:25
919.93:3111:27
1020.03:2911:29
1120.13:2811:31
1220.13:2711:33
1320.13:2511:34
1420.23:2411:36
1520.23:2311:37
1620.33:2311:38
1720.33:2211:39
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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 5.38 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 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Reykjanesbær?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Reykjanesbær.

What to pack for Reykjanesbær in June

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

In June, Reykjanesbær sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Reykjanesbær 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 at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 11°C and coldest in March near 6°C.

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

4°6°8°10°12°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Reykjanesbær 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 Reykjanesbær 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
May3Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Reykjanesbær?

Reykjanesbær sits at 64.0°N, 22.6°W, 13 m above sea level, in Iceland. The nearest listed city is Keflavik, 1.0 km away.

HafnarfjörðurKópavogurReykjavikVikAkureyri

Topography around Reykjanesbær

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Reykjanesbær has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,065 m.

The land around Reykjanesbær is covered by grassland (45%) and water (35%) within 3 km, water (54%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and water (67%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
213 m
80 km
1,065 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
June weather nearby: Keflavik 1.0 km · Hafnarfjörður 31 km · Kópavogur 34 km · Reykjavik 36 km · Vik 186 km · Akureyri 282 km · Tórshavn 825 km · Isle of Lewis 1,076 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 Reykjanesbær (63.9981°, -22.5611°, elevation 13 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).