Reykjavik weather in July

In July, Reykjavik sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 76 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 19.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 20 h 18 min at the start of July to 17 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Reykjavik's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Reykjavik's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 76 mm; 13.3 wet days
Daylight: 19 h 18 min; 3:55 AM – 11:11 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 11th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Reykjavik is capital and largest city in Iceland.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³ · 2018
Density: 487/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1786

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

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical July day in Reykjavik reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	9
2	13	9
3	13	9
4	13	9
5	13	9
6	14	9
7	14	9
8	14	9
9	14	9
10	14	9
11	14	9
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	14	9
18	14	9
19	14	9
20	14	9
21	14	9
22	14	9
23	14	9
24	14	10
25	14	10
26	14	10
27	14	10
28	14	10
29	14	10
30	14	10
31	14	10

How July really feels in Reykjavik

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Reykjavik weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	2° / -3°	124	17.9	12.1	4.9	0.0
Feb	2° / -3°	122	16.6	12.1	7.9	0.0
Mar	3° / -2°	114	16.9	11.7	11.2	0.0
Apr	6° / 1°	90	15.3	5.3	14.6	0.4
May	9° / 4°	83	14.8	0.5	17.9	1.7
Jun	12° / 8°	69	12.8	0.1	20.2	2.9
Jul	14° / 9°	76	13.3	0	19.2	3.6
Aug	13° / 9°	93	14.9	0	16.1	3.2
Sep	11° / 6°	126	16.8	0.3	12.7	2.0
Oct	7° / 3°	111	14.8	2.5	9.3	0.6
Nov	4° / -0°	113	15.5	6.7	6	0.0
Dec	2° / -2°	124	16.6	11.2	3.8	0.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	21	20	20	20	21	21	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	19
Cloudier (%)	82	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	79	80	80	80	79	79	80	80	80	79	80	80	80	80	80	81

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	19	81

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Reykjavik gets around 76 mm of rain over 13.3 wet days in July. 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 45% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	41
15	41
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	43
26	43
27	44
28	44
29	45
30	45
31	45

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July, the calmest month.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 20 h 18 min at the start of July to 17 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 150 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:23 AM to 4:39 AM, and sunset from 11:39 PM to 10:28 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	20.3	20.2	20.2	20.1	20.1	20.0	20.0	19.9	19.8	19.8	19.7	19.6	19.5	19.4	19.4	19.3	19.2	19.1	19.0	18.9	18.8	18.7	18.6	18.5	18.4	18.3	18.2	18.1	18.0	17.9	17.8
Sunrise (AM)	3:23	3:24	3:26	3:27	3:29	3:31	3:33	3:35	3:38	3:40	3:42	3:45	3:47	3:50	3:52	3:55	3:58	4:01	4:03	4:06	4:09	4:12	4:15	4:18	4:21	4:24	4:27	4:30	4:33	4:36	4:39
Sunset (PM)	11:39	11:38	11:37	11:36	11:34	11:32	11:31	11:29	11:27	11:25	11:23	11:21	11:19	11:16	11:14	11:11	11:09	11:06	11:04	11:01	10:58	10:55	10:52	10:49	10:46	10:43	10:40	10:37	10:34	10:31	10:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	20.3	3:23	11:39
2	20.2	3:24	11:38
3	20.2	3:26	11:37
4	20.1	3:27	11:36
5	20.1	3:29	11:34
6	20.0	3:31	11:32
7	20.0	3:33	11:31
8	19.9	3:35	11:29
9	19.8	3:38	11:27
10	19.8	3:40	11:25
11	19.7	3:42	11:23
12	19.6	3:45	11:21
13	19.5	3:47	11:19
14	19.4	3:50	11:16
15	19.4	3:52	11:14
16	19.3	3:55	11:11
17	19.2	3:58	11:09
18	19.1	4:01	11:06
19	19.0	4:03	11:04
20	18.9	4:06	11:01
21	18.8	4:09	10:58
22	18.7	4:12	10:55
23	18.6	4:15	10:52
24	18.5	4:18	10:49
25	18.4	4:21	10:46
26	18.3	4:24	10:43
27	18.2	4:27	10:40
28	18.1	4:30	10:37
29	18.0	4:33	10:34
30	17.9	4:36	10:31
31	17.8	4:39	10:28

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 4.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Reykjavik?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Reykjavik.

What to pack for Reykjavik in July

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

In July, Reykjavik sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Reykjavik in July

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in July — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	5	5	5	6	7	10	11	11	10	8	7	6
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	5	Bracing
Feb	5	Bracing
Mar	5	Bracing
Apr	6	Bracing
May	7	Bracing
Jun	10	Bracing
Jul	11	Bracing
Aug	11	Bracing
Sep	10	Bracing
Oct	8	Bracing
Nov	7	Bracing
Dec	6	Bracing

UV index in Reykjavik in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Reykjavik 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	0	1	2	4	5	4	3	2	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	0	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	2	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	2	Low
Oct	1	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Reykjavik?

Reykjavik sits at 64.1°N, 21.9°W, 37 m above sea level, in Iceland. The nearest listed city is Kópavogur, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Reykjavik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Reykjavik has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 867 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,335 m.

The land around Reykjavik is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and water (25%) within 3 km, water (45%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

77 m

artificial surfaces 37%

16 km

867 m

water 45%

80 km

1,335 m

water 48%

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← June Reykjavik year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Kópavogur 3.0 km · Hafnarfjörður 8.0 km · Keflavik 36 km · Reykjanesbær 36 km · Vik 163 km · Akureyri 249 km · Tórshavn 795 km · Isle of Lewis 1,055 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

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 Reykjavik (64.1355°, -21.8954°, elevation 37 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	9
2	13	9
3	13	9
4	13	9
5	13	9
6	14	9
7	14	9
8	14	9
9	14	9
10	14	9
11	14	9
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	14	9
18	14	9
19	14	9
20	14	9
21	14	9
22	14	9
23	14	9
24	14	10
25	14	10
26	14	10
27	14	10
28	14	10
29	14	10
30	14	10
31	14	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	41
15	41
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	43
26	43
27	44
28	44
29	45
30	45
31	45

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	9
2	13	9
3	13	9
4	13	9
5	13	9
6	14	9
7	14	9
8	14	9
9	14	9
10	14	9
11	14	9
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	14	9
18	14	9
19	14	9
20	14	9
21	14	9
22	14	9
23	14	9
24	14	10
25	14	10
26	14	10
27	14	10
28	14	10
29	14	10
30	14	10
31	14	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	41
15	41
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	43
26	43
27	44
28	44
29	45
30	45
31	45

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	9
2	13	9
3	13	9
4	13	9
5	13	9
6	14	9
7	14	9
8	14	9
9	14	9
10	14	9
11	14	9
12	14	9
13	14	9
14	14	9
15	14	9
16	14	9
17	14	9
18	14	9
19	14	9
20	14	9
21	14	9
22	14	9
23	14	9
24	14	10
25	14	10
26	14	10
27	14	10
28	14	10
29	14	10
30	14	10
31	14	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	41
15	41
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	42
25	43
26	43
27	44
28	44
29	45
30	45
31	45

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1