| Average climate data for Egilsstaðir, Iceland | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average maximum temperature (°C) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Average minimum temperature (°C) | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -4 |
| Average precipitation (mm) | 100 | 70 | 82 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 94 | 105 | 82 | 88 | 891 |
| Average rainfall days (days) | 16 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 167 |
| Average daily daylight hours (h) | 5 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| Average daily sunshine hours (h) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Average UV index | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
The warmest month, with the highest average maximum temperature, is August (11 °C). The month with the lowest average maximum temperature is January (1.1 °C). Overall, the average maximum temperature over the whole year is 5.2 °C.
The month with the highest average minimum temperature is August (6.1 °C). The coldest month, with the lowest average minimum temperature, is March (-4.1 °C). Overall, the average minimum temperature over the whole year is 0 °C.
The wettest month, with the highest amount of precipitation, is October (105.4 mm). The driest month, with the least amount of precipitation, is May (47.4 mm). Over the whole year there are 891 mm of rainfall on average.
The month with the most days of rain is January (16 days). The month with the fewest days of rain is May (11 days). Over the whole year there are 167.1 days of rain on average.
The month with the longest days, so the most daylight, is June (Average daylight: 22 h). The month with the shortest days, so the least daylight, is December (Average daylight: 3.1 h). Over the whole year there are 12.3 h of daylight per day on average.
The month with the most sunshine per day is June (Average sunshine: 7 h). The month with the least sunshine per day is January (Average sunshine: 0 h). Over the whole year there are 3.2 h of sunlight per day on average.
The months with the highest average UV index are June and July (UV index: 4). The months with the lowest average UV index are January, February, November and December (UV index: 0). Over the whole year the average UV index is 1.7.
