Akureyri Weather Records (IC000004063)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Akureyri (IC000004063), Iceland, with 82 years of record.

Key Facts for Akureyri

Akureyri (IC000004063) is a weather station in Iceland at 65.68 latitude and -18.08 longitude, 27 m (89 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1944 to 2025, 82 years of record.
1,464 records set at Akureyri still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Akureyri set a daily record high minimum temperature of 15.7 C (60.3 F) on 16 August 2025.

About the Station

Location: Iceland, 65.68 latitude, -18.08 longitude.
Elevation: 27 m (89 ft).
Period of record: 1944 to 2025, 82 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

1 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Akureyri. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 1 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Akureyri, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	17.5 C (63.5 F)	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	9.0 C (48.2 F)	-5.8 C (21.6 F)
Feb	14.5 C (58.1 F)	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	11.3 C (52.3 F)	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
Mar	15.2 C (59.4 F)	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	-5.2 C (22.6 F)
Apr	21.5 C (70.7 F)	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	13.7 C (56.7 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
May	24.6 C (76.3 F)	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	19.1 C (66.4 F)	0.7 C (33.3 F)
Jun	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.3 C (32.5 F)
Jul	27.6 C (81.7 F)	1.3 C (34.3 F)	20.8 C (69.4 F)	4.8 C (40.6 F)
Aug	27.7 C (81.9 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	19.2 C (66.6 F)	4.5 C (40.1 F)
Sep	23.6 C (74.5 F)	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	19.5 C (67.1 F)	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.4 C (68.7 F)	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.5 C (59.9 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Akureyri still stand. 1969 holds the most, with 52.

Standing records at Akureyri by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1944	2
1949	29
1950	10
1951	22
1952	18
1953	18
1954	20
1955	26
1956	21
1957	7
1958	21
1959	20
1960	13
1961	11
1962	19
1963	19
1964	29
1965	38
1966	20
1967	33
1968	49
1969	52
1970	32
1971	28
1972	11
1973	52
1974	25
1975	40
1976	22
1977	24
1978	16
1979	36
1980	26
1981	40
1982	14
1983	20
1984	19
1985	30
1986	13
1987	15
1988	26
1989	18
1990	13
1991	17
1992	26
1993	9
1994	6
1995	24
1996	24
1997	28
1998	20
1999	18
2000	27
2001	20
2002	25
2003	21
2004	21
2005	19
2006	9
2007	14
2008	3
2009	2
2010	6
2011	8
2012	11
2013	7
2014	1
2016	2
2017	11
2018	4
2019	19
2020	3
2021	13
2022	5
2023	12
2024	8
2025	4

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Akureyri between 24 July 1981 and 24 July 1981. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 103.1 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Akureyri. The most was 103.1 mm (4.1 in) on 29 October 1984.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Akureyri
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	14 January 1975
Feb	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	6 February 1989
Mar	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 March 1992
Apr	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 April 1953
May	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 May 1986
Jun	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 June 1994
Jul	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 July 1980
Aug	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 August 1950
Sep	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	1 September 1952
Oct	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	29 October 1984
Nov	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	7 November 1977
Dec	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 December 1951

Period of Record Coverage

1944 to 2025

78 years of record at Akureyri, 1944 to 2025. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1944, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and others.

Days with data per year at Akureyri
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1944	1	0%	No
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	342	94%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	340	93%	Yes
2006	296	81%	No
2007	312	85%	No
2008	311	85%	No
2009	318	87%	No
2010	302	83%	No
2011	293	80%	No
2012	305	83%	No
2013	283	78%	No
2014	302	83%	No
2015	301	82%	No
2016	314	86%	No
2017	285	78%	No
2018	303	83%	No
2019	320	88%	No
2020	309	84%	No
2021	309	85%	No
2022	264	72%	No
2023	234	64%	No
2024	58	16%	No
2025	53	15%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Akureyri
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 2025	Akureyri, IS	daily high min	15.7 C (60.3 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 2025	Akureyri, IS	daily high max	19.1 C (66.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	64 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2025	Akureyri, IS	daily high min (Tie)	10.7 C (51.3 F)	tie	24 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2025	Akureyri, IS	daily high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	22 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2025	Akureyri, IS	daily high min	6.6 C (43.9 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 2024	Akureyri, IS	daily high max	14.6 C (58.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 2024	Akureyri, IS	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	55 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2024	Akureyri, IS	daily low max	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 2024	Akureyri, IS	monthly high max	20.4 C (68.7 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2024	Akureyri, IS	daily high max (Tie)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	tie	4 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2024	Akureyri, IS	daily low max	6.6 C (43.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2024	Akureyri, IS	daily high min (Tie)	13.5 C (56.3 F)	tie	35 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2024	Akureyri, IS	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 2024	Akureyri, IS	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	51 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2024	Akureyri, IS	daily high max	23.1 C (73.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	3 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2023	Akureyri, IS	daily low max	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2023	Akureyri, IS	daily high min	7.7 C (45.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2023	Akureyri, IS	daily high max	21.5 C (70.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	17 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2023	Akureyri, IS	daily low min	1.3 C (34.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2023	Akureyri, IS	daily low max	7.4 C (45.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

55 complete years, 1949 to 2004

One stripe for each of 55 complete years at Akureyri, 1949 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.8 C (38.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 1.6 C (34.8 F), and the warmest was 2003, at 5.5 C (42.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Akureyri as warming stripes, 1949 to 2004
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1949	3.4 C	-0.38 C
1950	3.6 C	-0.14 C
1951	3.2 C	-0.63 C
1952	3.5 C	-0.32 C
1953	4.8 C	+1.05 C
1954	4.0 C	+0.20 C
1955	3.5 C	-0.33 C
1956	4.5 C	+0.76 C
1957	3.9 C	+0.09 C
1958	3.4 C	-0.41 C
1959	4.5 C	+0.72 C
1960	4.5 C	+0.69 C
1961	4.0 C	+0.22 C
1962	3.7 C	-0.08 C
1963	3.5 C	-0.31 C
1964	4.9 C	+1.10 C
1965	3.4 C	-0.40 C
1966	2.6 C	-1.14 C
1967	2.9 C	-0.92 C
1968	2.7 C	-1.06 C
1969	2.5 C	-1.29 C
1970	2.7 C	-1.04 C
1971	3.1 C	-0.68 C
1972	4.8 C	+1.01 C
1973	3.0 C	-0.81 C
1975	3.4 C	-0.37 C
1976	4.7 C	+0.92 C
1977	3.4 C	-0.34 C
1978	3.8 C	+0.02 C
1979	1.6 C	-2.20 C
1980	3.7 C	-0.10 C
1981	2.5 C	-1.26 C
1982	3.3 C	-0.48 C
1983	2.9 C	-0.89 C
1984	4.4 C	+0.60 C
1985	3.1 C	-0.73 C
1986	3.4 C	-0.35 C
1987	4.9 C	+1.09 C
1988	3.4 C	-0.42 C
1989	3.5 C	-0.27 C
1990	4.0 C	+0.22 C
1991	5.0 C	+1.18 C
1992	4.4 C	+0.61 C
1993	4.1 C	+0.29 C
1994	3.9 C	+0.10 C
1995	3.2 C	-0.56 C
1996	4.5 C	+0.67 C
1997	4.5 C	+0.67 C
1998	3.5 C	-0.27 C
1999	4.1 C	+0.34 C
2000	4.7 C	+0.93 C
2001	4.6 C	+0.82 C
2002	4.7 C	+0.90 C
2003	5.5 C	+1.75 C
2004	5.2 C	+1.44 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.14 C (0.01 to 0.27) per decade over 1949 to 2004. In Fahrenheit: 0.25 F (0.02 to 0.49) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 55 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Akureyri
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.14 C (0.01 to 0.27) per decade	0.25 F (0.02 to 0.49) per decade	1949 to 2004	55	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.11 C (-0.03 to 0.24) per decade	0.19 F (-0.05 to 0.43) per decade	1949 to 2004	55	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.18 C (0.05 to 0.31) per decade	0.3 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade	1949 to 2004	55	Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1944 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Akureyri: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1974	23.0 C (73.4 F)	78
Coldest night (TNn)	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	1969	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	78
Wettest day (Rx1day)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	1984	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	1982	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	24
Longest dry spell (CDD)	33 days	1977	2 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Akureyri, 1944 to 2025. The record is 29.4 C (84.9 F) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.0 C (73.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Akureyri by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1944	-10.3 C (13.5 F)
1949	23.5 C (74.3 F)
1950	20.8 C (69.4 F)
1951	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1952	22.6 C (72.7 F)
1953	22.0 C (71.6 F)
1954	20.5 C (68.9 F)
1955	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1956	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1957	24.3 C (75.7 F)
1958	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1959	21.8 C (71.2 F)
1960	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1961	19.5 C (67.1 F)
1962	21.2 C (70.2 F)
1963	24.8 C (76.6 F)
1964	24.8 C (76.6 F)
1965	22.9 C (73.2 F)
1966	26.3 C (79.3 F)
1967	19.8 C (67.6 F)
1968	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1969	23.5 C (74.3 F)
1970	20.5 C (68.9 F)
1971	22.1 C (71.8 F)
1972	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1973	21.8 C (71.2 F)
1974	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1975	27.6 C (81.7 F)
1976	27.7 C (81.9 F)
1977	24.5 C (76.1 F)
1978	23.8 C (74.8 F)
1979	18.2 C (64.8 F)
1980	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1981	25.2 C (77.4 F)
1982	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1983	24.0 C (75.2 F)
1984	23.5 C (74.3 F)
1985	21.5 C (70.7 F)
1986	24.0 C (75.2 F)
1987	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1988	24.0 C (75.2 F)
1989	23.0 C (73.4 F)
1990	23.5 C (74.3 F)
1991	26.4 C (79.5 F)
1992	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1993	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1994	23.5 C (74.3 F)
1995	23.0 C (73.4 F)
1996	24.5 C (76.1 F)
1997	24.6 C (76.3 F)
1998	22.5 C (72.5 F)
1999	23.5 C (74.3 F)
2000	24.5 C (76.1 F)
2001	20.2 C (68.4 F)
2002	22.0 C (71.6 F)
2003	22.8 C (73.0 F)
2004	23.8 C (74.8 F)
2005	22.5 C (72.5 F)
2006	23.0 C (73.4 F)
2007	22.0 C (71.6 F)
2008	23.3 C (73.9 F)
2009	21.5 C (70.7 F)
2010	23.6 C (74.5 F)
2011	22.1 C (71.8 F)
2012	24.4 C (75.9 F)
2013	23.7 C (74.7 F)
2014	21.5 C (70.7 F)
2015	20.5 C (68.9 F)
2016	20.0 C (68.0 F)
2017	24.1 C (75.4 F)
2018	20.5 C (68.9 F)
2019	24.1 C (75.4 F)
2020	23.5 C (74.3 F)
2021	27.5 C (81.5 F)
2022	21.1 C (70.0 F)
2023	24.3 C (75.7 F)
2024	23.1 C (73.6 F)
2025	20.8 C (69.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Akureyri, 1944 to 2025. The record is -23.0 C (-9.4 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.5 C (2.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Akureyri by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1944	-12.6 C (9.3 F)
1949	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)
1950	-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1951	-17.4 C (0.7 F)
1952	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1953	-13.0 C (8.6 F)
1954	-16.0 C (3.2 F)
1955	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)
1956	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1957	-14.5 C (5.9 F)
1958	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)
1959	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)
1960	-17.6 C (0.3 F)
1961	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1962	-22.9 C (-9.2 F)
1963	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1964	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1965	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)
1966	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1967	-16.6 C (2.1 F)
1968	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)
1969	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1970	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)
1971	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1972	-16.0 C (3.2 F)
1973	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)
1974	-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1975	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)
1976	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)
1977	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)
1978	-16.0 C (3.2 F)
1979	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)
1980	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1981	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)
1982	-17.7 C (0.1 F)
1983	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)
1984	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)
1985	-15.4 C (4.3 F)
1986	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)
1987	-15.8 C (3.6 F)
1988	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1989	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)
1990	-16.4 C (2.5 F)
1991	-17.6 C (0.3 F)
1992	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1993	-15.8 C (3.6 F)
1994	-15.5 C (4.1 F)
1995	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1996	-16.6 C (2.1 F)
1997	-15.8 C (3.6 F)
1998	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
1999	-16.2 C (2.8 F)
2000	-14.2 C (6.4 F)
2001	-12.6 C (9.3 F)
2002	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)
2003	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2004	-16.2 C (2.8 F)
2005	-11.9 C (10.6 F)
2006	-9.9 C (14.2 F)
2007	-16.2 C (2.8 F)
2008	-13.1 C (8.4 F)
2009	-14.2 C (6.4 F)
2010	-14.2 C (6.4 F)
2011	-10.2 C (13.6 F)
2012	-12.3 C (9.9 F)
2013	-11.3 C (11.7 F)
2014	-9.0 C (15.8 F)
2015	-11.0 C (12.2 F)
2016	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
2017	-11.2 C (11.8 F)
2018	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2019	-14.3 C (6.3 F)
2020	-13.5 C (7.7 F)
2021	-9.0 C (15.8 F)
2022	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2023	-11.0 C (12.2 F)
2024	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2025	-5.8 C (21.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Akureyri, 1944 to 2025. The record is 103.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.5 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Akureyri by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1944	n/a
1949	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1950	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1951	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1952	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1953	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1954	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1955	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1956	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1974	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1975	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1976	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1977	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1978	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1979	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1980	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1982	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1983	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1984	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1985	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1986	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1987	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1988	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1989	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1990	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1991	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1992	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1993	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1994	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	2.5 mm (0.10 in)
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	2.8 mm (0.11 in)
2003	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2004	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Akureyri, 1944 to 2025. The record is 101.8 mm (4.0 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.8 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Akureyri by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1944	n/a
1949	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1950	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1952	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1953	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1954	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1955	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1956	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1974	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1975	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1976	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1977	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1978	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1979	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1980	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1981	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1982	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	13.1 mm (0.5 in)
1988	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1989	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1990	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1991	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1992	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Akureyri, 1944 to 2025. The record is 33 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 2 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Akureyri by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1944	n/a
1949	1 day
1950	1 day
1951	1 day
1952	1 day
1953	n/a
1954	1 day
1955	1 day
1956	1 day
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	4 days
1974	13 days
1975	7 days
1976	16 days
1977	33 days
1978	22 days
1979	14 days
1980	22 days
1981	16 days
1982	2 days
1983	2 days
1984	3 days
1985	1 day
1986	2 days
1987	2 days
1988	4 days
1989	3 days
1990	6 days
1991	3 days
1992	2 days
1993	1 day
1994	1 day
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	1 day
2003	1 day
2004	1 day
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

55 years with a frost

Across 55 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Akureyri falls on 24 May and the median first autumn frost on 13 September, which leaves a median of 113 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Akureyri
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1975 to 2004)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	24 May	n/a	20 May	n/a	-1.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	13 September	n/a	15 September	n/a	+1.9 days per decade
Growing days	113 days	n/a	114 days	n/a	+3.5 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Akureyri, at 1987. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 4 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1987 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Akureyri, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1987	+0.4	+0.7	likely	4

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).