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Keflavik Weather Records (ICW00016201)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Keflavik (ICW00016201), Iceland, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Keflavik

  • Keflavik (ICW00016201) is a weather station in Iceland at 63.97 latitude and -22.60 longitude, 50 m (165 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1949 to 2026, 78 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Keflavik still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Keflavik set a daily record high minimum temperature of 10.0 C (50.0 F) on 30 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Iceland, 63.97 latitude, -22.60 longitude.
  • Elevation: 50 m (165 ft).
  • Period of record: 1949 to 2026, 78 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

1 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Keflavik, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Keflavik. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 1 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -20-100102030 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Keflavik. 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 Keflavik, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan10.3 C (50.5 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)9.0 C (48.2 F)-6.0 C (21.2 F)
Feb10.6 C (51.1 F)-17.2 C (1.0 F)7.0 C (44.6 F)-7.0 C (19.4 F)
Mar12.3 C (54.1 F)-20.0 C (-4.0 F)7.0 C (44.6 F)-6.0 C (21.2 F)
Apr20.0 C (68.0 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)11.0 C (51.8 F)-4.0 C (24.8 F)
May20.0 C (68.0 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)14.0 C (57.2 F)-1.0 C (30.2 F)
Jun20.0 C (68.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)16.0 C (60.8 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)
Jul23.9 C (75.0 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)17.0 C (62.6 F)6.0 C (42.8 F)
Aug22.9 C (73.2 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)16.0 C (60.8 F)6.0 C (42.8 F)
Sep17.8 C (64.0 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)4.0 C (39.2 F)
Oct14.5 C (58.1 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)11.0 C (51.8 F)1.0 C (33.8 F)
Nov13.5 C (56.3 F)-12.0 C (10.4 F)n/an/a
Dec22.0 C (71.6 F)-14.0 C (6.8 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Keflavik by the year they were set 1,464 records at Keflavik still stand. 1964 holds the most, with 46. 02040601949: 11951: 81952: 221953: 111954: 131955: 321956: 281957: 191958: 241959: 401960: 341961: 231962: 121963: 331964: 461965: 371966: 131967: 301968: 461969: 381970: 371971: 241972: 241973: 191974: 171975: 431976: 101977: 91978: 61979: 211980: 161981: 301982: 111983: 151984: 31985: 141986: 111987: 141988: 171989: 141990: 111991: 171992: 331993: 211994: 71995: 71996: 141997: 251998: 201999: 142000: 72001: 202002: 222003: 372004: 302005: 192006: 262007: 282008: 142009: 82010: 262011: 172012: 142013: 132014: 122015: 102016: 82017: 52018: 62019: 182020: 62021: 72022: 112023: 132024: 152025: 322026: 61949195819661974198219901998200620142022
1,464 records at Keflavik still stand. 1964 holds the most, with 46.
Standing records at Keflavik by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19491
19518
195222
195311
195413
195532
195628
195719
195824
195940
196034
196123
196212
196333
196446
196537
196613
196730
196846
196938
197037
197124
197224
197319
197417
197543
197610
19779
19786
197921
198016
198130
198211
198315
19843
198514
198611
198714
198817
198914
199011
199117
199233
199321
19947
19957
199614
199725
199820
199914
20007
200120
200222
200337
200430
200519
200626
200728
200814
20098
201026
201117
201214
201313
201412
201510
20168
20175
20186
201918
20206
20217
202211
202313
202415
202532
20266

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When Keflavik set new all-time records 4 all-time records were set at Keflavik between 1 June 1982 and 18 March 1989. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord daily snowfallRecord snow depthRecord low minimum temperature1 June 1982: Record daily precipitation 117.1 mm (4.6 in)21 December 1988: Record daily snowfall 88.9 cm (35.0 in)22 December 1988: Record snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)18 March 1989: Record low minimum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)19851990
4 all-time records were set at Keflavik between 1 June 1982 and 18 March 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Keflavik set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1982-06-01Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1988-12-21Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 88.9 cm (35.0 in)
1988-12-22Record snow depthRecord snow depth 76.2 cm (30.0 in)
1989-03-18Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 117.1 mm (4.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Keflavik The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Keflavik. The most was 117.1 mm (4.6 in) on 1 June 1982. 050100150 Jan: 67.3 mm (2.6 in), 2 January 2002 Jan Feb: 99.1 mm (3.9 in), 10 February 1990 Feb Mar: 109.0 mm (4.3 in), 19 March 1983 Mar Apr: 45.2 mm (1.8 in), 8 April 1990 Apr May: 77.5 mm (3.1 in), 20 May 2001 May Jun: 117.1 mm (4.6 in), 1 June 1982 Jun Jul: 51.6 mm (2.0 in), 27 July 2001 Jul Aug: 96.0 mm (3.8 in), 19 August 2001 Aug Sep: 89.9 mm (3.5 in), 9 September 2001 Sep Oct: 99.6 mm (3.9 in), 2 October 2002 Oct Nov: 47.8 mm (1.9 in), 6 November 1973 Nov Dec: 63.5 mm (2.5 in), 31 December 1955 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Keflavik. The most was 117.1 mm (4.6 in) on 1 June 1982.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Keflavik
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan67.3 mm (2.6 in)2 January 2002
Feb99.1 mm (3.9 in)10 February 1990
Mar109.0 mm (4.3 in)19 March 1983
Apr45.2 mm (1.8 in)8 April 1990
May77.5 mm (3.1 in)20 May 2001
Jun117.1 mm (4.6 in)1 June 1982
Jul51.6 mm (2.0 in)27 July 2001
Aug96.0 mm (3.8 in)19 August 2001
Sep89.9 mm (3.5 in)9 September 2001
Oct99.6 mm (3.9 in)2 October 2002
Nov47.8 mm (1.9 in)6 November 1973
Dec63.5 mm (2.5 in)31 December 1955

Period of Record Coverage

1949 to 2026
Days with data per year at Keflavik 78 years of record at Keflavik, 1949 to 2026. 34 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and others. 1949: 11 of 365 days1950: 9 of 365 days1951: 130 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 362 of 365 days1956: 365 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 364 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 170 of 365 days1983: 121 of 365 days1984: 136 of 366 days1985: 201 of 365 days1986: 283 of 365 days1987: 260 of 365 days1988: 279 of 366 days1989: 359 of 365 days1990: 363 of 365 days1991: 359 of 365 days1992: 363 of 366 days1993: 363 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 362 of 365 days1996: 365 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 362 of 365 days1999: 295 of 365 days2000: 299 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 335 of 365 days2003: 278 of 365 days2004: 181 of 366 days2005: 212 of 365 days2006: 319 of 365 days2007: 321 of 365 days2008: 325 of 366 days2009: 320 of 365 days2010: 333 of 365 days2011: 327 of 365 days2012: 270 of 366 days2013: 265 of 365 days2014: 262 of 365 days2015: 292 of 365 days2016: 314 of 366 days2017: 306 of 365 days2018: 297 of 365 days2019: 299 of 365 days2020: 313 of 366 days2021: 305 of 365 days2022: 302 of 365 days2023: 295 of 365 days2024: 287 of 366 days2025: 360 of 365 days2026: 283 of 365 days19501960197019801990200020102020
78 years of record at Keflavik, 1949 to 2026. 34 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and others.
Days with data per year at Keflavik
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1949113%No
195092%No
195113036%No
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
195536299%Yes
1956365100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978364100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
198217047%No
198312133%No
198413637%No
198520155%No
198628378%No
198726071%No
198827976%No
198935998%Yes
199036399%Yes
199135998%Yes
199236399%Yes
199336399%Yes
1994365100%Yes
199536299%Yes
1996365100%Yes
1997364100%Yes
199836299%Yes
199929581%No
200029982%No
2001365100%Yes
200233592%Yes
200327876%No
200418149%No
200521258%No
200631987%No
200732188%No
200832589%No
200932088%No
201033391%Yes
201132790%No
201227074%No
201326573%No
201426272%No
201529280%No
201631486%No
201730684%No
201829781%No
201929982%No
202031386%No
202130584%No
202230283%No
202329581%No
202428778%No
202536099%Yes
202628378%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Keflavik
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 September 2026Keflavik, ISdaily high min (Provisional)10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)47 years23 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2026Keflavik, ISdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)11.0 C (51.8 F)tie0 years1 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2026Keflavik, ISdaily high min12.0 C (53.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2026Keflavik, ISdaily low max (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie71 years7 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2026Keflavik, ISdaily high min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie64 years6 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 2026Keflavik, ISdaily high min9.0 C (48.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)64 years26 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 2026Keflavik, ISdaily high min9.0 C (48.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)71 years28 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 2026Keflavik, ISdaily high min9.0 C (48.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)72 years28 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2026Keflavik, ISdaily high min8.0 C (46.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)64 years26 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2026Keflavik, ISdaily high max9.0 C (48.2 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 2025Keflavik, ISdaily high min7.0 C (44.6 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)55 years30 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 2025Keflavik, ISdaily high min7.0 C (44.6 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)68 years32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 2025Keflavik, ISdaily low max-1.0 C (30.2 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)20 years18 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 2025Keflavik, ISdaily low max (Tie)2.0 C (35.6 F)tie16 years3 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 2025Keflavik, ISdaily high min9.0 C (48.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2025Keflavik, ISdaily high min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie52 years5 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 2025Keflavik, ISdaily high max (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie64 years6 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 2025Keflavik, ISdaily high max16.0 C (60.8 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2025Keflavik, ISdaily high max17.0 C (62.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)36 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2025Keflavik, ISdaily high min13.0 C (55.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

42 complete years, 1952 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Keflavik as warming stripes, 1952 to 2025 One stripe for each of 42 complete years at Keflavik, 1952 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.7 C (40.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 3.7 C (38.6 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 6.1 C (42.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F). 1952: 4.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1953: 5.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1954: 4.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1955: 4.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1956: 5.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1957: 4.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1958: 5.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1959: 4.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1960: 5.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1961: 5.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1962: 4.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1963: 4.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1964: 5.8 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1965: 5.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1966: 4.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1967: 4.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1968: 4.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1969: 4.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1970: 4.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1971: 5.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1972: 5.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1973: 4.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1974: 5.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1975: 4.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1976: 4.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1977: 4.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1978: 4.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1979: 3.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1980: 5.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1981: 4.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1989: 3.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1990: 4.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1991: 5.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1992: 4.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1993: 4.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1994: 4.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1995: 3.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1996: 5.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1997: 5.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1998: 4.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2001: 5.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2025: 6.1 C, +1.4 C from the station mean19521960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 42 complete years at Keflavik, 1952 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.7 C (40.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 3.7 C (38.6 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 6.1 C (42.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Keflavik as warming stripes, 1952 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19524.3 C-0.45 C
19535.2 C+0.52 C
19544.8 C+0.13 C
19554.4 C-0.29 C
19565.2 C+0.47 C
19574.8 C+0.11 C
19585.0 C+0.26 C
19594.9 C+0.24 C
19605.6 C+0.87 C
19615.0 C+0.26 C
19624.8 C+0.14 C
19634.7 C-0.04 C
19645.8 C+1.10 C
19655.2 C+0.48 C
19664.6 C-0.07 C
19674.4 C-0.29 C
19684.9 C+0.24 C
19694.0 C-0.75 C
19704.0 C-0.68 C
19715.0 C+0.31 C
19725.4 C+0.70 C
19734.2 C-0.49 C
19745.1 C+0.43 C
19754.0 C-0.68 C
19764.2 C-0.53 C
19774.2 C-0.49 C
19784.3 C-0.39 C
19793.7 C-1.04 C
19805.3 C+0.59 C
19814.1 C-0.57 C
19893.9 C-0.81 C
19904.4 C-0.30 C
19915.0 C+0.30 C
19924.1 C-0.59 C
19934.5 C-0.21 C
19944.3 C-0.42 C
19953.9 C-0.77 C
19965.1 C+0.38 C
19975.0 C+0.34 C
19984.6 C-0.07 C
20015.3 C+0.60 C
20256.1 C+1.37 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1952 to 2025 is 0.00 C (-0.11 to 0.11) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.01 F (-0.20 to 0.19) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 42 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Keflavik
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.00 C (-0.11 to 0.11) per decade-0.01 F (-0.20 to 0.19) per decade1952 to 202542Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.01 C (-0.11 to 0.10) per decade-0.01 F (-0.20 to 0.18) per decade1952 to 202542Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.00 C (-0.11 to 0.12) per decade0.00 F (-0.20 to 0.21) per decade1952 to 202542Not clearly different from zero

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

1949 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Keflavik: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)23.9 C (75.0 F)198017.8 C (64.0 F)78
Coldest night (TNn)-20.0 C (-4.0 F)1989-11.1 C (12.0 F)78
Wettest day (Rx1day)117.1 mm (4.6 in)198239.6 mm (1.6 in)56
Wettest five days (Rx5day)210.0 mm (8.3 in)200173.4 mm (2.9 in)53
Longest dry spell (CDD)26 days196215 days56

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Keflavik by year The hottest day of the year at Keflavik, 1949 to 2026. The record is 23.9 C (75.0 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 17.8 C (64.0 F). 101520251960198020002020Record: 23.9 C (75.0 F) in 1980
The hottest day of the year at Keflavik, 1949 to 2026. The record is 23.9 C (75.0 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 17.8 C (64.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Keflavik by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
194913.9 C (57.0 F)
195016.1 C (61.0 F)
195115.6 C (60.1 F)
195216.7 C (62.1 F)
195317.2 C (63.0 F)
195417.2 C (63.0 F)
195517.2 C (63.0 F)
195617.8 C (64.0 F)
195716.7 C (62.1 F)
195820.0 C (68.0 F)
195918.3 C (64.9 F)
196018.9 C (66.0 F)
196116.7 C (62.1 F)
196217.8 C (64.0 F)
196318.9 C (66.0 F)
196419.4 C (66.9 F)
196516.7 C (62.1 F)
196618.9 C (66.0 F)
196717.2 C (63.0 F)
196817.8 C (64.0 F)
196916.7 C (62.1 F)
197016.1 C (61.0 F)
197116.7 C (62.1 F)
197216.7 C (62.1 F)
197315.6 C (60.1 F)
197415.6 C (60.1 F)
197516.7 C (62.1 F)
197621.1 C (70.0 F)
197717.2 C (63.0 F)
197815.6 C (60.1 F)
197918.3 C (64.9 F)
198023.9 C (75.0 F)
198117.2 C (63.0 F)
198216.3 C (61.3 F)
198312.0 C (53.6 F)
198418.7 C (65.7 F)
198516.8 C (62.2 F)
198617.3 C (63.1 F)
198718.5 C (65.3 F)
198819.0 C (66.2 F)
198916.1 C (61.0 F)
199017.8 C (64.0 F)
199120.0 C (68.0 F)
199216.1 C (61.0 F)
199317.2 C (63.0 F)
199420.0 C (68.0 F)
199517.8 C (64.0 F)
199616.1 C (61.0 F)
199718.9 C (66.0 F)
199816.7 C (62.1 F)
199919.3 C (66.7 F)
200019.2 C (66.6 F)
200120.0 C (68.0 F)
200220.0 C (68.0 F)
200320.6 C (69.1 F)
200422.9 C (73.2 F)
200519.5 C (67.1 F)
200617.4 C (63.3 F)
200718.2 C (64.8 F)
200822.6 C (72.7 F)
200919.1 C (66.4 F)
201023.0 C (73.4 F)
201118.4 C (65.1 F)
201219.5 C (67.1 F)
201319.1 C (66.4 F)
201418.0 C (64.4 F)
201517.7 C (63.9 F)
201619.6 C (67.3 F)
201720.5 C (68.9 F)
201819.7 C (67.5 F)
201919.5 C (67.1 F)
202019.9 C (67.8 F)
202120.5 C (68.9 F)
202217.6 C (63.7 F)
202319.0 C (66.2 F)
202417.3 C (63.1 F)
202521.0 C (69.8 F)
202617.0 C (62.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Keflavik by year The coldest night of the year at Keflavik, 1949 to 2026. The record is -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.1 C (12.0 F). -20-15-10-51960198020002020Record: -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 1989
The coldest night of the year at Keflavik, 1949 to 2026. The record is -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.1 C (12.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Keflavik by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1949-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1950-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1951-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1952-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1953-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1954-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1955-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1956-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1957-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1958-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1959-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1960-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1961-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1962-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1963-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1964-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1965-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1966-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1967-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1968-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1969-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1970-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1971-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1972-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1973-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1974-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1975-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1976-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1977-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1978-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1979-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1980-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1981-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1982-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1983-9.6 C (14.7 F)
1984-12.6 C (9.3 F)
1985-12.0 C (10.4 F)
1986-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1987-10.4 C (13.3 F)
1988-11.0 C (12.2 F)
1989-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1990-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1991-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1992-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1993-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1994-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1995-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1996-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1997-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1998-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1999-10.5 C (13.1 F)
2000-15.2 C (4.6 F)
2001-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2002-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2003-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2004-12.4 C (9.7 F)
2005-8.1 C (17.4 F)
2006-12.0 C (10.4 F)
2007-14.0 C (6.8 F)
2008-12.3 C (9.9 F)
2009-9.3 C (15.3 F)
2010-9.0 C (15.8 F)
2011-13.0 C (8.6 F)
2012-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2013-11.0 C (12.2 F)
2014-7.6 C (18.3 F)
2015-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2016-9.1 C (15.6 F)
2017-7.3 C (18.9 F)
2018-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2019-8.0 C (17.6 F)
2020-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2021-8.6 C (16.5 F)
2022-13.1 C (8.4 F)
2023-12.4 C (9.7 F)
2024-12.3 C (9.9 F)
2025-8.0 C (17.6 F)
2026-7.0 C (19.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Keflavik by year The wettest day of the year at Keflavik, 1949 to 2026. The record is 117.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.6 mm (1.6 in). 0501001501960198020002020Record: 117.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1982
The wettest day of the year at Keflavik, 1949 to 2026. The record is 117.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.6 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Keflavik by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
19496.4 mm (0.25 in)
195017.0 mm (0.7 in)
195116.8 mm (0.7 in)
195236.1 mm (1.4 in)
195327.7 mm (1.1 in)
195428.7 mm (1.1 in)
195563.5 mm (2.5 in)
195639.6 mm (1.6 in)
195738.1 mm (1.5 in)
195835.3 mm (1.4 in)
195968.3 mm (2.7 in)
196042.9 mm (1.7 in)
196138.4 mm (1.5 in)
196233.3 mm (1.3 in)
196330.5 mm (1.2 in)
196438.9 mm (1.5 in)
196533.0 mm (1.3 in)
196686.1 mm (3.4 in)
196731.5 mm (1.2 in)
196832.3 mm (1.3 in)
196946.0 mm (1.8 in)
197041.1 mm (1.6 in)
197134.3 mm (1.4 in)
197243.2 mm (1.7 in)
197347.8 mm (1.9 in)
197442.9 mm (1.7 in)
197539.6 mm (1.6 in)
197644.7 mm (1.8 in)
197743.2 mm (1.7 in)
197837.1 mm (1.5 in)
197929.2 mm (1.1 in)
198058.2 mm (2.3 in)
198126.9 mm (1.1 in)
1982117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1983109.0 mm (4.3 in)
198430.0 mm (1.2 in)
198534.0 mm (1.3 in)
198630.2 mm (1.2 in)
198750.8 mm (2.0 in)
198831.8 mm (1.3 in)
198947.5 mm (1.9 in)
199099.1 mm (3.9 in)
199139.1 mm (1.5 in)
199249.8 mm (2.0 in)
199346.0 mm (1.8 in)
199440.1 mm (1.6 in)
199539.9 mm (1.6 in)
199643.2 mm (1.7 in)
199741.4 mm (1.6 in)
199852.3 mm (2.1 in)
19990.0 mm (0.00 in)
200074.2 mm (2.9 in)
200196.0 mm (3.8 in)
200299.6 mm (3.9 in)
200315.0 mm (0.6 in)
2004n/a
2005n/a
2006n/a
2007n/a
2008n/a
2009n/a
2010n/a
2011n/a
2012n/a
2013n/a
2014n/a
2015n/a
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2018n/a
2019n/a
2020n/a
2021n/a
2022n/a
2023n/a
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2025n/a
202618.0 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Keflavik by year The wettest five days of the year at Keflavik, 1949 to 2026. The record is 210.0 mm (8.3 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.4 mm (2.9 in). 0501001502002501960198020002020Record: 210.0 mm (8.3 in) in 2001
The wettest five days of the year at Keflavik, 1949 to 2026. The record is 210.0 mm (8.3 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.4 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Keflavik by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1949n/a
1950n/a
195147.4 mm (1.9 in)
195261.7 mm (2.4 in)
195364.9 mm (2.6 in)
195464.8 mm (2.6 in)
195565.3 mm (2.6 in)
195698.8 mm (3.9 in)
195758.6 mm (2.3 in)
1958120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1959128.7 mm (5.1 in)
196084.8 mm (3.3 in)
1961106.2 mm (4.2 in)
196273.4 mm (2.9 in)
196373.8 mm (2.9 in)
196459.1 mm (2.3 in)
196589.5 mm (3.5 in)
1966110.0 mm (4.3 in)
196777.4 mm (3.0 in)
196878.5 mm (3.1 in)
196995.0 mm (3.7 in)
197077.2 mm (3.0 in)
197153.7 mm (2.1 in)
197262.5 mm (2.5 in)
197380.0 mm (3.1 in)
197472.8 mm (2.9 in)
197573.4 mm (2.9 in)
197681.8 mm (3.2 in)
197750.8 mm (2.0 in)
197868.3 mm (2.7 in)
197961.3 mm (2.4 in)
198084.3 mm (3.3 in)
198145.7 mm (1.8 in)
198263.2 mm (2.5 in)
198360.4 mm (2.4 in)
198455.2 mm (2.2 in)
198550.0 mm (2.0 in)
198648.2 mm (1.9 in)
198769.9 mm (2.8 in)
198871.6 mm (2.8 in)
198989.2 mm (3.5 in)
1990164.9 mm (6.5 in)
199189.7 mm (3.5 in)
1992103.1 mm (4.1 in)
199392.8 mm (3.7 in)
199463.3 mm (2.5 in)
199582.3 mm (3.2 in)
199681.4 mm (3.2 in)
199760.5 mm (2.4 in)
199883.8 mm (3.3 in)
1999n/a
2000107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2001210.0 mm (8.3 in)
2002191.7 mm (7.5 in)
200334.0 mm (1.3 in)
2004n/a
2005n/a
2006n/a
2007n/a
2008n/a
2009n/a
2010n/a
2011n/a
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2014n/a
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2017n/a
2018n/a
2019n/a
2020n/a
2021n/a
2022n/a
2023n/a
2024n/a
2025n/a
202633.5 mm (1.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Keflavik by year The longest dry spell of the year at Keflavik, 1949 to 2026. The record is 26 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days. 01020301960198020002020Record: 26 days in 1962
The longest dry spell of the year at Keflavik, 1949 to 2026. The record is 26 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Keflavik by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
19491 day
19501 day
195113 days
195215 days
195311 days
195413 days
195523 days
195616 days
195720 days
195819 days
195923 days
196023 days
196111 days
196226 days
196323 days
196415 days
196519 days
196614 days
196717 days
196817 days
196917 days
197013 days
197116 days
197212 days
197312 days
197416 days
197513 days
197612 days
197717 days
197811 days
197925 days
198016 days
198123 days
19825 days
19832 days
19842 days
19852 days
19863 days
19873 days
198812 days
198915 days
199022 days
199121 days
199214 days
199314 days
199415 days
199517 days
199617 days
199712 days
199815 days
19991 day
20002 days
200113 days
200218 days
200326 days
2004n/a
2005n/a
2006n/a
2007n/a
2008n/a
2009n/a
2010n/a
2011n/a
2012n/a
2013n/a
2014n/a
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2025n/a
20267 days

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

42 years with a frost

Across 42 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Keflavik falls on 9 May and the median first autumn frost on 9 October, which leaves a median of 155 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Keflavik
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1964 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost9 Mayn/a10 Mayn/a+0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost9 Octobern/a7 Octobern/a-0.5 days per decade
Growing days155 daysn/a151 daysn/a-0.9 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

42 years, 1952 to 2002

A day with at least 40.4 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 127.7 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Keflavik: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years40.4 mm (1.6 in)
5 years53.7 mm (2.1 in)
10 years65.6 mm (2.6 in)
25 years85.2 mm (3.4 in)
50 years104.2 mm (4.1 in)Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years127.7 mm (5.0 in)Longer than the 42 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 42 years of values from 1952 to 2002.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 99.6 mm (3.9 in) in 2002; 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1990; 96.0 mm (3.8 in) in 2001.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-16).