Weather in Iceland

Despite the name "Iceland" and its associations, Iceland's weather is mild. Warm ocean currents, which come from the Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf Stream, are the reason why the sea around Iceland does not freeze and the weather is with high temperatures comparing to any other place in the world on the same latitude.

Iceland's winters are not particularly cold but accompanied by strong winds and in the summer the weather is cool and pleasant. Just for comparison, an average temperature in winter in New York is lower than in Iceland. However, the weather in Iceland is known to be unstable. An important rule to use in Iceland - no matter how hot it looks outside, it is always better to take a jacket and not just in case. Or as the Icelanders say: "Do not trust the sunlight reflected through the window."

Weather Forecast in the real time:

Temperature records