Reykjavík climate

Reykjavík Weather in April

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Reykjavik (GHCN IC000004030), 2 km from Reykjavík

Average highs run from 5°C on April 1 to 8°C on April 30, and lows from -1°C to 2°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 70 mm over about 18 wet days.

April day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Reykjavík, in °C, with the record for each date.-20-1001020151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
7°C
Average low
1°C
Precipitation
70 mm
Record high
17°CApr 30, 2019
Record low
-16°CApr 1, 1968
Daylight
13 h 33 min to 16 h 45 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
1°C
Wind
20.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Apr 15°C-1°C13°C 1965-16°C 196864%
Apr 25°C0°C10°C 1957-13°C 196165%
Apr 36°C-1°C11°C 2009-12°C 196165%
Apr 45°C0°C10°C 1955-9°C 196166%
Apr 56°C0°C12°C 1985-9°C 202165%
Apr 66°C0°C11°C 1999-8°C 196165%
Apr 76°C1°C10°C 1957-8°C 200566%
Apr 87°C1°C13°C 2025-8°C 197564%
Apr 97°C1°C11°C 2025-10°C 198365%
Apr 106°C1°C11°C 2010-11°C 196363%
Apr 116°C1°C10°C 2020-12°C 196362%
Apr 126°C0°C12°C 2019-7°C 198861%
Apr 137°C1°C12°C 2019-8°C 195162%
Apr 147°C2°C12°C 2016-12°C 195162%
Apr 157°C1°C13°C 2003-7°C 198660%
Apr 167°C2°C14°C 2018-9°C 195159%
Apr 177°C2°C12°C 2003-12°C 196758%
Apr 187°C1°C13°C 1981-9°C 196757%
Apr 197°C1°C14°C 2005-7°C 200057%
Apr 207°C2°C13°C 2005-6°C 195157%
Apr 217°C1°C13°C 2004-9°C 194955%
Apr 228°C2°C14°C 2003-8°C 196754%
Apr 238°C2°C14°C 1998-6°C 198354%
Apr 248°C2°C15°C 2025-7°C 198354%
Apr 258°C1°C15°C 2019-7°C 194954%
Apr 268°C2°C13°C 2019-8°C 196956%
Apr 278°C2°C13°C 1962-6°C 196956%
Apr 289°C3°C14°C 2007-6°C 197055%
Apr 298°C2°C14°C 2007-7°C 197554%
Apr 308°C2°C17°C 2019-7°C 197555%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Reykjavík, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT).

April 1
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:03 AM, sunset 9:48 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station IC000004030, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.