Reykjavík climate

Reykjavík Weather in December

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

Average highs run from 5°C on December 1 to 3°C on December 31, and lows from -1°C to -2°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 113 mm over about 22 wet days.

December 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

December at a glance

Average high
3°C
Average low
-2°C
Precipitation
113 mm
Record high
12°CDec 6, 2002
Record low
-17°CDec 28, 1961
Daylight
5 h 01 min to 4 h 21 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
91%
Dew point
-1°C
Wind
24.1 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
Dec 15°C-1°C10°C 2022-11°C 201168%
Dec 24°C-1°C10°C 1995-12°C 202470%
Dec 33°C-2°C11°C 1995-12°C 195071%
Dec 43°C-3°C10°C 1977-10°C 195072%
Dec 53°C-2°C11°C 2002-13°C 201373%
Dec 63°C-1°C12°C 2002-12°C 201373%
Dec 74°C-2°C11°C 1998-12°C 196772%
Dec 83°C-1°C10°C 1952-11°C 196771%
Dec 94°C-1°C9°C 2024-15°C 194970%
Dec 104°C0°C10°C 2001-13°C 195170%
Dec 114°C0°C11°C 2009-13°C 196970%
Dec 124°C-1°C12°C 2009-12°C 198170%
Dec 134°C-1°C10°C 2009-14°C 196470%
Dec 144°C-1°C12°C 1997-14°C 197369%
Dec 154°C-1°C12°C 1997-10°C 201970%
Dec 164°C-1°C12°C 1997-12°C 197569%
Dec 174°C-1°C10°C 2007-14°C 197368%
Dec 184°C-2°C10°C 2007-15°C 197368%
Dec 193°C-2°C10°C 2006-14°C 197768%
Dec 204°C-1°C10°C 2006-12°C 198967%
Dec 213°C-2°C11°C 2006-12°C 195766%
Dec 223°C-2°C11°C 1992-14°C 197466%
Dec 233°C-2°C10°C 2006-13°C 199567%
Dec 243°C-2°C10°C 2006-13°C 196868%
Dec 252°C-2°C10°C 2005-12°C 196867%
Dec 263°C-2°C10°C 2010-13°C 196568%
Dec 273°C-2°C10°C 2016-12°C 196567%
Dec 282°C-2°C9°C 2006-17°C 196166%
Dec 293°C-2°C9°C 2006-16°C 196166%
Dec 304°C-2°C9°C 1997-13°C 202266%
Dec 313°C-2°C8°C 1988-15°C 202267%

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).

December 1
sunrise 10:46 AM, sunset 3:47 PM
December 31
sunrise 11:20 AM, sunset 3:41 PM

Every day of December: 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.