Akureyri climate

Akureyri Weather in December

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Akureyri, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from -4°C on December 1 to -4°C on December 31, and lows from -9°C to -10°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 118 mm over about 22 wet days.

December day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Akureyri, in °C, with the record for each date.-30-20-10010151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
-4°C
Average low
-9°C
Precipitation
118 mm
Reanalysis high
4°CDec 15, 1997
Reanalysis low
-24°CDec 6, 2013
Daylight
4 h 15 min to 3 h 23 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
96%
Dew point
-8°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 lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Dec 1-4°C-9°C3°C 1994-16°C 199969%
Dec 2-4°C-9°C4°C 1995-16°C 200868%
Dec 3-4°C-9°C3°C 1995-17°C 201867%
Dec 4-4°C-9°C3°C 1995-18°C 201068%
Dec 5-4°C-9°C3°C 2002-21°C 202069%
Dec 6-4°C-9°C2°C 1991-24°C 201368%
Dec 7-4°C-9°C2°C 1998-24°C 201367%
Dec 8-4°C-9°C2°C 2004-18°C 201766%
Dec 9-4°C-9°C2°C 2001-17°C 201865%
Dec 10-4°C-9°C3°C 2008-19°C 201165%
Dec 11-4°C-9°C3°C 2001-17°C 200365%
Dec 12-4°C-9°C2°C 2009-17°C 199664%
Dec 13-4°C-9°C2°C 2001-18°C 199365%
Dec 14-4°C-9°C4°C 1997-18°C 200365%
Dec 15-4°C-9°C4°C 1997-16°C 200465%
Dec 16-4°C-9°C2°C 1997-16°C 201364%
Dec 17-4°C-9°C3°C 2007-15°C 199965%
Dec 18-4°C-9°C3°C 2007-21°C 199966%
Dec 19-4°C-10°C2°C 2006-23°C 199267%
Dec 20-4°C-10°C4°C 2006-20°C 199566%
Dec 21-4°C-10°C2°C 1994-24°C 199166%
Dec 22-4°C-10°C3°C 2006-21°C 201065%
Dec 23-4°C-10°C2°C 2006-21°C 201066%
Dec 24-4°C-10°C3°C 2006-16°C 199367%
Dec 25-5°C-10°C3°C 2005-23°C 199566%
Dec 26-5°C-10°C3°C 1992-23°C 199566%
Dec 27-4°C-10°C3°C 2016-17°C 201267%
Dec 28-4°C-10°C3°C 1991-17°C 201768%
Dec 29-4°C-10°C3°C 2014-19°C 199567%
Dec 30-4°C-10°C3°C 1991-18°C 199568%
Dec 31-4°C-10°C2°C 1999-17°C 199268%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT).

December 1
sunrise 10:54 AM, sunset 3:09 PM
December 31
sunrise 11:34 AM, sunset 2:57 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.