Akureyri climate

Akureyri Weather in October

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Akureyri (GHCN IC000004063), 1 km from Akureyri

Average highs run from 10°C on October 1 to 4°C on October 31, and lows from to -2°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 143 mm over about 22 wet days.

October day by day

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

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

October at a glance

Average high
7°C
Precipitation
143 mm
Record high
20°COct 15, 1985
Record low
-14°COct 28, 1970
Daylight
11 h 17 min to 7 h 47 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
96%
Dew point
-3°C
Wind
16.6 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
Oct 110°C19°C 1973-10°C 195470%
Oct 29°C17°C 2002-4°C 198671%
Oct 38°C17°C 2002-8°C 198170%
Oct 48°C14°C 1987-5°C 198170%
Oct 58°C18°C 2002-8°C 196671%
Oct 69°C17°C 1959-8°C 196671%
Oct 79°C17°C 1992-5°C 196670%
Oct 88°C2°C15°C 1956-5°C 200970%
Oct 98°C16°C 1959-7°C 198870%
Oct 108°C16°C 2013-6°C 197169%
Oct 117°C17°C 1975-8°C 197169%
Oct 127°C14°C 2007-8°C 198068%
Oct 138°C16°C 1974-9°C 199667%
Oct 148°C18°C 1985-8°C 195366%
Oct 157°C20°C 1985-8°C 195567%
Oct 167°C15°C 2003-9°C 198169%
Oct 176°C14°C 1978-11°C 196770%
Oct 186°C16°C 1953-13°C 199872%
Oct 196°C18°C 2007-11°C 197372%
Oct 206°C18°C 1962-10°C 198072%
Oct 215°C18°C 1962-10°C 198072%
Oct 225°C17°C 1985-10°C 198072%
Oct 235°C16°C 1965-9°C 198074%
Oct 245°C14°C 1991-10°C 195174%
Oct 255°C0°C14°C 1993-8°C 195374%
Oct 264°C18°C 2003-8°C 196075%
Oct 275°C17°C 2003-13°C 197076%
Oct 285°C14°C 1985-14°C 197077%
Oct 295°C14°C 1985-13°C 197077%
Oct 305°C15°C 1974-10°C 196877%
Oct 314°C-2°C16°C 1956-10°C 196276%

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).

October 1
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 6:40 PM
October 31
sunrise 9:02 AM, sunset 4:49 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station IC000004063, 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.