Keflavík climate

Keflavík Weather in January

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Keflavik (GHCN ICW00016201), 4 km from Keflavík

Average highs run from 3°C on January 1 to 4°C on January 31, and lows from to . Normal precipitation for the month is 155 mm over about 22 wet days.

January day by day

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

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

January at a glance

Average high
3°C
Precipitation
155 mm
Record high
10°CJan 31, 1999
Record low
-16°CJan 24, 1956
Daylight
4 h 28 min to 7 h 03 min
Cloud cover
83%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
-1°C
Wind
28.8 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
Jan 13°C8°C 1954-8°C 195268%
Jan 24°C-1°C9°C 2002-14°C 196868%
Jan 33°C9°C 2019-13°C 196867%
Jan 44°C-1°C10°C 2013-12°C 196868%
Jan 54°C10°C 2013-11°C 198270%
Jan 63°C8°C 1964-9°C 198870%
Jan 73°C-1°C9°C 1964-12°C 201170%
Jan 83°C9°C 2024-12°C 197070%
Jan 93°C-1°C8°C 1960-10°C 195971%
Jan 103°C9°C 2003-11°C 197971%
Jan 113°C9°C 2003-9°C 195572%
Jan 124°C-1°C9°C 1980-10°C 195573%
Jan 133°C-1°C8°C 1957-13°C 195573%
Jan 143°C-1°C9°C 2025-13°C 196973%
Jan 153°C9°C 1972-14°C 196973%
Jan 163°C-2°C8°C 1972-13°C 198472%
Jan 173°C8°C 1964-11°C 198472%
Jan 189°C 1964-13°C 199872%
Jan 193°C-2°C8°C 2011-12°C 202472%
Jan 204°C8°C 2010-12°C 197172%
Jan 213°C-2°C8°C 2022-11°C 195971%
Jan 224°C9°C 2026-13°C 195670%
Jan 234°C10°C 2010-15°C 195670%
Jan 244°C-1°C10°C 2010-16°C 195669%
Jan 253°C9°C 2010-11°C 198869%
Jan 263°C8°C 1965-8°C 196868%
Jan 274°C9°C 2011-12°C 199468%
Jan 283°C-3°C9°C 2007-12°C 199469%
Jan 294°C-2°C10°C 2007-12°C 197170%
Jan 303°C9°C 2007-14°C 197169%
Jan 314°C10°C 1999-13°C 197969%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT).

January 1
sunrise 11:20 AM, sunset 3:48 PM
January 31
sunrise 10:13 AM, sunset 5:16 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station ICW00016201, 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.