Keflavík climate

Keflavík Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 6°C on May 1 to 10°C on May 31, and lows from 3°C to 6°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 87 mm over about 16 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Keflavík, in °C, with the record for each date.-5051015151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
8°C
Average low
4°C
Precipitation
87 mm
Reanalysis high
15°CMay 30, 1991
Reanalysis low
-3°CMay 1, 2013
Daylight
16 h 49 min to 19 h 58 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
3°C
Wind
18.7 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
May 16°C3°C11°C 2019-3°C 201351%
May 26°C3°C9°C 2011-2°C 201350%
May 37°C3°C11°C 2011-1°C 200350%
May 47°C3°C9°C 2008-1°C 200350%
May 57°C3°C10°C 2017-2°C 199749%
May 67°C3°C13°C 2017-2°C 199749%
May 77°C3°C13°C 2006-1°C 201550%
May 87°C3°C14°C 2006-2°C 201549%
May 97°C4°C14°C 20060°C 199249%
May 107°C4°C10°C 19990°C 199248%
May 117°C4°C10°C 2011-1°C 201546%
May 127°C4°C11°C 19960°C 201544%
May 137°C4°C12°C 1996-1°C 201244%
May 148°C4°C11°C 1996-2°C 201244%
May 158°C4°C11°C 2009-1°C 199344%
May 168°C4°C12°C 20090°C 201244%
May 178°C4°C13°C 20091°C 199346%
May 188°C4°C11°C 20091°C 200546%
May 198°C4°C11°C 20091°C 200046%
May 208°C4°C10°C 20031°C 201147%
May 218°C5°C12°C 20170°C 200648%
May 228°C5°C11°C 2019-1°C 200648%
May 238°C5°C12°C 20201°C 200647%
May 249°C5°C13°C 20101°C 200647%
May 259°C5°C12°C 20021°C 200648%
May 269°C5°C12°C 20021°C 200748%
May 279°C5°C12°C 20102°C 200748%
May 289°C6°C13°C 20042°C 199348%
May 299°C6°C13°C 20122°C 201948%
May 309°C6°C15°C 19912°C 200046%
May 3110°C6°C14°C 20121°C 200047%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Keflavík, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT).

May 1
sunrise 5:04 AM, sunset 9:53 PM
May 31
sunrise 3:30 AM, sunset 11:28 PM

Every day of May: 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.