Iceland Weather is classified as sub polar oceanic, experiencing considerably warmer patterns in comparison to other regions with similar latitude. The country's Northerly positioning and the transitory warm waters of the Gulf Stream and North Atlantic currents have a profound effect and influence on weather in Iceland, thus keeping the island's coast warmer and ice free throughout the winter. Iceland Weather conditions in different regions vary, warm, windy, and wetter conditions are experienced in the south coast, but snow is rare. The coldest weather in Iceland is experienced along the central highlands, the low lying inland being the driest region of the country. Moreover, snowfall in winter is more common in the north than the south.

Iceland Weather in Summer

Iceland Weather during the summer months (May through to August) is characterized but the great fluctuation and changeability in temperatures, often coming oscillating between anywhere from 5°C during the evenings to 25°C in the early afternoon. The days are filled with constant daylight, gradually decreasing to three or four hours during the winter which falls between the months of November to January.

Iceland Weather in Winter

Understandably, Iceland Weather during the long winter season is laced with cold, dark and rather gloomy conditions, evident in January's rather freezing average temperature of -0.4 C in January. On the upside, the Northern Lights phenomenon is often visible in Iceland, especially in autumn and early winter, adding a touch of glamour to an otherwise bleak landscape.

Annual precipitation on the south coast is approximately 3000 mm, while in the northern highlands precipitation decreases to 400mm and sometimes even less.

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