Þórshöfn Temperature by Month
Þórshöfn in North Iceland, Iceland sees moderate seasonal temperature shifts, with daytime highs between 3°C (37°F) in February and 13°C (55°F) in August, averaging 7°C (45°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.
Þórshöfn Monthly Temperatures
In Þórshöfn, seasonal changes bring about a moderate variation in temperatures. Nighttime lows range from 7°C (45°F) in August to -3°C (27°F) in February.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Þórshöfn by month:
Low temperatures are most often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while highs typically occur around 3 PM. August, the city's warmest month, sees 92 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Þórshöfn vs Iceland
The map below shows the annual temperature across Iceland. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Þórshöfn vs World: Temperature Compared
Þórshöfn's average annual maximum temperature is 7°C (45°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.
Zermatt, Switzerland averages just 4°C (39°F) annually due to its altitude, with very cold winters and cool summers even at its warmest.
Boston, USA averages 16°C (61°F) annually, with four distinct seasons and cold winters that rival northern Europe.
Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels — they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.
Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Þórshöfn this rarely lasts long on the ground.
For more on Þórshöfn's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Þórshöfn climate page.
