Þórshöfn weather by month & the best time to visit
🇮🇸 Iceland · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Þórshöfn is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 26/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 974
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 26/100
- Rain / year
- 1,477 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈6.3 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 9°C / 48°F
- Population
- 352
- Elevation
- 18 m
When is the best time to visit Þórshöfn?
Þórshöfn never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 26/100, and January is the low point (0/100). If sunshine is the point of the trip, the nearby alternatives below do better.
How sunny is Þórshöfn?
Þórshöfn isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 974 hours of sunshine a year. July (26/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #9 of 9 destinations in Iceland for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,318 hours. The year's 1,477 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -5° / 23°F | 128 mm | 0 | 2° / 36°F |
| February | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -5° / 23°F | 104 mm | 0 | 1° / 34°F |
| March | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -5° / 23°F | 121 mm | 0 | 1° / 34°F |
| April | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -3° / 27°F | 102 mm | 1 | 1° / 34°F |
| May | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 0° / 32°F | 104 mm | 2 | 4° / 39°F |
| June | 17 | 11° / 52°F | 5° / 41°F | 84 mm | 3 | 7° / 45°F |
| July | 26 | 13° / 55°F | 7° / 45°F | 112 mm | 3 | 9° / 48°F |
| August | 21 | 12° / 54°F | 7° / 45°F | 118 mm | 2 | 9° / 48°F |
| September | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 148 mm | 1 | 8° / 46°F |
| October | 0 | 4° / 39°F | 0° / 32°F | 156 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| November | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -3° / 27°F | 153 mm | 0 | 3° / 37°F |
| December | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -5° / 23°F | 147 mm | 0 | 1° / 34°F |
Sea temperature in Þórshöfn by month
The sea off Þórshöfn is warmest in July at around 9°C / 48°F, and coolest in February at 1°C / 34°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Reykjavík Iceland · 386 km · best in Jul · 1,456 h sun/yr
- Reykjavík Iceland · 421 km · best in Jul · 1,318 h sun/yr
- Vágar Faroe Islands · 604 km · best in Aug · 998 h sun/yr
- Ålesund Norway · 1,101 km · best in Jul · 1,230 h sun/yr
- Inverness United Kingdom · 1,128 km · best in Jul · 1,074 h sun/yr
- Molde Norway · 1,142 km · best in Jul · 1,233 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Vopnafjörður Iceland · 60 km · 1,340 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Egilsstaðir Iceland · 112 km · 1,333 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Grímsey/Sandvík Iceland · 125 km · 1,074 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Akureyri Iceland · 139 km · 1,550 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Höfn Iceland · 214 km · 1,200 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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