Reykjavík May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Reykjavík, Iceland in the month of May.
Typical Reykjavík May Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 10.1 °C
Average daily low 3.9 °C
Average monthly precipitation 4.9 cm
Daily chance of precipitation 51.0%
Reykjavík May Weather Records
1949–2024
Highest temperature 20.6 °C May 14, 1960
Lowest temperature -7.7 °C May 5, 1982
Highest daily low 11.4 °C May 14, 1988
Lowest daily high -2.6 °C May 1, 1982
Hottest average high temperature 12.1 °C 2017
Coldest average high temperature 5.6 °C 1979
Most daily precipitation 3.9 cm May 1, 2011
Most monthly precipitation 12.6 cm 1989
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°C) Record (°C)
High Low High Low
May 1 8.5 2.4 14.0 -6.5
May 2 8.6 2.5 14.9 -6.1
May 3 8.7 2.5 14.4 -5.4
May 4 8.8 2.6 15.7 -6.0
May 5 8.9 2.7 14.7 -7.7
May 6 9.0 2.8 13.9 -4.3
May 7 9.1 2.9 18.0 -5.8
May 8 9.1 2.9 16.4 -5.9
May 9 9.3 3.0 18.5 -3.1
May 10 9.4 3.2 17.2 -5.0
May 11 9.5 3.3 15.1 -5.1
May 12 9.6 3.4 17.6 -2.1
May 13 9.7 3.5 19.5 -2.7
May 14 9.8 3.6 20.6 -3.3
May 15 9.9 3.8 18.8 -2.3
May 16 10.1 3.9 17.8 -3.7
May 17 10.2 4.0 18.3 -3.1
May 18 10.3 4.2 16.8 -3.6
May 19 10.4 4.2 15.5 -4.3
May 20 10.5 4.4 14.4 -1.1
May 21 10.6 4.5 17.1 -1.5
May 22 10.8 4.6 16.7 -2.6
May 23 10.9 4.7 17.2 -0.3
May 24 11.0 4.8 16.6 -1.9
May 25 11.1 5.0 18.0 -1.3
May 26 11.2 5.1 16.3 -1.7
May 27 11.2 5.2 16.0 -0.4
May 28 11.4 5.4 17.2 -0.2
May 29 11.5 5.5 16.3 -0.2
May 30 11.6 5.6 17.0 -0.7
May 31 11.7 5.7 17.5 -1.7
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1949–2024 Reykjavik location