Hofn weather by month

Check out Hofn weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & UV index

Temperature in Hofn (°C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	2	3	3	6	9	11	13	12	10	7	4	2
Min temperature (night-time)	-3	-2	-2	0	3	6	8	7	5	2	-1	-3
Heat & Humidity	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sea temperature	5	6	6	6	7	8	9	10	9	7	6	6

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & UV index in Hofn

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of sunshine	0	1	3	4	6	6	5	5	4	2	1	0
Daily hours of daylight	5	9	12	15	19	21	20	16	13	10	6	4
UV Index (Maximum)	0	0	1	2	4	4	4	3	2	1	0	0

Rainfall in Hofn

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	17	14	16	13	13	14	15	16	15	18	14	16
Average monthly rainfall (mm)	163	130	122	95	96	88	86	113	120	183	118	145

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The climate guide for Iceland (Hofn) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Hofn?

Hofn has a cold climate with cool summers and some rainfall in all months.

Hofn weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 2°C in Hofn, Iceland in January based on long-term weather averages. There are no hours of sunshine per day on average with 17 days with some rainfall and typically 163 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

2
2°C max day temperature
0
0 hours of sunshine per day
17
17 days with some rainfall
-3
-3°C min night temperature
5
5 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
163
163 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
5
5°C sea temperature

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Hofn weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 3°C in Hofn, Iceland in February based on long-term weather averages. There is 1 hour of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 130 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

3
3°C max day temperature
1
1 hour of sunshine per day
14
14 days with some rainfall
-2
-2°C min night temperature
9
9 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
130
130 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
6
6°C sea temperature

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Hofn weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 3°C in Hofn, Iceland in March based on long-term weather averages. There are 3 hours of sunshine per day on average with 16 days with some rainfall and typically 122 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

3
3°C max day temperature
3
3 hours of sunshine per day
16
16 days with some rainfall
-2
-2°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
122
122 mm of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index
6
6°C sea temperature

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Hofn weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 6°C in Hofn, Iceland in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 4 hours of sunshine per day on average with 13 days with some rainfall and typically 95 mm of rainfall in the month.

6
6°C max day temperature
4
4 hours of sunshine per day
13
13 days with some rainfall
0
0°C min night temperature
15
15 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
95
95 mm of monthly rainfall
2
2 (Low) UV index
6
6°C sea temperature

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Hofn weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 9°C in Hofn, Iceland in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 13 days with some rainfall and typically 96 mm of rainfall in the month.

9
9°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
13
13 days with some rainfall
3
3°C min night temperature
19
19 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
96
96 mm of monthly rainfall
4
4 (Moderate) UV index
7
7°C sea temperature

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Hofn weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 11°C in Hofn, Iceland in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 88 mm of rainfall in the month.

11
11°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
14
14 days with some rainfall
6
6°C min night temperature
21
21 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
88
88 mm of monthly rainfall
4
4 (Moderate) UV index
8
8°C sea temperature

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Hofn weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 13°C in Hofn, Iceland in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 15 days with some rainfall and typically 86 mm of rainfall in the month.

13
13°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
15
15 days with some rainfall
8
8°C min night temperature
20
20 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
86
86 mm of monthly rainfall
4
4 (Moderate) UV index
9
9°C sea temperature

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Hofn weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 12°C in Hofn, Iceland in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 16 days with some rainfall and typically 113 mm of rainfall in the month.

12
12°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
16
16 days with some rainfall
7
7°C min night temperature
16
16 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
113
113 mm of monthly rainfall
3
3 (Moderate) UV index
10
10°C sea temperature

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Hofn weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 10°C in Hofn, Iceland in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 4 hours of sunshine per day on average with 15 days with some rainfall and typically 120 mm of rainfall in the month.

10
10°C max day temperature
4
4 hours of sunshine per day
15
15 days with some rainfall
5
5°C min night temperature
13
13 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
120
120 mm of monthly rainfall
2
2 (Low) UV index
9
9°C sea temperature

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Hofn weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 7°C in Hofn, Iceland in October based on long-term weather averages. There are 2 hours of sunshine per day on average with 18 days with some rainfall and typically 183 mm of rainfall in the month.

7
7°C max day temperature
2
2 hours of sunshine per day
18
18 days with some rainfall
2
2°C min night temperature
10
10 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
183
183 mm of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index
7
7°C sea temperature

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Hofn weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 4°C in Hofn, Iceland in November based on long-term weather averages. There is 1 hour of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 118 mm of rainfall in the month.

4
4°C max day temperature
1
1 hour of sunshine per day
14
14 days with some rainfall
-1
-1°C min night temperature
6
6 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
118
118 mm of monthly rainfall
0
No UV (Maximum) Index UV index
6
6°C sea temperature

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Hofn weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 2°C in Hofn, Iceland in December based on long-term weather averages. There are no hours of sunshine per day on average with 16 days with some rainfall and typically 145 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.