Reykjanesbær
City in Iceland: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Reykjanesbær is a city in Iceland, in Southern Peninsula. About 19,724 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Iceland in our atlas.
It lies at 64.00° N, 22.56° W, about 13 m (43 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Atlantic/Reykjavik time zone. At this high latitude, summer days are very long and winter days very short.
Location
Red dot: Reykjanesbær. Green dots: other major cities of Iceland. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Reykjanesbær has a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 13°C (55°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 0°C (31°F). Around 1,465 mm (58 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 8644037 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q27016214 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.