Reykjavík
Capital of Iceland: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Reykjavík 5545 (cropped): Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Reykjavík is the capital of Iceland, in Capital Region. About 118,918 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Iceland in our atlas.
It lies at 64.14° N, 21.90° W, about 37 m (121 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: Reykjavík. Green dots: other major cities of Iceland. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Reykjavík has a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 14°C (56°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about -2°C (29°F). Around 1,638 mm (64 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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in IcelandNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3413829 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1764 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Reykjavík 5545 (cropped): Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Icelandic Phallological Museum visitors: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Tjörnin, Reykjavik: Helgi Hall from Reykjavík, Iceland, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Hofdi House Reykjavik (cropped): Laurentgauthier, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- 20190623 Perlan 8841 (48469867211): Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- ListasafnReykjavikur: TommyBee, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Iceland-Reykjavik-National-Theatre-1: Guðmundur D. Haraldsson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Reykjavík Botanic Garden 2014-08-02: Szilas, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- KR-völlur Main Stand: Gruesome Gary, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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