Akureyri vs Reykjavík: which is better, month by month

Reykjavík beats Akureyri in 4 of 12 months — its lead peaks in November (43 vs 38) — while Akureyri wins April to May; they are within 3 points in the other 6 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Akureyri

🇮🇸 Iceland · mild climate

Best month: July 84/100
Months won: 2 of 12

Reykjavík

🇮🇸 Iceland · mild climate

Best month: July 85/100
Months won: 4 of 12

Akureyri vs Reykjavík — all 12 months

Month	Akureyri	Reykjavík	Winner	Gap
January	31Ffreezing, rainy, clean air	31Ffreezing, rainy, clean air	Tie	0
February	40Ffreezing, rainy, clean air	40Ffreezing, rainy, clean air	Tie	0
March	49Fcold, rainy, clean air	50Dcold, rainy, clean air	Tie	1
April	68Ccold, a little rain, clean air	64Ccold, rainy, clean air	Akureyri	4
May	76Bcold, a little rain, clean air	72Bcold, rainy, clean air	Akureyri	4
June	80Acool, rainy, clean air	78Bcool, rainy, clean air	Tie	2
July	84Acool, rainy, clean air	85Acool, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
August	78Bcool, rainy, clean air	81Acool, rainy, clean air	Tie	3
September	64Ccool, rainy, clean air	68Ccold, rainy, clean air	Reykjavík	4
October	52Dcold, rainy, clean air	56Dcold, rainy, clean air	Reykjavík	4
November	38Fcold, rainy, clean air	43Fcold, rainy, clean air	Reykjavík	5
December	28Ffreezing, rainy, clean air	33Ffreezing, rainy, clean air	Reykjavík	5

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is November (38 vs 43). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.