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Southern Peninsula · IcelandSummit weather, forecast and climate
Krýsuvík
Crater rows · last major eruption 1151360 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec
Elevation360 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation0.3 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul14°average high
63.93° N, 22.10° WElevation 360 mUTC+0 · Greenwich Mean Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit360 m
- Mid-mountain180 m
- Valley · Vogar7 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Krýsuvík in brief
Krýsuvík rises to 360 m, Southern Peninsula, Iceland.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 14°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year.
The nearest town in the atlas is Vogar, 15 km to the NW at 7 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 360 m · 1,181 ft
- Region
- Southern Peninsula
- Country
- Iceland
- Coordinates
- 63.9300, -22.1000
- Nearest airport
- Reykjavík Domestic Airport (RKV) · 24 km
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
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iiiSummit climate
The top of Krýsuvík by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Average low | -2° | -3° | -2° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 7° | 5° | 2° | -1° | -2° |
| Precipitation | 187 mm | 184 mm | 173 mm | 137 mm | 120 mm | 103 mm | 119 mm | 159 mm | 174 mm | 176 mm | 181 mm | 202 mm |
| Cloud cover | 56% | 54% | 53% | 48% | 49% | 52% | 53% | 51% | 51% | 49% | 51% | 52% |
| Daylight | 5h 28 | 8h 38 | 11h 40 | 15h 01 | 18h 17 | 20h 51 | 19h 39 | 16h 25 | 13h 06 | 9h 54 | 6h 37 | 4h 21 |
| Month score | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 31 | 36 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Snow and freezing level
Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 350 m | 300 m | 400 m | 800 m | 1,250 m | 1,700 m | 2,000 m | 1,900 m | 1,500 m | 1,000 m | 600 m | 350 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Krýsuvík in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of IcelandPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brennisteinsfjöll | 621 m | – | 13 km E | 11° |
| Grænadyngja | 398 m | – | 0.9 km NE | 14° |
| Sveifluháls | 395 m | – | 4.8 km E | 14° |
| Fagradalsfjall | 385 m | – | 8.9 km W | 14° |
| Trölladyngja, Southern Peninsula | 378 m | – | 0.3 km N | 14° |
| Keilir | 378 m | – | 3.8 km W | 15° |
| Stóri-Hrútur | 357 m | – | 9.0 km SW | 14° |
| Helgafell (Hafnarfjörður) | 340 m | – | 15 km NE | 15° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Vogar and around
Nature
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Grænadyngja
398 m
Museums
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Viking World museum
2009
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
The Icelandic Museum of Rock 'n' Roll
2014
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