IcelandSummit weather, forecast and climate

Öræfajökull

Stratovolcano · last major eruption 17272,110 mSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation2,110 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation2.2 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul2°average high

64.03° N, 16.64° WElevation 2,110 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,110 m
Mid-mountain1,510 m
Valley910 m

Freezing level in October: 950 m

iThe mountain

Öræfajökull in brief

Öræfajökull rises to 2,110 m, Iceland.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 2°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from June to August.

Facts

Elevation: 2,110 m · 6,923 ft
Country: Iceland
Coordinates: 64.0254, -16.6421
Nearest airport: Hornafjörður Airport (HFN) · 75 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 Öræfajökull by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Öræfajökull by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-10°	-10°	-10°	-7°	-4°	0°	2°	1°	-2°	-5°	-8°	-10°
Average low	-15°	-15°	-14°	-12°	-8°	-4°	-2°	-3°	-6°	-10°	-13°	-15°
Precipitation	616 mm	554 mm	528 mm	471 mm	359 mm	380 mm	394 mm	585 mm	630 mm	644 mm	568 mm	647 mm
Cloud cover	65%	61%	62%	60%	58%	59%	60%	60%	64%	64%	62%	63%
Daylight	5h 26	8h 37	11h 39	15h 01	18h 19	20h 56	19h 42	16h 27	13h 06	9h 54	6h 36	4h 18
Month score	10	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	12	11

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

Snow likely Jan–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	200 m	200 m	250 m	650 m	1,200 m	1,800 m	2,100 m	2,000 m	1,550 m	950 m	450 m	250 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Öræfajökull in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Iceland

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Hvannadalshnúkur	2,110 m	–	2.2 km SW	2°
Hrútsfjallstindar	1,875 m	–	5.5 km NW	4°
Káratindur	1,555 m	–	5.6 km NE	5°
Kristínartindar	1,126 m	–	15 km W	10°
Miðaftanstindur	618 m	–	11 km E	10°