Klaksvík climate — normals and trends
Klaksvík (Faroe Islands) has a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 917 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (10.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Klaksvík averages 28 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 194 rainy days per year.
Klaksvík has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 40 to 16 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 18.3 °C (on 10 August 2004) and the coldest -8.8 °C (on 6 February 1969).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
KlaksvíkNorðoyar
- coords
- 62.23°, -6.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.8°C
Average daily high
8.1°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
917mm
Sunshine / day
6.6h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
32.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
28 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
194 d/yr
Annual snowfall
53.0 cm
Average feels-like high
3.7 °C
Average feels-like low
0.1 °C
Average peak gust
55.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
18.3 °C
10 August 2004
Coldest day
-8.8 °C
6 February 1969
Wettest day
44 mm
30 January 1953
Windiest day
94.9 km/h
22 December 1988
Strongest gust
173.5 km/h
22 December 1988
Hottest feels-like
17.3 °C
16 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-18.7 °C
7 February 1969
Snowiest day
17.7 cm
12 January 1984
Sunniest day
19.0 h
7 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 76 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 7.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 74 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 7.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 113 mm | +32 mm |
| Apr | 8.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 44 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 10.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 95 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 11.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 98 mm | +44 mm |
| Jul | 13.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 43 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 13.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 54 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 12.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 69 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 10.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 119 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 7.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 97 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 8.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 99 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Klaksvík?
Klaksvík has a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.8 °C and it receives 917 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Klaksvík?
The hottest day measured in Klaksvík between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2004, reaching 18.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Klaksvík?
The coldest day measured in Klaksvík between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, at -8.8 °C.
Does it snow in Klaksvík?
Yes. Klaksvík gets on average 53.0 cm of snow per year and has around 28 frost days.
Has the climate of Klaksvík warmed?
Yes: Klaksvík warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Klaksvík?
The wettest day measured in Klaksvík between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1953, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Klaksvík?
The windiest day measured in Klaksvík between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1988, with winds reaching 94.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Klaksvík?
The warmest month in Klaksvík is August (10.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Klaksvík?
Klaksvík receives on average 917 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 194 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Klaksvík?
Klaksvík gets on average 6.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,409 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Klaksvík?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Klaksvík between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1984, with 17.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Klaksvík?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Klaksvík.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Klaksvík?
In Klaksvík, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 17.3 °C on 16 July 2025, and the lowest was -18.7 °C on 7 February 1969.
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