
Current water temperature on the Iceland coast. Forecast of changes in water temperature. Historical data.
Water temperature in Iceland today
Most popular locations in Iceland over the past week
Conditions of sea water on beaches in Iceland
Now in the beaches in Iceland, the water temperature is very low and not suitable for swimming.
The water temperature in Iceland tends to decrease, its value has decreased both over the last 10 days and over the month.

Today the warmest water in Iceland is recorded in Vestmannaeyjar. Its value in this location is 45°F. And the coldest one is in Akureyri, its value 40°F.
The trend can be seen on the graph. It shows the change in average sea surface temperature over the past two months.
For the two most popular locations for swimming in Iceland, the graphs of changes in the average water temperature throughout the year are as follows:
We process, analyze and store data for every beach and city in Iceland. Below is a table with current weather data and trends in some places of the country.
City | Water | Air | ||
Reykjavik | 43°F | ![]() ![]() | 28°F | ![]() |
Grindavik | 44°F | ![]() ![]() | 28°F | ![]() |
Akranes | 43°F | ![]() ![]() | 28°F | ![]() |
Akureyri | 40°F | ![]() ![]() | 24°F | ![]() |
Dalvik | 40°F | ![]() ![]() | 24°F | ![]() |
Husavik | 40°F | ![]() ![]() | 30°F | ![]() |
Stykkisholmur | 41°F | ![]() ![]() | 31°F | ![]() |
Sandgerdi | 43°F | ![]() ![]() | 28°F | ![]() |
Njardvik | 44°F | ![]() ![]() | 28°F | ![]() |
Kopavogur | 43°F | ![]() ![]() | 28°F | ![]() |
Alftanes | 43°F | ![]() ![]() | 28°F | ![]() |
Vestmannaeyjar | 45°F | ![]() ![]() | 34°F | ![]() |
Hofn | 44°F | ![]() ![]() | 33°F | ![]() |
Isafjoerdur | 42°F | ![]() ![]() | 27°F | ![]() |
Torlakshofn | 44°F | ![]() ![]() | 28°F | ![]() |
Climate in Iceland

Iceland is located in Europe. The country is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Norwegian Sea. Iceland - has a fairly long coastline. To determine the temperature of the water in it, we monitor 17 settlements and resorts.
Subarctic marine, greatly mitigated by the influence of the warm Gulf Stream. Due to the warming of the air by its waters brought from equatorial latitudes, the climate is much milder than what might be expected at this latitude, but it is very windy. A strong wind blows almost constantly. The average national temperature in August is around + 10˚C, in January -1˚C, in Reykjavik the average January temperatures are around 0˚C, in July - + 11˚C. In mountainous regions, the climate is much colder at any time of the year, especially on the eastern and northeastern slopes. Precipitation falls from 500 to 4000 mm per year.
Iceland: regions
We show the surface temperature of the water in the following regions of the country:

Iceland: oceans and seas
We monitor the following oceans and seas that wash the country. Just go to the page for a specific reservoir and see the temperature in all settlements on the coast.