Reykjavik

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Follow in the steps of the Vikings who sailed to Iceland over 1100 years ago. Strangely, Iceland is mostly green and its neighbor, Greenland, is mostly covered in ice. Greenlands melting icesheet has contributed to 40 percent of the current rise in sea level. Smaller Iceland is also losing what ice it does have. Click here (click) ⁠ to see a memorial to their loss. Read the inscription (click) ⁠ on the memorial.

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Huge Greenland is almost totally covered in ice, which is melting rapidly and the cause of 40 percent of the sea level rise around the world.

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Mostly green Iceland has an icesheet on its southeast corner.

⛅Climate and Weather

Mostly cloudy

45°F

Thu, May 2, 8:29:14 AM

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Reykjavík Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Iceland) - Weather Spark In Reykjavík, the summers are short, cool, and mostly cloudy and the winters are long, very cold, snowy, windy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 28°F to 57°F and is rarely below 17°F or above 62°F. weatherspark.com