Reynisfjara
Mýrdalshreppur, Iceland · sea 11.5 °C at its warmest, in August
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warmest sea11.5 °C in August
- Coolest sea7.4 °C in February
- ShoreBlack sand
- Country🇮🇸 Iceland
- Coordinates63.4049, -19.0640
- Readership rank#104 worldwide
Sea temperature month by month
Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020.
About
Reynisfjara is a popular black sand beach in southern Iceland near the town of Vík í Mýrdal. It is part of the Katla UNESCO Global Geopark on privately owned land.
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Questions
How warm is the sea at Reynisfjara?
The sea off Reynisfjara averages 11.5 °C at its warmest, in August, and 7.4 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.
When can you swim at Reynisfjara?
The sea here never averages 20 °C in any month, so swimming means cold water all year. Some people do it anyway.
Where is Reynisfjara?
Reynisfjara is on the coast of Mýrdalshreppur, Iceland, at 63.4049, -19.0640. The globe on this site flies straight to it.