Average temperature year round in Sauðárkrókur is about 3.1°C (37.5°F), with an average low temperature of around -5°C in the coldest months of the year (January–February).
Being on the North Atlantic, the region is quite windy. In fact Sauðárkrókur is renowned for a stationary wind, which occurs during hot summer days. However severe storms are unusual. Average wind speed in the town of Sauðárkrókur is 6.7 m/s. with wind directions from North and South to South-west.
The average annual precipitation is about 514 mm (20 inches) distributed fairly evenly over the year, although spring and early summer seems to be the driest season
