Published September 1, 2022
On August 30th, temperatures on the Çornes peninsula near Husavik reached 25 degrees Celsius. This is the highest temperature measured in Iceland this summer, he reports RÚV.
It’s the hottest temperature of the year, but it hasn’t broken any previous records. “For example, last year he had temperatures reaching almost 30 degrees in August,” says Birgil He Orngeskldsson of the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
Bjarni Sigurður Aðalgeirsson, owner of the Mánárbakki campsite, said it was the best day of the summer. Nothing beats the light of the sun. Definitely the most beautiful day of this summer. July 9th and 10th were great weekends and today is even better. “
“It was the second time this summer that the temperature exceeded 20 degrees Celsius.