Iceland experienced a warmer than average spring this year, with temperatures in many parts of the country, particularly the West and Southwest, being well above average. In Reykjavik, temperatures were 2.5 C warmer than the average between 1961-1990 and 1.8 C warmer than the average of the past ten years. The past month has also been sunnier than average in Southwest Iceland, with Reykjavik area residents enjoying 236.8 hours of sunlight in May, which is 44.8 hours more than the 1961-1990 average. Most of the country has also experienced drier weather than usual in May.