Moving to Spain from Reykjavik?

The climate you'd be trading for

Swap Reykjavik for a typical Spanish city and, on the national picture, you're looking at about 7°C milder winters, 5.5 more hours of December daylight, about two-thirds the rain and about 15°C hotter summers. But "Spain" isn't one climate — it runs from the wet Atlantic northwest to the dry Mediterranean southeast, so the honest answer depends on where:

• Vigo Galicia · Atlantic

  vs Reykjavik: about 8°C milder winters, 5.5 more hours of December daylight, about twice the rain and about 10°C hotter summers. mild, green and wet — Spain’s Atlantic northwest.

• Alacant Costa Blanca · Mediterranean

  vs Reykjavik: about 9°C milder winters, 6 more hours of December daylight, about a third of the rain and about 16°C hotter summers. dry, warm and sunny — the Mediterranean southeast.

• Málaga Costa del Sol · Mediterranean

  vs Reykjavik: about 11°C milder winters, 6 more hours of December daylight, about half the rain and about 17°C hotter summers. warm winters on the southern coast.

Climate deltas compare 1991–2020 normals for Reykjavik (Meteostat) against the same 30-year measure for each Spanish anchor. Rounded to whole degrees and bucketed rain ratios on purpose — coarse enough that measurement noise can't flip the direction.

Getting back to Reykjavik

Direct flights home run year-round from 4 Spanish airports:

• Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC)
• Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN)
• Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP)
• Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS)

Seasonal (mostly summer): Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas (MAD), Jerez (XRY).

Direct-route map from SpainScore's airport dataset (Spanish-departure scheduled routes). "Getting home easily" is one of the things the quiz can weight for you.