Along the west coast, the amount of precipitation is at an intermediate level for instance, Reykjavik, receives about 800 mm (31.5 in) of rain or snow each year. Precipitation is more abundant on the southern side, where it exceeds 1,300 millimeters (50 inches) per year, and reaches up to 2,400 millimeters (95 in) in the most exposed areas (see Vík í Mýrdal), while it's much more scarce on the north coast and on the north side of the inner plateau, so much so that it descends below 500 mm (20 in) per year, although it is well distributed throughout the year. The northern coastal area is colder than the southern one because it is not reached by the Gulf Stream. The result is a perpetually unstable climate, with sudden changes in weather and temperature, but with a limited temperature range, both between day and night and between winter and summer.
Of course, it's a cold country because of the high latitude, and it can receive cold winds from the North Pole, but it's also tempered by the ocean, as well as by the mild Gulf Stream that flows in it. In Iceland, the climate is cold, windy and cloudy for most of the year.
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