Best Month to Visit Reykjavik
Editor's seasonal guidance
Best: Summer (June-August), Winter (September-March) for Northern Lights
Subarctic oceanic climate with cool temperatures year-round
Reykjavik has mild but windy weather thanks to the Gulf Stream. Temperatures rarely drop below -10°C or rise above 15°C. Weather changes rapidly and is famously unpredictable.
- Typically sunnier
- May, June, August
- Typically wetter
- October, November, January
Qualitative editorial guidance, not measured climate normals. This site does not currently publish monthly temperature or rainfall averages because it has no verified climate dataset.
Daylight through the year in Reykjavik
Daylight, midday sun angle and golden-hour length calculated for Reykjavik's own coordinates (64.15° N, 21.94° W) on the 15th of each month. These are solar geometry, not climate averages.
| Month | Daylight | Sun at solar noon | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 h 18 min | 5° | 203 min |
| February | 8 h 24 min | 13° | 113 min |
| March | 11 h 30 min | 23° | 93 min |
| April | 14 h 54 min | 35° | 98 min |
| May | 18 h 18 min | 45° | 136 min |
| June | 21 h 0 min | 49° | 204 min |
| July | 19 h 48 min | 47° | 186 min |
| August | 16 h 24 min | 40° | 108 min |
| September | 12 h 54 min | 28° | 92 min |
| October | 9 h 36 min | 16° | 102 min |
| November | 6 h 18 min | 7° | 171 min |
| December | 4 h 12 min | 3° | 177 min |
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