When to go · Mývatn
Mývatn in August
Great month. Inside Mývatn's best window: Jun–Sep.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 13°C (55°F)55°F (13°C) / 6°C (43°F)43°F (6°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- High
- Iceland overall
- Prices
- High
- Iceland overall
Verdict
Inside Mývatn's best window: Jun–Sep.
Is another month better than August?
No other month rates higher than August for Mývatn in this guide.
Weather in August
- MývatnHighs around 13 °C (55 °F), lows around 6 °C (43 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 55 °F (13 °C), lows around 43 °F (6 °C), rain on about 10 days
- North and east, Iceland · Akureyri, Mývatn, Húsavík, East Fjordsbest weather
Colder, drier and often sunnier than the south; more snow in winter, warmer summer days.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Merchants' Weekend and Þjóðhátíð big impact
First weekend of Aug (+Monday) · Iceland
National road-trip weekend; Westman Islands festival sells out ferries.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Iceland overall
- High
- Prices · Iceland overall
- High
Iceland overall: Still peak; puffins leave mid-month; first dark nights for auroras at the end.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Mývatn, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
Aug: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Jun: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Night low
Aug: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Jun: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 10
Jun: 8 (better)
Crowds
Aug: High
Jun: High
Prices
Aug: High
Jun: High
Festivals listed
Aug: 1
Jun: 0
August: Inside Mývatn's best window: Jun–Sep.
June: Inside Mývatn's best window: Jun–Sep.
Mývatn: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast