When to go · Reykjavík
Reykjavík, month by month
The best months for Reykjavík: Jun, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedDark, storms and ice; Northern Lights possible.2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 17 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 17 rain daysCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryMixedCold and dark; Lights season and winter festival.3 °C (37 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 15 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- MarchMixedCold; days lengthen quickly.4 °C (39 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 16 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilMixedCold and changeable; some tours start.6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 14 rain days43 °F (6 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGoodCool and bright; fewer crowds.9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatMidnight sun; the busiest and best-lit month.12 °C (54 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
- JulyGreatMildest; the light is near-continuous.14 °C (57 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 12 rain days57 °F (14 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatMild; nights darken again; Culture Night in August.14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 14 rain days57 °F (14 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: High · 5 festivals or holidays
- SeptemberGoodCool; first Northern Lights.11 °C (52 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 16 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- OctoberMixedCool, wet and windy.7 °C (45 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 17 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 17 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberMixedDark and stormy; short days.4 °C (39 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 16 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberMixedVery short days; Christmas lights and closures Dec 24–26.2 °C (36 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 17 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 17 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Reykjavík, side by side.
Verdict
Jun: Great
Jul: Great
Daytime high
Jun: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Jul: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Night low
Jun: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Jul: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Rain days
Jun: 12
Jul: 12
Crowds
Jun: High
Jul: High
Prices
Jun: High
Jul: High
Festivals listed
Jun: 3
Jul: 0
June: Midnight sun; the busiest and best-lit month.
July: Mildest; the light is near-continuous.
Reykjavík: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.