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The year at a glance
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The short answer
Most comfortable: June–August. No month here rates Good for general sightseeing, usually because of year-round heat and humidity. Travellers come anyway for beaches, food and culture, so use the chart and table to pick your trade-off.
- Warmest month: July, average high 14°C (58°F).
- Coolest month: January, average high 4°C (39°F), lows near 0°C (31°F).
- Wettest month: January, about 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain.
- Driest month: June, about 46 mm (1.8 in).
Quick facts
- Currency
- Icelandic króna
- Language
- Icelandic
- Plugs
- Type C, Type F
- Drives on the
- right
- Calling code
- +354
- Airports
- Keflavík Airport (KEF)
Reykjavík Airport (RKV) - Population
- 138,772
Temperature and rain through the year
Average highAverage lowRain (mm, right axis)
Top sights in Reykjavík
- Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavík, Iceland
- Icelandic Phallological Museum museum in Reykjavík, Iceland
- Tjörnin lake in Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
- National Museum of Iceland museum in Reykjavik, Iceland
- Imagine Peace Tower memorial to John Lennon near Reykjavík
- Elliðavatn lake
- Landakotskirkja cathedral of the Catholic Church in Iceland
- Reykjavík Cathedral Cathedral church in Reykjavík, Iceland
Ranked by how widely each place is covered across Wikipedia's language editions, a rough measure of fame rather than a recommendation.
UNESCO World Heritage nearby
Travel advisories
United States
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions
Read the full advisory at travel.state.gov
Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom
No FCDO warning against travel to any part of Iceland.
Latest change (2026-10-07): Updated information on European Entry-Exit System (EES) (‘Entry requirements’ page).
Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are summarised from official sources and can change quickly; always read the source before you travel.
Month by month
| Month | Score | High | Low | Rain | Cloud | Dew point | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0 Poor | 4°C 39°F | 0°C 31°F | 96 mm 3.8 in | 57% | 0°C32°F dry | 4.9 h |
| February | 0.0 Poor | 4°C 39°F | -1°C 30°F | 96 mm 3.8 in | 54% | -3°C27°F dry | 8.1 h |
| March | 0.0 Poor | 4°C 40°F | 0°C 31°F | 87 mm 3.4 in | 53% | -3°C27°F dry | 11.2 h |
| April | 0.1 Poor | 7°C 44°F | 2°C 35°F | 59 mm 2.3 in | 48% | 0°C32°F dry | 14.7 h |
| May | 1.8 Poor | 10°C 49°F | 4°C 40°F | 56 mm 2.2 in | 49% | 2°C35°F dry | 17.9 h |
| June | 3.6 Poor | 12°C 54°F | 7°C 45°F | 46 mm 1.8 in | 52% | 5°C42°F dry | 20.4 h |
| July | 4.4 Poor | 14°C 58°F | 9°C 49°F | 62 mm 2.4 in | 53% | 8°C47°F dry | 19.3 h |
| August | 3.9 Poor | 14°C 57°F | 9°C 48°F | 74 mm 2.9 in | 52% | 8°C47°F dry | 16.1 h |
| September | 2.1 Poor | 11°C 53°F | 7°C 44°F | 94 mm 3.7 in | 52% | 5°C42°F dry | 12.6 h |
| October | 0.1 Poor | 8°C 46°F | 3°C 38°F | 89 mm 3.5 in | 50% | 2°C35°F dry | 9.3 h |
| November | 0.0 Poor | 5°C 42°F | 1°C 35°F | 89 mm 3.5 in | 53% | 0°C32°F dry | 5.9 h |
| December | 0.0 Poor | 4°C 39°F | 0°C 31°F | 95 mm 3.7 in | 54% | 0°C32°F dry | 3.6 h |
Public holidays in the next 12 months
Holidays can mean closures, festivals and busier transport. National public holidays for Iceland; school holidays are not included.
- December 2026
- Aðfangadagur
- Jóladagur
- Annar í jólum
- Gamlársdagur
- January 2027
- Nýársdagur
- March 2027
- Skírdagur
- Föstudagurinn langi
- Páskadagur
- Annar í páskum
- April 2027
- Sumardagurinn fyrsti
- May 2027
- Verkalýðsdagurinn
- Uppstigningardagur
- Hvítasunnudagur
- Annar í hvítasunnu
- June 2027
- Þjóðhátíðardagurinn
- August 2027
- Frídagur verslunarmanna
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Temperature, rain and dew point are 1991–2020 averages from a ~4 km climate grid; cloud cover is a 1981–2010 average. Recent years run warmer in most places, and a single trip can differ a lot. How this is calculated.