Best time to visit Iceland
Each month's verdict, depending on what you are looking for.
The best months
- SunNo month we would really recommend
- CityNo month we would really recommend
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Best avoided, 6/100 | Best avoided, 16/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 9/100 | Best avoided, 0/100 |
| City | Best avoided, 10/100 | Best avoided, 17/100 | Best avoided, 20/100 | Best avoided, 27/100 | Fair, 39/100 | Fair, 49/100 | Fair, 53/100 | Fair, 48/100 | Fair, 39/100 | Best avoided, 26/100 | Best avoided, 12/100 | Best avoided, 1/100 |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Sea | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | -4°C | 5°C | 138 mm |
| February | 1°C | -4°C | 5°C | 136 mm |
| March | 3°C | -3°C | 4°C | 128 mm |
| April | 6°C | 0°C | 5°C | 102 mm |
| May | 10°C | 4°C | 7°C | 94 mm |
| June | 13°C | 7°C | 10°C | 80 mm |
| July | 14°C | 9°C | 11°C | 88 mm |
| August | 14°C | 8°C | 11°C | 103 mm |
| September | 11°C | 6°C | 10°C | 134 mm |
| October | 6°C | 2°C | 8°C | 118 mm |
| November | 3°C | -1°C | 7°C | 121 mm |
| December | 1°C | -4°C | 5°C | 137 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 5 h 15 min
- From YYZ : about 5 h 45 min
- From YVR : about 7 h 35 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
- NOAA OISST v2.1
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).