Do not let the name fool you; Iceland is a great place to visit anytime of year, you just have to come prepared. If you are equipped for short, dark days and icy weather Iceland’s amazing scenery will never let you down.

Despite its name and latitude, warm Gulf streams keep southern Iceland warmer then many central European countries. Summers are enjoyable with average July temperatures around 12°C (53°F). Winters, however, are considerably mild the higher altitudes and northern coastline face early-year Arctic winds so are obviously colder. The snow turns to rain around spring but is never too heavy.

CLIMATE

Weather Averages for Iceland:

Average Temperatures for Reykjavik, Iceland

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
30°f	34°f	34°f	37°f	45°f	50°f	52°f	52°f	46°f	41°f	34°f	30°f
-1°c	1°c	1°c	3°c	7°c	10°c	11°c	11°c	8°c	5°c	1°c	-1°c

Average High/Low Temperature for Reykjavik, Iceland

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
36°f	37°f	37°f	43°f	48°f	54°f	55°f	55°f	50°f	45°f	37°f	36°f
2°c	3°c	3°c	6°c	9°c	12°c	13°c	13°c	10°c	7°c	3°c	2°c
27°f	28°f	28°f	32°f	39°f	45°f	46°f	46°f	41°f	36°f	30°f	27°f
-3°c	-2°c	-2°c	0°c	4°c	7°c	8°c	8°c	5°c	2°c	-1°c	-3°c

Average Rainfall for Reykjavik, Iceland

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
76mm	72mm	82mm	58mm	44mm	50mm	52mm	62mm	67mm	86mm	73mm	79mm

HOLIDAYS

January - New Year's Day

March - Good Friday

March - Easter Monday

April - Children's Day

May - Labour Day (not banks)

May - Ascension

May - Pentecost

May - Pentecost Monday

June - National Day (Proclamation of the Republic)

November - All Saint's Day

December - Christmas Eve (not banks)

December - Christmas Day

December - Boxing Day (not banks)

December - New Year's Eve (1/2 day from noon, not banks)

Holidays falling on a weekend are not moved

Weekend - Saturday, Sunday