Reykjavik
Go Jun – Aug. Avoid Sep – Apr.
Daily high RainfallClimate normals from NASA POWER. The verdict behind each month is computed from heat, cold, rain and daylight.
Go
Jun – Aug
The stretch where heat, rain and daylight all behave.
Avoid
Sep – Apr
November to February gives four or five usable hours of light, and the highland F-roads are closed. That is also the only way to see the aurora — so go in winter deliberately, not by accident.
Hottest
Jul · 14°
Average daily high at the peak of the year.
Wettest
Sep · 6.0mm
Rainfall per day, averaged across the month.
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