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When to go · Akureyri

Akureyri, month by month

The best months for Akureyri: Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Nov, Dec.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (short daylight, snow, some services closed).3 °C / -4 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  2. FebruaryGreatInside Akureyri's best window: Jun–Sep (midnight sun, all roads open); Feb–Mar and Sep–Oct for northern lights.3 °C / -4 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  3. MarchGreatInside Akureyri's best window: Jun–Sep (midnight sun, all roads open); Feb–Mar and Sep–Oct for northern lights.4 °C / -3 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  4. AprilGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Sep (midnight sun, all roads open); Feb–Mar and Sep–Oct for northern lights). Across Iceland: Quiet shoulder month; snow lingers in the north; puffins arrive late in the month.7 °C / 0 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
  5. MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Sep (midnight sun, all roads open); Feb–Mar and Sep–Oct for northern lights). Across Iceland: Long days, puffins, fewer crowds; highlands still closed.10 °C / 3 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  6. JuneGreatInside Akureyri's best window: Jun–Sep (midnight sun, all roads open); Feb–Mar and Sep–Oct for northern lights.14 °C / 7 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: High
  7. JulyGreatInside Akureyri's best window: Jun–Sep (midnight sun, all roads open); Feb–Mar and Sep–Oct for northern lights.15 °C / 9 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustGreatInside Akureyri's best window: Jun–Sep (midnight sun, all roads open); Feb–Mar and Sep–Oct for northern lights.15 °C / 8 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  9. SeptemberGreatInside Akureyri's best window: Jun–Sep (midnight sun, all roads open); Feb–Mar and Sep–Oct for northern lights.12 °C / 5 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberGreatInside Akureyri's best window: Jun–Sep (midnight sun, all roads open); Feb–Mar and Sep–Oct for northern lights.7 °C / 1 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  11. NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (short daylight, snow, some services closed).4 °C / -2 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (short daylight, snow, some services closed).3 °C / -4 °C, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday