When to go · Blue Lagoon
Blue Lagoon, month by month
Good months for Blue Lagoon: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (All year – water stays warm; summer offers longer daylight.). Across Iceland: 4–5 h of light, storms, ice caves and auroras; keep buffer days.2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 15 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (All year – water stays warm; summer offers longer daylight.). Across Iceland: Longer days, still stormy; Þorrablót food and aurora nights.2 °C (36 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 13 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (All year – water stays warm; summer offers longer daylight.). Across Iceland: Balance of light and dark: auroras plus 11–13 h of day; Easter in late March 2027.4 °C (39 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 12 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (All year – water stays warm; summer offers longer daylight.). Across Iceland: Quiet shoulder month; snow lingers in the north; puffins arrive late in the month.7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 11 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (All year – water stays warm; summer offers longer daylight.). Across Iceland: Long days, puffins, fewer crowds; highlands still closed.11 °C (52 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGoodOutside the best window (All year – water stays warm; summer offers longer daylight.). Across Iceland: Near-constant light, open roads, National Day on the 17th; highland roads open late in the month.13 °C (55 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGoodOutside the best window (All year – water stays warm; summer offers longer daylight.). Across Iceland: Warmest and busiest; F-roads and Laugavegur trek open; book everything.14 °C (57 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 7 rain days57 °F (14 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGoodOutside the best window (All year – water stays warm; summer offers longer daylight.). Across Iceland: Still peak; puffins leave mid-month; first dark nights for auroras at the end.13 °C (55 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (All year – water stays warm; summer offers longer daylight.). Across Iceland: Autumn colours, aurora season begins, highlands close; great shoulder month.11 °C (52 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (All year – water stays warm; summer offers longer daylight.). Across Iceland: Auroras and fewer crowds; first storms and snow in the north.8 °C (46 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 13 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (All year – water stays warm; summer offers longer daylight.). Across Iceland: Short days, storms; Iceland Airwaves; ice caves open.5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 15 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedOutside the best window (All year – water stays warm; summer offers longer daylight.). Across Iceland: Darkest month, Christmas lights and fireworks; storms can close roads for days.3 °C (37 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 16 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Blue Lagoon, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Good
Apr: Good
Daytime high
Mar: 4 °C (39 °F)39 °F (4 °C)
Apr: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Night low
Mar: -2 °C (28 °F)28 °F (-2 °C)
Apr: 0 °C (32 °F)32 °F (0 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 12
Apr: 11 (better)
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Apr: Low
Prices
Mar: Medium
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
Mar: 0
Apr: 0
March: Outside the best window (All year – water stays warm; summer offers longer daylight.). Across Iceland: Balance of light and dark: auroras plus 11–13 h of day; Easter in late March 2027.
April: Outside the best window (All year – water stays warm; summer offers longer daylight.). Across Iceland: Quiet shoulder month; snow lingers in the north; puffins arrive late in the month.
Blue Lagoon: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.