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When to go · Egilsstaðir

Egilsstaðir, month by month

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

Month by month

  1. JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (ice, short daylight, highland roads closed).1 °C / -6 °C, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  2. FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (ice, short daylight, highland roads closed).1 °C / -5 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  3. MarchAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (ice, short daylight, highland roads closed).2 °C / -4 °C, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  4. AprilGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Iceland: Quiet shoulder month; snow lingers in the north; puffins arrive late in the month.5 °C / -2 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
  5. MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Iceland: Long days, puffins, fewer crowds; highlands still closed.9 °C / 1 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  6. JuneGreatInside Egilsstaðir's best window: Jun–Aug.13 °C / 5 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
  7. JulyGreatInside Egilsstaðir's best window: Jun–Aug.15 °C / 7 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustGreatInside Egilsstaðir's best window: Jun–Aug.14 °C / 6 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  9. SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Iceland: Autumn colours, aurora season begins, highlands close; great shoulder month.10 °C / 3 °C, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Iceland: Auroras and fewer crowds; first storms and snow in the north.6 °C / 0 °C, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  11. NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (ice, short daylight, highland roads closed).2 °C / -4 °C, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (ice, short daylight, highland roads closed).1 °C / -5 °C, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday