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
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (ice, short daylight, highland roads closed).1 °C / -6 °C, 14 rain days34 °F / 21 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (ice, short daylight, highland roads closed).1 °C / -5 °C, 12 rain days34 °F / 23 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (ice, short daylight, highland roads closed).2 °C / -4 °C, 13 rain days36 °F / 25 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- 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 days41 °F / 28 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Iceland: Long days, puffins, fewer crowds; highlands still closed.9 °C / 1 °C, 10 rain days48 °F / 34 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Egilsstaðir's best window: Jun–Aug.13 °C / 5 °C, 9 rain days55 °F / 41 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Egilsstaðir's best window: Jun–Aug.15 °C / 7 °C, 10 rain days59 °F / 45 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Egilsstaðir's best window: Jun–Aug.14 °C / 6 °C, 11 rain days57 °F / 43 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug). Across Iceland: Autumn colours, aurora season begins, highlands close; great shoulder month.10 °C / 3 °C, 13 rain days50 °F / 37 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- 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 days43 °F / 32 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (ice, short daylight, highland roads closed).2 °C / -4 °C, 13 rain days36 °F / 25 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (ice, short daylight, highland roads closed).1 °C / -5 °C, 14 rain days34 °F / 23 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday