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When to go · Höfn

Höfn, month by month

The best months for Höfn: Jan, Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct, Nov, Dec.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryGreatInside Höfn's best window: Jun–Aug for the Ring Road and midnight light; Feb–Mar and Oct–Mar for ice caves.3 °C / -2 °C, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  2. FebruaryGreatInside Höfn's best window: Jun–Aug for the Ring Road and midnight light; Feb–Mar and Oct–Mar for ice caves.4 °C / -2 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  3. MarchGreatInside Höfn's best window: Jun–Aug for the Ring Road and midnight light; Feb–Mar and Oct–Mar for ice caves.4 °C / -2 °C, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  4. AprilGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the Ring Road and midnight light; Feb–Mar and Oct–Mar for ice caves). Across Iceland: Quiet shoulder month; snow lingers in the north; puffins arrive late in the month.6 °C / 0 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
  5. MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the Ring Road and midnight light; Feb–Mar and Oct–Mar for ice caves). Across Iceland: Long days, puffins, fewer crowds; highlands still closed.9 °C / 3 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  6. JuneGreatInside Höfn's best window: Jun–Aug for the Ring Road and midnight light; Feb–Mar and Oct–Mar for ice caves.12 °C / 6 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
  7. JulyGreatInside Höfn's best window: Jun–Aug for the Ring Road and midnight light; Feb–Mar and Oct–Mar for ice caves.14 °C / 8 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustGreatInside Höfn's best window: Jun–Aug for the Ring Road and midnight light; Feb–Mar and Oct–Mar for ice caves.13 °C / 7 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  9. SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Aug for the Ring Road and midnight light; Feb–Mar and Oct–Mar for ice caves). Across Iceland: Autumn colours, aurora season begins, highlands close; great shoulder month.11 °C / 5 °C, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberGreatInside Höfn's best window: Jun–Aug for the Ring Road and midnight light; Feb–Mar and Oct–Mar for ice caves.7 °C / 2 °C, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  11. NovemberGreatInside Höfn's best window: Jun–Aug for the Ring Road and midnight light; Feb–Mar and Oct–Mar for ice caves.5 °C / 0 °C, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberGreatInside Höfn's best window: Jun–Aug for the Ring Road and midnight light; Feb–Mar and Oct–Mar for ice caves.3 °C / -2 °C, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday