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
- 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 days37 °F / 28 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- 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 days39 °F / 28 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- 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 days39 °F / 28 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- 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 days43 °F / 32 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- 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 days48 °F / 37 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- 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 days54 °F / 43 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- 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 days57 °F / 46 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- 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 days55 °F / 45 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- 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 days52 °F / 41 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- 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 days45 °F / 36 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- 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 days41 °F / 32 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- 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 days37 °F / 28 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday