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When to go · Mývatn

Mývatn, month by month

The best months for Mývatn: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across Iceland: 4–5 h of light, storms, ice caves and auroras; keep buffer days.0 °C / -5 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  2. FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across Iceland: Longer days, still stormy; Þorrablót food and aurora nights.1 °C / -5 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  3. MarchGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across Iceland: Balance of light and dark: auroras plus 11–13 h of day; Easter in late March 2027.2 °C / -4 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  4. AprilGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across Iceland: Quiet shoulder month; snow lingers in the north; puffins arrive late in the month.4 °C / -2 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
  5. MayGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across Iceland: Long days, puffins, fewer crowds; highlands still closed.8 °C / 1 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  6. JuneGreatInside Mývatn's best window: Jun–Sep.12 °C / 5 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: High
  7. JulyGreatInside Mývatn's best window: Jun–Sep.14 °C / 7 °C, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustGreatInside Mývatn's best window: Jun–Sep.13 °C / 6 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  9. SeptemberGreatInside Mývatn's best window: Jun–Sep.10 °C / 3 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberGoodOutside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across Iceland: Auroras and fewer crowds; first storms and snow in the north.6 °C / 0 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  11. NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across Iceland: Short days, storms; Iceland Airwaves; ice caves open.3 °C / -3 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across Iceland: Darkest month, Christmas lights and fireworks; storms can close roads for days.1 °C / -5 °C, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday