When to go · Mývatn
Mývatn in August
Great month. Inside Mývatn's best window: Jun–Sep.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 13°C55°F / 6°C43°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- High
- Iceland overall
- Prices
- High
- Iceland overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Mývatn
Inside Mývatn's best window: Jun–Sep.
Weather in August
- MývatnHighs around 13 °C, lows around 6 °C, rain on about 10 daysHighs around 55 °F, lows around 43 °F, rain on about 10 days
- North and east, Iceland · Akureyri, Mývatn, Húsavík, East Fjordsbest weather
Colder, drier and often sunnier than the south; more snow in winter, warmer summer days.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Merchants' Weekend and Þjóðhátíð big impact
First weekend of Aug (+Monday) · Iceland
National road-trip weekend; Westman Islands festival sells out ferries.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Iceland overall
- High
- Prices · Iceland overall
- High
Iceland overall: Still peak; puffins leave mid-month; first dark nights for auroras at the end.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast