Europe · Nature travel
Best time to visit Reykjavik
Late Jun–Mid Aug is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 14.7°C, with 3.6 rainy days per 10 days.
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Events & natural phenomena
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NaturePuffins
Usually May 1–Aug 20 (dates vary by year)
Puffins breed on the coasts and islands at this time, and tours run from Reykjavík.
Source: Official source
Aurora visibility
The best month is October.
Japan MOFA travel advice
No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.
Climate and season score by month
| Month | Level | Daytime high | Rainy days (per 10 days) | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Avoid | 3.2°C | 5.2 | 74.9% |
| February | Avoid | 3.4°C | 5.6 | 76.2% |
| March | Avoid | 4.5°C | 4.8 | 76.1% |
| April | Off-season | 7.4°C | 4.4 | 75.6% |
| May | Okay | 10.3°C | 3.7 | 77.0% |
| June | Great | 13.1°C | 3.5 | 78.6% |
| July | Best | 14.9°C | 3.6 | 80.4% |
| August | Best | 14.4°C | 3.9 | 77.7% |
| September | Okay | 11.6°C | 5.4 | 77.2% |
| October | Off-season | 7.8°C | 4.6 | 73.9% |
| November | Avoid | 4.9°C | 5.0 | 73.9% |
| December | Avoid | 3.4°C | 5.1 | 70.6% |
How the score works
The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.
Weather station: REYKJAVIK（3 km）. Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.
These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.