Best time to visit Akureyri
Iceland · 20-year averages
June is the best month in Akureyri, scoring 31 out of 100, with December the weakest at 3. The 28-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. The good window runs June to August — 3 months within ten points of the best.
July is the warmest month at 9.4 °C and January the coolest at -4.1 °C — a 13.5 °C spread across the year. It never reaches 30 °C in an average year, which takes heat off the list of reasons to avoid any particular month. At the other end, 250 nights a year fall below freezing: the winter here is a real one.
There is a real wet season here. January, March, October, November and December carry the rain — up to 22 wet days in a month — while April to June drop as low as 17. That 5-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Akureyri, and it moves further than the temperature does.
Daylight swings hard — 23 hours at midsummer against 3.2 at midwinter. That 19.8-hour difference changes how much fits into a day more than the temperature does.
The three strongest months are June, July, August. The one to think twice about is December. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight and crowd levels.
Akureyri month by month
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Rain days | Daylight h | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -4.1 | -9.4 | 21 | 4.6 | 3 | The month to avoid |
| February | -3.8 | -9.5 | 19 | 8.2 | 5 | The month to avoid |
| March | -3 | -9 | 21 | 11.6 | 3 | The month to avoid |
| April | -1 | -7 | 18 | 15.2 | 8 | The month to avoid |
| May | 1.2 | -3.3 | 18 | 18.9 | 13 | The month to avoid |
| June | 7.3 | 1.6 | 17 | 23 | 31 | The month to avoid |
| July | 9.4 | 3.9 | 20 | 20.9 | 31 | The month to avoid |
| August | 8.4 | 2.9 | 20 | 16.9 | 28 | The month to avoid |
| September | 4.9 | 0.1 | 20 | 13.3 | 17 | The month to avoid |
| October | 0.2 | -4.2 | 22 | 9.8 | 9 | The month to avoid |
| November | -2.9 | -7.7 | 21 | 6.1 | 3 | The month to avoid |
| December | -3.9 | -9.3 | 21 | 3.2 | 3 | The month to avoid |
Planning the rest of the trip
- Flight time to Akureyri how long you are actually in the air
- Akureyri time zone and the difference from home
- Days until your trip count down to the departure date