Best time to visit Iceland

Timing is simple in Iceland: almost every destination here peaks in July or June, so one set of dates works for the whole country.

Averaged across every destination listed, Iceland is at its best in July, scoring 41 out of 100, with June close behind at 39. December is the weakest month nationally at 8. The window is narrow: only 3 months come within eight points of the best, so an itinerary covering several of these places should be built around that rather than around any one city's own peak.

There is real variation inside Iceland: 7 °C annually in Reykjavík against 1 °C in Akureyri. Rainfall is broadly similar throughout, from 225 wet days a year in Reykjavík to 238 in Akureyri.