Other activities visitors can enjoy in late summer.
Can i see the northern lights in iceland in the summer.
Some sources will recommend november to february as the prime time for viewing the aurora as they are the darkest months with the longest possible window to see the lights.
You can read more about the northern lights here.
The best season to see the northern lights in iceland is from september to mid april these are the months where there are full dark nights.
However these months also have the worst weather with lots of rain snow and clouds.
It has been said in these forums previously that the northern lights have been seen in north east iceland in late august.
But with each day in august it get s darker and your odds of seeing the northern lights increase as the month progresses.
Plan your iceland summer holiday in advance.
Personally i ve never seen them until well into september.
21 to april 21.
The weeks surrounding the june solstice bathe iceland in sunlight making it almost impossible to see the aurora because it just doesn t get dark enough.
There must be enough solar activity usually anything greater than kp 2 is a good rule of thumb to witness the aurora in iceland these last two conditions can be researched prior to looking for the lights by referencing the aurora forecast and cloud cover forecast.
Personally i ve never seen them until well into september.
If your goal in visiting iceland is to see the northern lights don t plan your trip in the summer.
The brightness of this midnight sun entirely obscures the northern lights.
The northern lights season in iceland is from september to mid april.
Summer june to july summer is short and sunny in iceland.
Some sources will recommend november to february as they are the darkest months with the longest possible window to see the lights however these sources often fail to take into account that these months can have the worst weather with lots of rain and snow.
Instead it circles around the sky touching the southern horizon but never sinking below it.
Visitors can expect to see the lights on an average of four out of five clear nights during aurora season which lasts from aug.
And you can t see the northern lights unless it is dark.
August is a relatively bright month with 16 hours of daylight each day.