Summer june to july summer is short and sunny in iceland.
Can i see the northern lights in iceland in june.
You can also watch the northern lights from a cozy teepee at aurora village an aboriginal owned experience.
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.
The northern lights season in iceland is from late august to mid april.
If your goal in visiting iceland is to see the northern lights don t plan your trip in the summer.
Once there you don t need to journey to remote pockets of the country because the lights can potentially be seen anywhere.
It s also one of the most accessible places to encounter them.
Aurora season is typically october march.
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.
The aurora season in iceland is correlated with the time of the year with most hours of darkness mainly fall and winter.
You can read a book outside at 3 a m.
However the best time to see the northern lights in iceland is during the equinoxes that is september and march.
On the shores of great slave lake travelers have a 95 chance of spotting the lights.
It never gets dark in iceland during summertime.
Even then there s zero guarantee you ll see them.