Personally i ve never seen them until well into september.
Can u see the northern lights in iceland in the summer.
The best time to see the northern lights in iceland the northern lights season in iceland is from september to mid april.
Positioned on the edge of the arctic circle iceland is one of the best places on the planet to see the northern lights.
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.
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.
Yes it s possible to see the northern lights in reykjavik.
So as beautiful and temperate as iceland is in the summer we highly recommend you visit one more time in the winter.
Visitors can expect to see the lights on an average of four out of five clear nights during aurora season which lasts from aug.
Both of these can be found during iceland s coldest months when the sun only comes up for a few hours each day giving the longest time period of darkness to view the lights.
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.
It s also one of the most accessible places to encounter them.
Reykjavikers swear they can see the lights from their bedroom windows during bright auroras.
In fact reykjavik is the only capital city besides nuuk greenland where you can see the northern lights.
21 to april 21.
Summer june to july summer is short and sunny in iceland.