We compare the nights with kp 3 and nights that last more than 4 hours.
Northern lights iceland july august.
3 2 hunting the northern lights on a guided tour in iceland the most common way to hunt for the aurora borealis is by taking a guided minibus tour.
The average temperature in august in iceland lurks around 10 15 c 50 59 f but we do have the occasional super warm summer days when the temperature can shoot to a whopping 20 c degrees.
An alaska cruise with cunard on the queen elizabeth is one of the best ways to see the northern lights especially in august or september.
Guaranteed darkness is the first important factor.
Below you can find a chart of historical data of the northern lights in iceland in 2017 with reykjavik as a reference.
The best time to see the northern lights in iceland.
Not because it s warmer although it does sometimes reach a scorching 15 degrees but because the roads are open the weather is comparatively mild and all manner of tour are open to visitors except of course for northern lights tours since the northern lights are not visible in july although they re still above you dancing.
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Read up on the northern lights in iceland in 2019 for the best time to see the sky erupt in color.
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Seeing iceland in august and the northern lights.
Iceland is the perfect vacation spot in july.
Seeing iceland in august and the northern lights.
Northern lights cruise alaska.
These tours run regularly from september to april whenever the lights are expected and if they are cancelled or unsuccessful you will usually get another opportunity to see them for free.
Alaska is in the aurora.
Start of the northern lights many people visit iceland with the hopes of viewing the of the northern lights one of the most amazing natural phenomenon in the world the start of the northern lights season begins in august and lasts until the beginning of may with the peak season being november to march.
Kp is the value related to the aurora forecast and ranges from 0 to 9.
Along with july august is the warmest month of the year in iceland.
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.
The northern lights can only be viewed when it is very dark outside whereas july is one of the lightest times of the year.
To see northern lights in iceland you usually need a kp 3 or higher.