Sunshine destinations in Iceland

🇮🇸 9 destinations with month-by-month sunshine data.

Akureyri is the sunniest place in Iceland — 1,550 hours of sunshine a year, sunniest in July with daytime highs around 13°C / 55°F. Reykjavík (1,456 h) and Vopnafjörður (1,340 h) are next.

The sunniest places in Iceland

• 1
  Akureyri

  🇮🇸 Icelandsmall town

  1,550 h sun/yrbest in July (13° / 55°F days)

• 2
  Reykjavík

  🇮🇸 Icelandseaside town

  1,456 h sun/yrbest in July (14° / 57°F days)

• 3
  Vopnafjörður

  🇮🇸 Icelandseaside town

  1,340 h sun/yrbest in July (14° / 57°F days)

• 4
  Egilsstaðir

  🇮🇸 Icelandsmall town

  1,333 h sun/yrbest in July (13° / 55°F days)

• 5
  Reykjavík

  🇮🇸 Icelandseaside town

  1,318 h sun/yrbest in July (13° / 55°F days)

• 6
  Höfn

  🇮🇸 Icelandseaside town

  1,200 h sun/yrbest in July (13° / 55°F days)

• 7
  Grímsey/Sandvík

  🇮🇸 Icelandseaside town

  1,074 h sun/yrbest in August (10° / 50°F days)

• 8
  Ísafjörður

  🇮🇸 Icelandseaside town

  984 h sun/yrbest in July (12° / 54°F days)

• 9
  Þórshöfn

  🇮🇸 Icelandseaside town

  974 h sun/yrbest in July (13° / 55°F days)

All Iceland destinations

• 1
  Akureyri

  🇮🇸 Icelandsmall town

  Best in July (29/100)13° / 55°F

• 2
  Reykjavík

  🇮🇸 Icelandseaside town

  Best in July (34/100)14° / 57°F

• 3
  Vopnafjörður

  🇮🇸 Icelandseaside town

  Best in July (34/100)14° / 57°F

• 4
  Egilsstaðir

  🇮🇸 Icelandsmall town

  Best in July (28/100)13° / 55°F

• 5
  Reykjavík

  🇮🇸 Icelandseaside town

  Best in July (29/100)13° / 55°F

• 6
  Höfn

  🇮🇸 Icelandseaside town

  Best in July (24/100)13° / 55°F

• 7
  Grímsey/Sandvík

  🇮🇸 Icelandseaside town

  Best in August (12/100)10° / 50°F

• 8
  Ísafjörður

  🇮🇸 Icelandseaside town

  Best in July (23/100)12° / 54°F

• 9
  Þórshöfn

  🇮🇸 Icelandseaside town

  Best in July (26/100)13° / 55°F