You might catch the northern lights at 8 o clock in the morning or 8 o clock at night.
Best time to see northern lights in iceland december.
Your chances are best from 10 a m.
The northern lights in iceland can be seen whenever the sky is dark.
You can do this independently with your rented car.
That being said nights last forever in the icelandic winter.
December and january are the darkest months.
Top things to do in iceland in december 2019.
As long as there is darkness the northern lights can be visible at any time.
Northern lights season in iceland.
September through april are the best months to view them as far as darkness is concerned.
See the northern lights.
Bath in amazing hot water in the cold.
The best time to see the northern lights is from october to march.
Go on a santa claus hunt in downtown reykjavik.
However the best time to look out for the aurora is between 9 30pm to 1 am which research has shown as the optimum time.
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.
You can go out to check for the lights at 5 o clock in the afternoon or at 10 o clock in the morning.
Around midnight is the best time of night to see the northern lights.
When trying to determine the best month to see the northern lights in iceland it s more of a range than a specific month.
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.
Go on a glacier adventure.
You can start to see them again as soon as the neverending light of summer s midnight sun ends.
Wrap yourself in all your layers of clothes take a romantic walk in down town reykjavik and.