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Best time to see northern lights in iceland december.
Northern lights season in iceland.
You can start to see them again as soon as the neverending light of summer s midnight sun ends.
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.
Top things to do in iceland in december 2019.
The best time to see the northern lights is from october to march.
Around midnight is the best time of night to see the northern lights.
You can do this independently with your rented car.
That being said nights last forever in the icelandic winter.
When trying to determine the best month to see the northern lights in iceland it s more of a range than a specific month.
As long as there is darkness the northern lights can be visible at any time.
The northern lights in iceland can be seen whenever the sky is dark.
An excellent place to start hunting for the northern lights is in reykjavik.
December and january are the darkest months.
Go on a santa claus hunt in downtown reykjavik.
See the northern lights.
Your chances are best from 10 a m.
You can go out to check for the lights at 5 o clock in the afternoon or at 10 o clock in the morning.
You might catch the northern lights at 8 o clock in the morning or 8 o clock at night.
Wrap yourself in all your layers of clothes take a romantic walk in down town reykjavik and.
Bath in amazing hot water in the cold.
The nights are pitch black and last 10 to 20 hours.
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.