If your goal in visiting iceland is to see the northern lights don t plan your trip in the summer.
Can i see the northern lights in iceland in june.
The aurora season in iceland is correlated with the time of the year with most hours of darkness mainly fall and winter.
Unfortunately you won t be able to actually see them in june.
You can also watch the northern lights from a cozy teepee at aurora village an aboriginal owned experience.
Positioned on the edge of the arctic circle iceland is one of the best places on the planet to see the northern lights.
Once there you don t need to journey to remote pockets of the country because the lights can potentially be seen anywhere.
It never gets dark in iceland during summertime.
Summer june to july summer is short and sunny in iceland.
Aurora season is typically october march.
However the best time to see the northern lights in iceland is during the equinoxes that is september and march.
The best time to see the northern lights in iceland the northern lights season in iceland is from september to mid april.
On the shores of great slave lake travelers have a 95 chance of spotting the 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.
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.
You can read a book outside at 3 a m.