It never gets dark in iceland during summertime.
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.
Once there you don t need to journey to remote pockets of the country because the lights can potentially be seen anywhere.
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.
Summer june to july summer is short and sunny in iceland.
On the shores of great slave lake travelers have a 95 chance of spotting the lights.
Even then there s zero guarantee you ll see them.
Positioned on the edge of the arctic circle iceland is one of the best places on the planet to see the northern lights.
The northern lights season in iceland is from late august to mid april.
The best time to see the northern lights in iceland the northern lights season in iceland is from september to mid april.
You can read a book outside at 3 a m.
However the best time to see the northern lights in iceland is during the equinoxes that is september and march.
If your goal in visiting iceland is to see the northern lights don t plan your trip in the summer.
It s also one of the most accessible places to encounter them.
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.