Iceland
About 354k people live in Iceland, on 103,000 km² in 8 regions; the capital is Reykjavík. The highest summit is Hvannadalshnúkur (2,110 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jun–Aug.
Iceland at a glance
The atlas follows 116 places here month by month, with 187 mountains and 1 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are June, July and August.
Iceland's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+179%143k in 1950 → 398k in 2025 → 433k in 2050Iceland · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Iceland
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Iceland
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
16OctoberReykjavík
10OctoberAkureyri
17OctoberKeflavík
17OctoberHafnarfjörður
16OctoberSelfoss
17OctoberGarðabær
12OctoberEgilsstaðir
15OctoberBorgarnes
8 regions
Iceland from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Iceland
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Iceland
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Iceland
1 monuments and 61 museums; the best known first.
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The festival year
What's on in Iceland
The ground and the sky in Iceland
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Iceland
2 large airports, 27 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
Tipping
Service is included in prices and tipping is not expected.