Northeast · IcelandSummit weather, forecast and climate

Krafla

Caldera · last major eruption 1977818 mSnow likely Jan–Apr · Oct–Dec

Elevation818 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation21 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul12°average high

65.73° N, 16.78° WElevation 818 mUTC+0 · Greenwich Mean Time

From the valley to the top

Summit818 m
Mid-mountain570 m
Valley · Reykjahlíð325 m

Freezing level in October: 650 m

iThe mountain

Krafla in brief

Krafla rises to 818 m, Northeast, Iceland.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 12°, while nights fall below freezing in 8 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to October.

The nearest town in the atlas is Reykjahlíð, 12 km to the SW at 325 m.

Facts

Elevation: 818 m · 2,684 ft
Region: Northeast
Country: Iceland
Coordinates: 65.7333, -16.7833
Nearest airport: Akureyri International Airport (AEY) · 60 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Krafla by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Krafla by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-3°	-3°	-2°	0°	5°	10°	12°	11°	7°	2°	-2°	-3°
Average low	-9°	-9°	-8°	-6°	-2°	2°	5°	4°	1°	-4°	-7°	-9°
Precipitation	83 mm	64 mm	75 mm	56 mm	57 mm	58 mm	90 mm	96 mm	107 mm	117 mm	95 mm	76 mm
Cloud cover	61%	57%	61%	57%	56%	54%	58%	57%	59%	64%	61%	60%
Daylight	4h 39	8h 19	11h 38	15h 17	19h 01	23h 10	20h 48	16h 51	13h 11	9h 43	6h 03	3h 10
Month score	22	29	24	31	31	32	33	28	16	12	19	25

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–Apr · Oct–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	valley	valley	50 m	400 m	1,000 m	1,750 m	2,150 m	2,000 m	1,400 m	650 m	150 m	valley
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Krafla in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Iceland

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Búrfell á Mývatnsöræfum	953 m	409 m	21 km S	12°
Þeistareykir	564 m	–	17 km N	13°
Þeistareykjarbunga	564 m	–	17 km N	13°
Vindbelgjarfjall	529 m	–	18 km SW	15°
Námafjall	482 m	–	11 km S	14°
Hverfjall	452 m	–	15 km S	15°