Going on a northern lights tour is my first recommendation for northern lights as you ll have an expert scouting out the best areas in iceland to give you the absolute highest chances of seeing the lights.
Northern lights in iceland december 2017.
Northern lights hunt tour is booked for late evening and takes you to the best viewing location as decided by mother nature.
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Today we would love to share with you some local knowledge on visiting iceland in december during the christmastime holidays and insight into seeing northern lights.
Northern lights iceland and they ll be happy to assist.
In the northern hemisphere the lights are best seen from iceland greenland northern norway siberia the canadian territories and alaska.
The auroras might appear just outside of reykjavik or perhaps from the middle of a lava field an hour s drive into the countryside.
Every tour is unique which is part of the adventure and your guide will use the most up to date weather.
Iceland is your winter wonderland where you can experience snow covered waterfalls at every corner sunrises and sunsets that reflect pink and orange across the sky and.
Thanks to the latitude of the north american continent in relation to the magnetic pole the lights have been seen as far south as new orleans.
Below you can find a chart of historical data of the northern lights in iceland in 2017 with reykjavik as a reference.
Kp is the value related to the aurora forecast and ranges from 0 to 9.
The northern lights are seen above the ash plume of iceland s eyjafjallajokull volcano april 22 2010.
We compare the nights with kp 3 and nights that last more than 4 hours.
Although winter in iceland can be the most challenging time of the year it is also one of the most magical to experience.
The northern lights are one of the biggest draws to visiting iceland in the winter the downside being that they are a natural phenomenon and thus elusive and unpredictable.
We are the only travel operator in iceland focusing on travel services for the winter season only.
During the summer months of may june and july it is just too bright to see them in the far northland.
Aurora borealis season in northern polar latitudes alaska northern canada greenland iceland norway sweden finland and siberia runs from august thru april.
See the northern lights.
These are the nights with darkness in them.
December is one of the best months of the year and has the highest chance of seeing the northern lights.