Aurora activity roundup september 2020 by chris ayliffe traveo source.
When can you see northern lights in iceland 2018.
If you really want an excellent shot at a sighting visit as close to midwinter as possible.
The night skies will be much darker improving your chances.
That said the lights can t be controlled and their appearance is never a given.
Northern lights tours cease operating around mid april but the aurora can still be seen in may.
Frozenbritabroad in iceland september is usually the real start of the northern lights season.
To increase your chances though you could join a dedicated tour led by a local guide.
In iceland they can be seen from september until april.
If you re lucky viewing the northern lights can be as effortless as simply looking up particularly during winter months when darkness lasts up to 20 hours a day.
If you want to see the northern lights in may you will need to stay up very late to do it.
See the northern lights december is one of the best months of the year and has the highest chance of seeing the northern lights.
Sometimes the lights can be seen as early as mid august as soon as the midnight sun is gone.
The northern lights are happening all year round but are only visible during winter.
These are the months with the most darkness.
You can see the northern lights from late august to may but it s best to visit between october and april.
As soon as it is dark enough you ll have a chance to see the northern lights.
So in iceland you can only see the northern lights from late august until late april.
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.
The birth of your children the stars in a dark sky and seeing majestic animals like lions for example.
The best season to see the northern lights in iceland is from september to mid april these are the months where there are full dark nights.
You need darkness to see the northern lights in iceland from mid april onwards nightfall arrives very late making it a bit awkward to operate tours.
But that sentence simply means the sky only gets really dark in iceland from about late august until late april.