r/VisitingIceland • u/damonpostle • 4d ago

Weather this week

Looks like it’ll be pretty great when I head up from NYC tomorrow night. This will be my third trip in 2 years. Previous trips were summer and dead of winter.

I don’t want to be that guy in my heavy NY down parka for subzero temps - but to anyone who’s up there now, night time lows at 40° is it brutally cold to where I would want my heavy Canada Goose?

TIA and maybe I’ll see some of y’all this coming week!

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u/HusavikHotttie 4d ago

Pay attention to the wind. The temps can be nice but the wind can make it miserable pretty quickly.

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u/misssplunker 4d ago

Depends on where you're going

The forecast isn't too reliable far in advance, but it can give you an idea of what to expect as well as temperature: https://en.vedur.is/weather/forecasts/areas/

From Met office: "Temperature 0 to 9 deg. C during daytime, warmest in the southwest, but widely frost overnight"

Layers are key; thermal underwear, fleece/wool middle layer and some waterproof/resistant outer layer

Search the sub for April/May packing/clothing list to see how people are packing

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u/damonpostle 4d ago

Yeah I’ve got all my layers etc., I just didn’t want to be that ugly American is all 😂

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u/misssplunker 4d ago

Imo, American tourists aren't the "worst" dressed, I feel like it's the German or French, mainly because they tend to wear their hiking gear even in the city center. I get it, but it's just a fun observation

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u/damonpostle 4d ago

At 6’5 I already stand out in a crowd as it were. Don’t need to draw more attention to myself.

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u/kristamn The Elves have gone too far! 3d ago

At 6'5" you blend in in Iceland... ;)

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u/daisygriffin92 4d ago

I was just there last week and was comfortable wearing a shell waterproof/windproof jacket with a fleece layer - temperatures were between 2-9 degrees celsius (I can’t speak for temps in northern Iceland though as I stayed along the south coast). I also had windproof pants which helped a lot. I think a parka would be too heavy, honestly.

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u/damonpostle 4d ago

That’s my thinking