Northern lights season in iceland starts in october and lasts through february.
Northern lights iceland summer 2016.
To see northern lights in iceland you usually need a kp 3 or higher.
Lucky stargazers around the northern half of north america are being treated to spectacular views of the multicolored aurora borealis right now.
Northern lights visible in iceland in summer 2016.
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We compare the nights with kp 3 and nights that last more than 4 hours.
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We are the only travel operator in iceland focusing on travel services for the winter season only.
If you drive past the tourist information center for approximately 10 minutes you will eventually drive up a hill which has a perfect place to pull over and have the perfect view over the entire national park.
The best time to see the northern lights in iceland.
Northern lights season is officially underway for winter 2020.
The most popular month for these tours is january which has the most tour departures.
This is my favorite spot in iceland to take photos of the northern lights.
Unprocessed shot that i took in the summer of 2013.
The northern lights season in iceland is from september to mid april.
There are 28 tours to choose from that range in length from 3 days up to 10 days.
The final months of 2020 are your first chance to hunt the incredible light show.
The northern lights appear in the magnetic polar regions of the north and south hemispheres and their colour can vary from white green pink and purple.
Their colours depend on the elements being ionised.
Kp is the value related to the aurora forecast and ranges from 0 to 9.
Below you can find a chart of historical data of the northern lights in iceland in 2017 with reykjavik as a reference.
2020 is going through a period of what s called.
Due to changes in the upper ionosphere as a result of climate change the northern lights will be much brighter and intense over the next few months.
3 2 hunting the northern lights on a guided tour in iceland the most common way to hunt for the aurora borealis is by taking a guided minibus tour.
That is until the summer of 2016.
