Reykjavík
22 places to stay. A night costs from about 139 €.
It is usually warmest in July, at about 15 °C during the day.
Reykjavík is the capital of Iceland. Above the city centre stands Hallgrímskirkja, a Lutheran church whose tower can be seen from far away. The National Gallery of Iceland shows Icelandic art. Safnahúsið, originally built as the national library, is now part of the National Museum.In the Höfði house, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met in 1986. On the Öskjuhlíð hill stands Perlan, opened in 1991 on top of hot-water tanks and with a viewing platform. The Árbær open-air museum grew out of a former farm.
About 40 kilometres east lies Þingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004. On the Reykjanes peninsula near Grindavík is the Blue Lagoon geothermal pool.
Places to stay in Reykjavík
Places to stay
22
One night
from about 139 €
Price of the cheapest place to stay in the search, averaged over the next twelve months. Per night for the smallest number of guests, including flat fees such as final cleaning, excluding tourist tax. As of October 26, 2026.
When to visit Reykjavík
The next twelve months, October 2026 to September 2027. Clicking a month opens the search for one week from the first Saturday; you can change the dates there.
| Month | High temp. | Rain days | Water temp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 5.6 °C | 16 | 8.3 °C |
| November 2026 | 2.0 °C | 16 | 6.4 °C |
| December 2026 | 0.4 °C | 18 | 5.0 °C |
| January 2027 | 0.3 °C | 19 | 4.3 °C |
| February 2027 | 0.6 °C | 18 | 4.0 °C |
| March 2027 | 2.0 °C | 18 | 4.0 °C |
| April 2027 | 5.4 °C | 17 | 4.8 °C |
| May 2027 | 9.3 °C | 16 | 6.7 °C |
| June 2027 | 12.8 °C | 15 | 9.4 °C |
| July 2027 | 14.5 °C | 15 | 11.2 °C |
| August 2027 | 13.4 °C | 16 | 11.5 °C |
| September 2027 | 10.1 °C | 18 | 10.2 °C |
Weather: long-term average 1991 to 2020 from the climate atlas of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5-Land, water temperature ERA5), grid cell near the centre of the destination; rain days are days with more than 1 mm of precipitation. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026), CC BY 4.0.
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Hallgrímskirkja
Hallgrímskirkja (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhatl̥ˌkrimsˌcʰɪr̥ca], Church of Hallgrímur) is a Protestant Lutheran (Church...
Icelandic Phallological Museum
The Icelandic Phallological Museum (Icelandic: Hið íslenzka reðasafn [ˈhɪːð ˈistlɛnska ˈrɛːðaˌsapn̥]), located in Reykja...
Höfði
Höfði (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhœvðɪ]) is a house in Reykjavík, Iceland, built in 1909, and best known as the locatio...
Perlan
Perlan (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpʰɛrtlan]; English: The Pearl) is a natural history museum in Reykjavík, Iceland. It...
National Museum of Iceland
The National Museum of Iceland (Icelandic: Þjóðminjasafn Íslands, [ˈθjouðˌmɪnjaˌsapn ˈistlan(t)s]) is a museum in Reykja...
National Gallery of Iceland
The National Gallery of Iceland (Icelandic: Listasafn Íslands [ˈlɪstaˌsapn ˈistlan(t)s]) is an art museum in Reykjavík w...
ICGV Óðinn
ICGV Óðinn is a decommissioned offshore patrol vessel formerly operated by the Icelandic Coast Guard. She is the oldest...
The Settlement Exhibition
The Settlement Exhibition Reykjavík 871±2 (Icelandic: Landnámssýningin) is an exhibit run the Reykjavik City Museum in...
Árbæjarsafn
Árbæjarsafn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈaurˌpaiːjarˌsapn̥]) is the historical museum of the city of Reykjavík as well as...
Reykjavik Art Museum
Reykjavik Art Museum (Icelandic: Listasafn Reykjavíkur [ˈlɪstaˌsapn ˌreiːcaˌviːkʏr̥]; founded in 1973) is the largest vi...
Safnahúsið
Safnahúsið (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsapnaˌhuːsɪθ], meaning "the Culture House"), but called "the House of Collections...
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
The Reykjavik Maritime Museum (Icelandic: Sjóminjasafnið í Reykjavík [ˈsjouːˌmɪnjaˌsapnɪð i ˈreiːcaˌviːk]), formerly Vík...
Rauðhólar (Reykjavík)
The Rauðhólar (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈrœyðˌhouːlar̥]) are remnants of a cluster of rootless cones in Elliðaárhraun [...
Imagine Peace Tower
The Imagine Peace Tower (Icelandic: Friðarsúlan [ˈfrɪːðarˌsuːlan], lit. 'the peace column') is a memorial to John Lennon...
Einar Jónsson Museum
Aðalstræti 10
The Sun Voyager
The Sun Voyager (Icelandic: Sólfar [ˈsouːlˌfaːr̥]) is a sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason, located next to the Sæbraut roa...
Statue of Leif Erikson (Reykjavík)
Leifr Eiricsson, sometimes called the Leif Eiricsson Memorial, is a statue of Norse explorer Leif Erikson created by Ame...
Öskjuhlíð
Öskjuhlíð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈœscʏˌl̥iːθ]) is a hill in the centre of Reykjavík, Iceland. It is 61 metres (200 f...
Arnarhóll
Arnarhóll (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈa(r)tnarˌhoutl̥]) is a hill next to the centre of Reykjavík, Iceland's capital cit...
Úlfarsfell
Úlfarsfell (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈulvar̥sˌfɛtl̥]) is a mountain in the municipality of Mosfellsbær in the Reykjavík...
Reykjavík Botanic Garden
Reykjavík Botanic Garden (Latin: Hortus Botanicus Reykjavikensis, Icelandic: Grasagarður Reykjavíkur [ˈkraːsaˌkarðʏr ˈre...
Fjölskyldu- og húsdýragarðurinn
Saga Museum
Þverfellshorn
Þverfellshorn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈθvɛrˌfɛlsˌhɔ(r)tn̥] ) is a peak in the Esjan mountains of Capital Region (Grea...
Reykjavík City Museum
Kjarvalsstaðir
Dill (restaurant)
Dill is a New Nordic restaurant in Reykjavík, opened in 2009. It was the first restaurant in Iceland to be awarded a Mic...
Hljomskalagardurinn Park
Fógetagarðurinn
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