Iceland · 64.14°N, 21.90°W
Daylight hours in Reykjavik
Reykjavik gets 21h 08m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 4h 07m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 17h 01m across the year. Its summer is in June.
Today in Reykjavik
Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Reykjavik observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 11:20 | 15:43 | 4h 23m |
| February 1 | 10:10 | 17:14 | 7h 05m |
| March 1 | 08:37 | 18:45 | 10h 08m |
| April 1 | 06:47 | 20:17 | 13h 30m |
| May 1 | 05:01 | 21:50 | 16h 49m |
| June 1 | 03:24 | 23:29 | 20h 05m |
| July 1 | 03:06 | 23:58 | 20h 52m |
| August 1 | 04:35 | 22:35 | 18h 00m |
| September 1 | 06:10 | 20:47 | 14h 37m |
| October 1 | 07:36 | 19:00 | 11h 23m |
| November 1 | 09:11 | 17:13 | 8h 03m |
| December 1 | 10:46 | 15:49 | 5h 04m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Reykjavik’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Reykjavik’s are shortest:
More: all cities between 60°–70° North · compare Reykjavik with any city
Reykjavik is beyond 60° latitude, so it doesn’t appear in the daily puzzle: so far from the equator, days are extreme enough to give the game away.