Guide to Visiting Iceland in Winter! (2025) - Everything You Need To Know Before Your Trip!

[@ralphhalomeister9866]

Perfect, been planning a solo 5 day trip from Feb 26. Just need to budget correctly 👌

[@detectablethickness]

i’m so stoked to do new years in iceland this year. it looks lit af

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

It's soooo much fun! 🤩

[@anassorbestiak]

see you in february! can't wait for a true winter experience.

[@derekwun3634]

Visiting Iceland in May 2025. Hope you make a video on what to expect in Iceland for the spring season

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

How awesome! We already have a video about Iceland in May! Check it out here kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYnZqXaXe72hr68

[@metalmong]

My bestie and I are flying out from England at the end of January, and we have the food tour booked for the 31st - we literally cannot wait!

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

The perfect start to the perfect trip!

[@teddyinjapan]

I’ve always wanted to visit Iceland or Greenland but couldn’t decide. Your videos make me think Iceland is the winner

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

We highly agree with that statement! ❄️🇮🇸

[@camdenhetherington3382]

Planning to visit in Feb '26 with my partner. I fully appreciate with you being honest about the Jan and Feb months, but we'll take the chance and will be booking all our tours with the Wake Up Reykjavik crew!

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Thank you so much for the comment and watching! We just want people to be prepared! It does not mean that you can't have an absolutely incredible winter stay here in January - February, just be prepared and have plan b's in place in case the weather acts up 🤝

[@ABitOfDeren]

I was just there! such an amazing place!

[@gemmarichards5035]

Ive just got back from Iceland, i had the best time. My advice is to be early for everything. Eg our pick up for the airport was 4pm, it said to get to the pickup point 10 -15 min before that, but we actually got picked up at 3.40 a full 20min before the allocated time. All the trips were extremely punctual.

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Great point!

[@JessicaMunn-i6d]

Will be there end of February! very comfortable with cold/windy winters, being from northern Canada :)

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

So 2 easy for you! 💪

[@sophieottley]

See you in January. Can't wait for the Golden Circle tour!

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

And we to have you! 🧡

[@volunteerfan137660]

Looking at early October. Would like to see a little snow and wintry weather but still function.

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Snow is rare in October in the city to be honest - but it's definitely up in the mountains and of course on the glacier! So October can be a great time to come 🥳

[@volunteerfan137660]

@@WakeUpReykjavik. thank you! I think we have decided on early to mid September and visit the glacier/ice cave for our snow fix. Looking at your Golden Circle/Sky Lagoon/Frid Farm small group tour! Thanks again for your videos and help!

[@RunGoodRudolph]

Planning on November currently !

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Yay! We hope to see you 🧡

[@chealay7251]

We are coming to Iceland January 14. We are little worry about winter weather. We are coming from California. We are staying around 8 days at Iceland hopefully have chance see Northern light.

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Have so much fun! We sure hope the weather will cooperate with you - and if you ever need any assistance, just send us an email! We love to help people plan their dream tip to Iceland! 🇮🇸🥰

[@Costa2008]

Taking my family to spend Christmas in 2025 .. hope for good weather to see the lights !!

[@JinetAlphonsaJose]

Arriving on February 3rd!

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Enjoy it sooo much 🧡

[@donttrustthefey3777]

See you all later this January! Woot woot!

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

We can't wait!! P.s. we have an Iceland in January video dropping later today - stay tuned 👀

[@7moodas621]

Hello, I am planning to visit Iceland from January 31 to February 5. I will be traveling alone and would love to experience most of your tours. Could you assist me in organizing my trip? I would also like to know about all the services you offer.

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

We sure would! Please send us an email to [e-mail] and we will help you out 😍

[@jayrhodes3766]

Planning on visiting in December of 2025 with my wife :) We’re planning a 3-week trip to: Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, the Netherlands, and Belgium (not in that order, but I can’t remember the exact order)

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Wow, how cool is that! We would love to help with the Iceland part and sure hope to hear from you 🧡

[@jayrhodes3766]

@WakeUpReykjavik yes! We’re so excited :) traveling has been on our must-do list for a while; Iceland has been on mine for years plus going back to Ireland after 17 years! She’s been to Costa Rica, which will be later on. She’ll be excited to know that you responded! I’ll let her know and I hope things can work out :)

[@jayrhodes3766]

@ Takk fyrir!

[@Nicole9_]

thank you, i appreciate the information, farenheight is a bit odd, could have a subtitle in celcius for next video.

[@mikyradoi4390]

Hi! Great video! I want to visit Reykjavik second half of Febr or first week of March, when do you reccomand to book the trip to see the Northern lights! And posibble si swim in the sping hot springs. Thank you!

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Hey! How fun! Lagoons are open all year, and both of these times are within the Northern Lights season - then the rest is up to nature!

[@momoney9284]

I’m planning to go to Iceland for my birthday for 3 days in late February. I’m hoping luck will be on my side and the weather will be ok 😅

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Have fun and we will hope that as well!

[@markrobinson1369]

January

[@almanyc]

We plan to be there in the middle of February and unsure about driving and if we can see the Northern Lights 🙈

[@buntho007]

We are coming in 25 January

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Safe travels and enjoy it so much! We are posting a January in Iceland video later today - stay tuned for that one 😍

[@Shapingspacess]

We are visiting on Feb 12 to 15th and now I am worried about bad weather 😣

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Hey there! No need to be! February offers so many magical winter moments! What we want people to understand in the winter time is that the weather can impact your plans here, so be prepared and have plan b's in place in case anything you have gets cancelled! 😄 and if you have any concerns, send us an email for further advise!

[@manoeltsf]

I had the opportunity to visit Iceland in April on the first day of Summer. It was definitely quite cold compared to the weather here in my Brazil, of course 😂 I believe it is a very interesting time to visit different parts of the country with a certain level of comfort. The days are beautiful during the summer in this country (Icelandic summer, not European summer 😁).

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Thanks for sharing and thanks for joining 🧡

[@amandachennault6182]

Will be arriving Jan 18

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

No way! See you then! 🎉

[@joycecylkowski6213]

Planning trip in October 2025

[@charismao5515]

What are the chances of seeing the Northern lights in January or February?

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

With the Northern Lights being a natural phenomenon, there is no way to say how much the chances are since it depends season by season and day by day - that is why our Northern Lights tour never decide if they go out or not until the day out!

[@almanyc]

Thoughts on renting a cottage about an hour away from Reykjavik in February?

[@Scrapneedsanap]

Coming out early march should I expect heavy winter conditions like the january and february months?

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

It could happen, it depends a bit from year to year, we have a video about March in Iceland on the channel check it out! But average temperature is 0 - 3 c and we sometimes have snow there in those months!

[@rosauramaiz5747]

visit Iceland in January 26 to 31

[@ridgeunk4968]

if i just booked a snow mobile tour am I able to apply the winter discount code? lol I just missed it :(

[@riccardoruotolo6862]

Constant gesticulations are distracting. Please dial it down a smidge.

[@jessicanguyen7034]

We’ll be visiting in mid February super excited

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

No way! We hope to see you!

[@peakybean]

We were in Iceland earlier this December. We booked 2 tours through Wake up Reykjavík. The Golden Circle small group tour which was delivered by the company EastWest and the south coast with Glacier hike which was delivered by Holiday Tours. Both great but the glacier hike was stunning. Iceland in Winter is magical. We stayed at Center Hotels Arnarhvoll and are happy to recommend, the views across the waterfront were amazing and the staff were so helpful.

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Thank you so much for sharing your feedback, we are so happy that we could be a part if your Iceland trip 🥰

[@bethschultz7680]

So Wake Up didn’t do the tours?

[@peakybean]

I assume Wake up Reykjavík have trusted tour operators that they use ? I’m not sure how it works, both our tours were great though, well organised, no issues

[@bethschultz7680]

@@peakybean we are heading there this week and have 3 tours booked with them- thanks

[@peakybean]

@@bethschultz7680 You’ll have a wonderful trip, enjoy 🇮🇸

[@AngelaKFC499]

Thank you so much and "Thank you for igniting the fire within me." I got icelandic word book and few day i will buy some more and lastly next year i will start to learn icelandic and start my plan to live there ... oh i forgot December is my favorite

[@almanyc]

Is the food tour also good for a vegetarian?

[@Ces1um]

I was just there myself. I’m not sure about any food tour, but I can speak more broadly. Iceland eats a lot of meat and fish. They do grow their own vegetables in greenhouses (technically hothouses) and it is served ridiculously fresh. Because it’s grown locally the vegetables you eat today may have only been harvested yesterday. It’s quite good. The only issue you might run into is a lack of wide variety. I did see vegetarian options in every restaurant I went in- but not a huge selection. You’ll definitely find something though.

[@DebbieThackray]

I did the Reykjavik Food tour in May and one stop was their famous hotdog and all other stops were either fish or lamb. If I remember correctly, you have an option if you are vegetarian. You just need to let them know upon booking.

[@wilsonsmoak3111]

Will be there in two weeks.

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Safe travels! We hope to see you 🧡

[@taraelizabethlivinglife4094]

Great information. Thank you!!

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Glad it was helpful! 🧡

[@debashischaudhury6879]

I am visiting Iceland in mid February 2025. Already excited

[@KPops1897]

Can’t wait will be there in mid-Jan, hoping driving the South Coast is not too bad

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

We will hope so with you 🤞 but please have a back up in place!

[@benchmarked7771]

Will be arriving in early march for my birthday. Hoping to see the Northern Lights 😁

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Hope you enjoy it! 🥳 and early happy birthday!

[@tadija2-si4yv]

For someone who really likes Iceland (me), whould you recommend to stay indefinitly, find a job and a place to live, or to visit Iceland for about a week in a hotel and then return home?

[@shimelesmahilet6833]

Ya That's my question 😊

[@HolamundoCH]

Coming the first week of april 2025. Looking forward to film for our channel ❤

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

Enjoy it soo much!

[@darka50]

I’ll be there January 13th 2025

[@dimetronome]

Do you guys only cater to American tourists? You should probably put Celsius as well. It's what 96% of the world's population uses.

[@johnf4680]

Worse than that their Icelandic tour guides fancy themselves experts on America and our politics and lecture about it. They spread conspiracy theories like they are facts. You stood find a different company.

[@Costa2008]

We the Americans are the ones that visit the most and spend the most .. learn to use google lol

[@dimetronome]

@Costa2008 I followed your advice and looked it up. While it's true that the US is the top source of tourists to Iceland, they account for only 28% of the tourism market share (source: Icelandic Tourist Board). This means that 72% of tourists to Iceland use Celsius.

[@AlexykGalard94]

I'm planning to arrive in September 2025 :D

[@WakeUpReykjavik.]

A great month to come! 🥳

[@marcuswagar7246]

April

[@elfinalvear9709]

Very helpful! Thank you!!