The time in Iceland is off––quite seriously so. This can also be a good thing, as Icelanders subsequently get more daylight in the evenings. In fact, the sun is at its highest point in Reykjavík at 1:30 PM, 90 minutes after the clock strikes twelve. Now, during the last days of June, sunset in Reykjavík is three minutes past midnight, and sunrise is two hours and 54 minutes later, at 2:57 AM. Thus, the daylight in the capital lasts over 21 hours. Whether you see the sunset or sunrise, however, is another matter. In the coming days, the next week, it will be mostly cloudy, rather nippy, and intermittently rainy in the capital, as well as across the southern and western parts of the country. Of course, there are sunny intervals in between, which gave Icelandic Times a chance to dash downtown and capture this ever-so-brief summer that came and went. The temperature is just around 10°C / 50°F. But lest we forget––the summer isn’t over. It is only just beginning.
Reykjavík 25/06/2024 : A7C R, – FE 2.8/100mm GM
Photos & text : Páll Stefánsson
