På gång i Vík (Vík), Iceland under året

Mycket folk — Christmas break i Iceland, skollov i 7 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i januari.

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (1 sep – 10 apr (vanligtvis)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)), Ice cave season (1 nov – 31 mar (vanligtvis)), Wind and ice on Route 1 (1 nov – 31 mar (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Spring winter break i Iceland, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (1 sep – 10 apr (vanligtvis)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)), Ice cave season (1 nov – 31 mar (vanligtvis)), Wind and ice on Route 1 (1 nov – 31 mar (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Easter break i Iceland, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (1 sep – 10 apr (vanligtvis)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)), Ice cave season (1 nov – 31 mar (vanligtvis)), Wind and ice on Route 1 (1 nov – 31 mar (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Easter break i Iceland, skollov i 6 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i april.

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (1 sep – 10 apr (vanligtvis)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

• Stängt

  Dyrholaey closed for nesting

  1 maj – 25 jun · vanligtvis

  The reserve is restricted through the nesting season — the upper road and the lighthouse area shut overnight, and walkers are kept to marked paths by day. Dates move with the birds. Källa ↗

• Natur

  Puffins on the cliffs

  1 maj – 10 aug · vanligtvisFågelsäsong

  The colonies are on the Dyrholaey and Reynisfjall cliffs from early May until the second week of August, then gone overnight. Evening is when they are on the grass rather than out at sea.

Mest folk — South coast coach season, Summer holidays i Iceland

• Helg

  South coast coach season

  15 jun – 31 augSkollovTrångt

  Vik is the lunch stop on every south coast day tour out of Reykjavik, so the car parks at Reynisfjara and Skogafoss are full from about eleven to four. Before nine the coast is yours. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Dyrholaey closed for nesting (1 maj – 25 jun (vanligtvis)), Puffins on the cliffs (1 maj – 10 aug (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — South coast coach season, Summer holidays i Iceland

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Puffins on the cliffs (1 maj – 10 aug (vanligtvis)), South coast coach season (15 jun – 31 aug)

Mest folk — South coast coach season, Summer holidays i Iceland

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Puffins on the cliffs (1 maj – 10 aug (vanligtvis)), South coast coach season (15 jun – 31 aug)

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

• Natur

  Aurora season

  1 sep – 10 apr · vanligtvis

  Dark from September to April with sea and glacier on either side and almost no town light. What it does not have is reliable clear sky; the south coast catches the weather first.

• Risk

  Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara

  15 sep – 30 apr · vanligtvisUnderströmmar & hög sjö

  The black beach kills people. Waves run far higher up the sand than the previous twenty did, and the biggest Atlantic swells arrive between autumn and spring. Watch the warning light and stay well back. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Autumn winter break i Iceland, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (1 sep – 10 apr (vanligtvis)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

• Säsong

  Ice cave season

  1 nov – 31 mar · vanligtvisIssäsongBoka tidigt

  Most of Iceland's natural ice caves are only safe in the cold half of the year; the one under Myrdalsjokull up the road runs longer but closes at short notice for weather and glacier movement. Källa ↗

• Risk

  Wind and ice on Route 1

  1 nov – 31 mar · vanligtvisVinterstängda vägarStängningar

  The ring road over Myrdalssandur east of the village closes for wind and ice several times a winter, sometimes with no warning and no detour. Check the road authority before setting off, not after. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (1 sep – 10 apr (vanligtvis)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Christmas closures, Christmas break i Iceland

• Helg

  Christmas closures

  24–26 decJul & nyårStängningar

  Christmas Eve is the main celebration: from mid-afternoon on the 24th until the 26th most shops, restaurants and tours stop, and buses run a reduced timetable or not at all. Book meals at your hotel and plan drives around it. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (1 sep – 10 apr (vanligtvis)), Sneaker waves at Reynisfjara (15 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)), Ice cave season (1 nov – 31 mar (vanligtvis)), Wind and ice on Route 1 (1 nov – 31 mar (vanligtvis))