Northern lights in Reykjavík in December
A solid choice — 31% of December nights offer a real viewing window.
31%of nights offer a window
12 hof darkness per night
70%of days with enough solar activity
45%of nights with a clear hour
The numbers behind it: December nights in Reykjavík average about 12 dark hours, geomagnetic activity reaches local viewing levels on 70% of days, and 45% of nights offer at least one reasonably clear hour after dark.
Neither clouds nor solar activity dominates — December failures are usually bad single-night luck. Several nights in a row is the honest insurance policy.
Numbers come from 1996–2025 Kp records (GFZ Potsdam) and 2015–2024 hourly cloud history for Reykjavík itself — the full method is on the methodology page. Travelling soon? Check tonight's live Reykjavík forecast.
December against the rest of the year
- Jan32% of nights
- Feb30% of nights
- Mar29% of nights
- Apr24% of nights
- Maymidnight sun
- Junmidnight sun
- Julmidnight sun
- Aug16% of nights
- Sep31% of nights
- Oct29% of nights
- Nov31% of nights
- Dec31% of nights
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December elsewhere under the oval
- Yellowknife 47% of nights
- Fairbanks 37% of nights
- Kiruna 29% of nights
- Lofoten Islands 27% of nights
- Tromsø 21% of nights
- Rovaniemi 15% of nights
- Abisko 13% of nights