Sunrise in Reykjavik today

Reykjavik lies at 64°N. In Reykjavik, day length ranges from 4h 8m in winter to 21h 8m in summer — a swing of about 17h.

The sun comes up over the east horizon in Reykjavik today, at a bearing of 80°. It starts getting light 49 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 18 minutes later in Reykjavik than in Akureyri, 249 km to the northeast.

The time of sunrise slides earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Reykjavik.

The longest day in Reykjavik is around 21h 8m (around June 21). The shortest is around 4h 8m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 6 minutes per day.