Sunset 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 goes down towards the west-northwest in Reykjavik today, at a bearing of 282°. Civil twilight then lasts another 50 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 12 minutes later in Reykjavik than in Akureyri, 249 km to the northeast. In Reykjavik, the Sun Voyager sculpture on the waterfront is a natural place to watch the sun go down.

The time of sunset slides later through spring and earlier through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how 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.