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Triplandio Reykjavik guide covers 10 travel guides across 26 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 40 self-guided walking tours in Reykjavik with 201 POI, spanning 141.8 km in total. Get inspired by 9 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Reykjavik
City & Country Data Iceland (Reykjavik)
Key travel data for Reykjavik — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Iceland
Cost
LOW
Safety
100
Health
98
Lifestyle
69
Infra
81
Rank
#25
Score
63
Tourists
488K/y
GDP/cap
$98.3k
Life Exp
82.8 yrs
Population
392.4K
Currency
ISK kr
Language
Icelandic
Payments
Cashless
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Reykjavik
Coffee
$7.00
Beer
$13.00
Lunch
$35.00
Groceries
$100.00/w
Taxi/km
$2.00
Transit
$3.00
Fuel
$2.00/l
Internet
$100.00/m
Salary
$3,000/m
Best time to visit Reykjavik (Iceland)
Now (September) avg: 8°C, wetter month, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Mar & Apr.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
10°C / 6°C
Sunrise / Sunset
7:22 / 19:15
Local time
2:25
Sea Temp
11°C
Best Months 
Mar & Apr
Mar & Apr
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Apr
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May
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Jun
J
Jul
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Reykjavik —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
Icelandic fermented shark, traditionally cured and hung. Traditional Icelandic flatbread sandwich with smoked lamb. Simple yet flavorful grilled lamb dish. Hearty soup made with lamb and root vegetables. Traditional Icelandic head cheese or pressed mutton. A dish made of mashed fish and potatoes in a creamy sauce. Tender lamb roasted with herbs and spices. Boiled sheep's head, traditionally served with mashed root vegetables. Traditional Icelandic cultured dairy product similar to yogurt.
Traditional Local Food
Reykjavik (Iceland)
Snack
Fish & Seafood
Fermented Shark
Hákarl
HAU-karl
🥩
Snack
Meat
Flatkaka with Smoked Lamb
Flatkaka með Hangikjöt
FLAHT-kah-kah meth HANG-ee-kyoet
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Main course
Meat
Grilled Lamb
Grillað Lamb
GRILL-ath lamb
Soup
Meat
Icelandic Lamb Soup
Kjötsúpa
KYER-tuh-soo-pah
Snack
Meat
Meat Soup
Sviðasulta
SVEETH-a-soolta
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Plokkfiskur
PLOK-fis-kur
Main course
Meat
Roasted Icelandic Lamb
Hangiálegg
HANG-gee-ah-leg
Main course
Meat
Sheep's Head
Svið
SVEE
Snack
Vegetarian
Skyr
SKEER
