Northern lights in Reykjavík in April 2027
Short answer: The darkest, most moon-free nights are 1 Apr, 2 Apr, 3 Apr, 4 Apr, 5 Apr, 6 Apr. Nights average 4.4 hours of darkness in April.
Leave the city for Þingvellir or Grótta lighthouse. Cloud cover is the main obstacle.
Thu 1 Apr to Fri 30 Apr 2027
Darkest night: Thu 1 April 2027
Dark 22:15–04:50 · 6.7 h without the moon · moon 24% lit
| Night of | Dark (sun below −12°) | Hours | Moon-free | Moon | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Apr | 22:15–04:50 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 24% | 85 |
| Fri 2 Apr | 22:19–04:45 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 16% | 84 |
| Sat 3 Apr | 22:23–04:41 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 10% | 84 |
| Sun 4 Apr | 22:27–04:36 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5% | 83 |
| Mon 5 Apr | 22:32–04:31 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1% | 82 |
| Tue 6 Apr | 22:36–04:26 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0% | 82 |
| Wed 7 Apr | 22:41–04:21 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1% | 81 |
| Thu 8 Apr | 22:45–04:16 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 5% | 80 |
| Fri 9 Apr | 22:50–04:11 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 10% | 76 |
| Sat 10 Apr | 22:55–04:06 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 18% | 69 |
| Sun 11 Apr | 22:59–04:00 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 28% | 63 |
| Mon 12 Apr | 23:04–03:55 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 39% | 56 |
| Tue 13 Apr | 23:10–03:49 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 51% | 48 |
| Wed 14 Apr | 23:15–03:43 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 63% | 41 |
| Thu 15 Apr | 23:21–03:37 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 74% | 34 |
| Fri 16 Apr | 23:26–03:31 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 83% | 28 |
| Sat 17 Apr | 23:33–03:24 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 91% | 23 |
| Sun 18 Apr | 23:39–03:17 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 96% | 19 |
| Mon 19 Apr | 23:46–03:10 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 99% | 16 |
| Tue 20 Apr | 23:53–03:03 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 100% | 14 |
| Wed 21 Apr | 00:01–02:55 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 98% | 14 |
| Thu 22 Apr | 00:09–02:46 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 95% | 57 |
| Fri 23 Apr | 00:18–02:36 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 90% | 66 |
| Sat 24 Apr | 00:29–02:25 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 83% | 64 |
| Sun 25 Apr | 00:43–02:11 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 75% | 62 |
| Mon 26 Apr | 01:02–01:51 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 67% | 59 |
| Tue 27 Apr | too light | 0.0 | 0.0 | 58% | 0 |
| Wed 28 Apr | too light | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49% | 0 |
| Thu 29 Apr | too light | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39% | 0 |
| Fri 30 Apr | too light | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30% | 0 |
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Questions
What are the best nights for the northern lights in Reykjavík in April 2027?
The darkest, most moon-free nights are 1 Apr, 2 Apr, 3 Apr, 4 Apr, 5 Apr, 6 Apr. Nights average 4.4 hours of darkness in April.
Is April a good month for the northern lights in Reykjavík?
Partly: nights are short at the edges of the season. Leave the city for Þingvellir or Grótta lighthouse. Cloud cover is the main obstacle.