Sunset and sunrise times in Akureyri, Iceland
In Akureyri, Iceland the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 21:00 and rises at 05:25. Daylight lasts 15h 34m; evening golden hour runs from 19:49 to 21:37.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 04:23
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Solar noon
- 13:14
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Last light
- 22:02
- Day length
- 15h 34m
2h 39m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 19:49 – 21:37
- Blue hour
- 21:37 – 22:02
- Max sun altitude
- 34.9°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 21:11 / —
The sun sets at 298° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August
Sunrise 05:29 Sunset 20:56 Golden hour 19:46 – 21:32 Day length 15h 27m vs today 7 minutes shorterWhere Akureyri is
- Coordinates
- 65.6835° N, 18.0878° W
- Time zone
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Current offset
- UTC+00:00
- Population
- 19,219
Sunrise and sunset in Akureyri, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 01:54 | 04:01 | 13:18 | 22:32 | 00:29 | 18h 30m | −7:35 | 21:04–23:29 | 🌖 92% |
| Sun 2 | 02:08 | 04:05 | 13:18 | 22:28 | 00:18 | 18h 23m | −7:33 | 21:01–23:24 | 🌖 86% |
| Mon 3 | 02:19 | 04:09 | 13:18 | 22:24 | 00:09 | 18h 15m | −7:32 | 20:58–23:18 | 🌖 77% |
| Tue 4 | 02:28 | 04:13 | 13:18 | 22:21 | 00:00 | 18h 8m | −7:31 | 20:56–23:13 | 🌖 67% |
| Wed 5 | 02:37 | 04:16 | 13:18 | 22:17 | 23:52 | 18h 0m | −7:30 | 20:53–23:08 | 🌖 56% |
| Thu 6 | 02:44 | 04:20 | 13:18 | 22:13 | 23:45 | 17h 53m | −7:29 | 20:50–23:03 | 🌗 45% |
| Fri 7 | 02:51 | 04:23 | 13:18 | 22:09 | 23:38 | 17h 45m | −7:27 | 20:47–22:58 | 🌘 33% |
| Sat 8 | 02:58 | 04:27 | 13:18 | 22:05 | 23:31 | 17h 38m | −7:26 | 20:44–22:53 | 🌘 23% |
| Sun 9 | 03:04 | 04:31 | 13:17 | 22:01 | 23:25 | 17h 30m | −7:25 | 20:41–22:48 | 🌘 13% |
| Mon 10 | 03:10 | 04:34 | 13:17 | 21:58 | 23:19 | 17h 23m | −7:24 | 20:38–22:43 | 🌘 6% |
| Tue 11 | 03:16 | 04:38 | 13:17 | 21:54 | 23:13 | 17h 16m | −7:23 | 20:35–22:39 | 🌘 2% |
| Wed 12 | 03:22 | 04:41 | 13:17 | 21:50 | 23:07 | 17h 8m | −7:21 | 20:32–22:34 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 03:27 | 04:45 | 13:17 | 21:46 | 23:02 | 17h 1m | −7:20 | 20:29–22:29 | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 03:33 | 04:48 | 13:17 | 21:42 | 22:56 | 16h 54m | −7:19 | 20:25–22:25 | 🌒 4% |
| Sat 15 | 03:38 | 04:52 | 13:16 | 21:38 | 22:51 | 16h 46m | −7:18 | 20:22–22:20 | 🌒 10% |
| Sun 16 | 03:43 | 04:55 | 13:16 | 21:35 | 22:46 | 16h 39m | −7:17 | 20:19–22:16 | 🌒 17% |
| Mon 17 | 03:47 | 04:59 | 13:16 | 21:31 | 22:41 | 16h 32m | −7:16 | 20:16–22:11 | 🌒 25% |
| Tue 18 | 03:52 | 05:02 | 13:16 | 21:27 | 22:35 | 16h 24m | −7:15 | 20:13–22:07 | 🌒 34% |
| Wed 19 | 03:57 | 05:05 | 13:15 | 21:23 | 22:30 | 16h 17m | −7:14 | 20:09–22:02 | 🌒 44% |
| Thu 20 | 04:01 | 05:09 | 13:15 | 21:19 | 22:26 | 16h 10m | −7:13 | 20:06–21:58 | 🌓 54% |
| Fri 21 | 04:06 | 05:12 | 13:15 | 21:15 | 22:21 | 16h 3m | −7:12 | 20:03–21:54 | 🌔 63% |
| Sat 22 | 04:10 | 05:16 | 13:15 | 21:12 | 22:16 | 15h 56m | −7:11 | 19:59–21:49 | 🌔 72% |
| Sun 23 | 04:15 | 05:19 | 13:14 | 21:08 | 22:11 | 15h 48m | −7:10 | 19:56–21:45 | 🌔 80% |
| Mon 24 | 04:19 | 05:22 | 13:14 | 21:04 | 22:06 | 15h 41m | −7:09 | 19:53–21:41 | 🌔 87% |
| Tue 25 | 04:23 | 05:25 | 13:14 | 21:00 | 22:02 | 15h 34m | −7:08 | 19:49–21:37 | 🌔 93% |
| Wed 26 | 04:27 | 05:29 | 13:14 | 20:56 | 21:57 | 15h 27m | −7:07 | 19:46–21:32 | 🌔 97% |
| Thu 27 | 04:31 | 05:32 | 13:13 | 20:52 | 21:53 | 15h 20m | −7:06 | 19:42–21:28 | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 04:35 | 05:35 | 13:13 | 20:49 | 21:48 | 15h 13m | −7:05 | 19:39–21:24 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 04:39 | 05:39 | 13:13 | 20:45 | 21:44 | 15h 6m | −7:04 | 19:35–21:20 | 🌖 98% |
| Sun 30 | 04:43 | 05:42 | 13:12 | 20:41 | 21:39 | 14h 59m | −7:04 | 19:32–21:16 | 🌖 95% |
| Mon 31 | 04:47 | 05:45 | 13:12 | 20:37 | 21:35 | 14h 52m | −7:03 | 19:28–21:12 | 🌖 89% |
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | — | — | 04:01 | 22:32 | — | — | 5h 33m | 42.2° | 321° NW |
| Sun 2 | — | — | 04:05 | 22:28 | — | — | 5h 40m | 42.0° | 320° NW |
| Mon 3 | — | — | 04:09 | 22:24 | — | — | 5h 48m | 41.7° | 319° NW |
| Tue 4 | — | — | 04:13 | 22:21 | — | — | 5h 55m | 41.5° | 318° NW |
| Wed 5 | — | — | 04:16 | 22:17 | — | — | 6h 3m | 41.2° | 317° NW |
| Thu 6 | — | — | 04:20 | 22:13 | — | — | 6h 10m | 40.9° | 316° NW |
| Fri 7 | — | — | 04:23 | 22:09 | — | — | 6h 17m | 40.6° | 315° NW |
| Sat 8 | — | — | 04:27 | 22:05 | — | — | 6h 25m | 40.3° | 314° NW |
| Sun 9 | — | — | 04:31 | 22:01 | — | — | 6h 32m | 40.1° | 313° NW |
| Mon 10 | — | — | 04:34 | 21:58 | — | — | 6h 40m | 39.8° | 312° NW |
| Tue 11 | — | — | 04:38 | 21:54 | — | — | 6h 47m | 39.5° | 312° NW |
| Wed 12 | — | — | 04:41 | 21:50 | — | — | 6h 54m | 39.2° | 311° NW |
| Thu 13 | — | — | 04:45 | 21:46 | — | — | 7h 2m | 38.9° | 310° NW |
| Fri 14 | — | — | 04:48 | 21:42 | — | — | 7h 9m | 38.6° | 309° NW |
| Sat 15 | — | — | 04:52 | 21:38 | — | — | 7h 16m | 38.3° | 308° NW |
| Sun 16 | — | — | 04:55 | 21:35 | — | — | 7h 24m | 37.9° | 307° NW |
| Mon 17 | — | — | 04:59 | 21:31 | — | — | 7h 31m | 37.6° | 306° NW |
| Tue 18 | — | — | 05:02 | 21:27 | — | — | 7h 38m | 37.3° | 305° NW |
| Wed 19 | — | — | 05:05 | 21:23 | — | — | 7h 45m | 37.0° | 304° NW |
| Thu 20 | — | — | 05:09 | 21:19 | — | — | 7h 52m | 36.6° | 303° WNW |
| Fri 21 | — | 01:42 | 05:12 | 21:15 | 00:29 | — | 8h 0m | 36.3° | 302° WNW |
| Sat 22 | — | 02:02 | 05:16 | 21:12 | 00:14 | — | 8h 7m | 36.0° | 301° WNW |
| Sun 23 | — | 02:16 | 05:19 | 21:08 | 00:03 | — | 8h 14m | 35.6° | 300° WNW |
| Mon 24 | — | 02:27 | 05:22 | 21:04 | 23:53 | — | 8h 21m | 35.3° | 299° WNW |
| Tue 25 | — | 02:37 | 05:25 | 21:00 | 23:43 | — | 8h 28m | 34.9° | 298° WNW |
| Wed 26 | — | 02:45 | 05:29 | 20:56 | 23:35 | — | 8h 35m | 34.6° | 297° WNW |
| Thu 27 | — | 02:53 | 05:32 | 20:52 | 23:27 | — | 8h 42m | 34.3° | 297° WNW |
| Fri 28 | — | 03:01 | 05:35 | 20:49 | 23:19 | — | 8h 49m | 33.9° | 296° WNW |
| Sat 29 | — | 03:08 | 05:39 | 20:45 | 23:12 | — | 8h 56m | 33.5° | 295° WNW |
| Sun 30 | — | 03:14 | 05:42 | 20:41 | 23:05 | — | 9h 4m | 33.2° | 294° WNW |
| Mon 31 | — | 03:20 | 05:45 | 20:37 | 22:59 | — | 9h 11m | 32.8° | 293° WNW |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 04:51 | 05:48 | 13:12 | 20:33 | 21:30 | 14h 45m | −7:02 | 19:25–21:07 | 🌖 81% |
| Wed 2 | 04:54 | 05:51 | 13:12 | 20:30 | 21:26 | 14h 38m | −7:01 | 19:21–21:03 | 🌖 71% |
| Thu 3 | 04:58 | 05:55 | 13:11 | 20:26 | 21:22 | 14h 31m | −7:01 | 19:18–20:59 | 🌖 60% |
| Fri 4 | 05:02 | 05:58 | 13:11 | 20:22 | 21:17 | 14h 24m | −7:00 | 19:14–20:55 | 🌗 48% |
| Sat 5 | 05:05 | 06:01 | 13:11 | 20:18 | 21:13 | 14h 17m | −6:59 | 19:11–20:51 | 🌘 36% |
| Sun 6 | 05:09 | 06:04 | 13:10 | 20:14 | 21:09 | 14h 10m | −6:59 | 19:07–20:47 | 🌘 25% |
| Mon 7 | 05:12 | 06:07 | 13:10 | 20:10 | 21:05 | 14h 3m | −6:58 | 19:03–20:43 | 🌘 16% |
| Tue 8 | 05:16 | 06:10 | 13:10 | 20:07 | 21:01 | 13h 56m | −6:58 | 19:00–20:39 | 🌘 8% |
| Wed 9 | 05:20 | 06:14 | 13:09 | 20:03 | 20:56 | 13h 49m | −6:57 | 18:56–20:35 | 🌘 3% |
| Thu 10 | 05:23 | 06:17 | 13:09 | 19:59 | 20:52 | 13h 42m | −6:57 | 18:52–20:31 | 🌘 0% |
| Fri 11 | 05:26 | 06:20 | 13:08 | 19:55 | 20:48 | 13h 35m | −6:56 | 18:49–20:27 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 05:30 | 06:23 | 13:08 | 19:51 | 20:44 | 13h 28m | −6:56 | 18:45–20:23 | 🌒 3% |
| Sun 13 | 05:33 | 06:26 | 13:08 | 19:48 | 20:40 | 13h 21m | −6:56 | 18:41–20:19 | 🌒 7% |
| Mon 14 | 05:37 | 06:29 | 13:07 | 19:44 | 20:36 | 13h 14m | −6:55 | 18:37–20:15 | 🌒 13% |
| Tue 15 | 05:40 | 06:32 | 13:07 | 19:40 | 20:32 | 13h 7m | −6:55 | 18:34–20:11 | 🌒 20% |
| Wed 16 | 05:43 | 06:35 | 13:07 | 19:36 | 20:28 | 13h 0m | −6:55 | 18:30–20:07 | 🌒 28% |
| Thu 17 | 05:47 | 06:39 | 13:06 | 19:32 | 20:24 | 12h 53m | −6:54 | 18:26–20:04 | 🌒 37% |
| Fri 18 | 05:50 | 06:42 | 13:06 | 19:29 | 20:20 | 12h 46m | −6:54 | 18:22–20:00 | 🌓 47% |
| Sat 19 | 05:53 | 06:45 | 13:06 | 19:25 | 20:16 | 12h 40m | −6:54 | 18:18–19:56 | 🌔 56% |
| Sun 20 | 05:57 | 06:48 | 13:05 | 19:21 | 20:12 | 12h 33m | −6:54 | 18:14–19:52 | 🌔 65% |
| Mon 21 | 06:00 | 06:51 | 13:05 | 19:17 | 20:08 | 12h 26m | −6:54 | 18:11–19:48 | 🌔 74% |
| Tue 22 | 06:03 | 06:54 | 13:05 | 19:13 | 20:04 | 12h 19m | −6:54 | 18:07–19:44 | 🌔 82% |
| Wed 23 | 06:06 | 06:57 | 13:04 | 19:10 | 20:00 | 12h 12m | −6:54 | 18:03–19:40 | 🌔 89% |
| Thu 24 | 06:10 | 07:00 | 13:04 | 19:06 | 19:56 | 12h 5m | −6:54 | 17:59–19:37 | 🌔 94% |
| Fri 25 | 06:13 | 07:03 | 13:04 | 19:02 | 19:52 | 11h 58m | −6:54 | 17:55–19:33 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 06:16 | 07:06 | 13:03 | 18:58 | 19:49 | 11h 51m | −6:54 | 17:51–19:29 | 🌕 100% |
| Sun 27 | 06:19 | 07:10 | 13:03 | 18:54 | 19:45 | 11h 44m | −6:54 | 17:47–19:25 | 🌖 99% |
| Mon 28 | 06:22 | 07:13 | 13:03 | 18:51 | 19:41 | 11h 38m | −6:54 | 17:43–19:21 | 🌖 96% |
| Tue 29 | 06:25 | 07:16 | 13:02 | 18:47 | 19:37 | 11h 31m | −6:54 | 17:39–19:18 | 🌖 91% |
| Wed 30 | 06:29 | 07:19 | 13:02 | 18:43 | 19:33 | 11h 24m | −6:54 | 17:35–19:14 | 🌖 84% |
Longest and shortest day in Akureyri
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 23h 30m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 3h 3m.
Between them the day length swings by 20h 26m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 14:41 on 19 December; the latest is 00:59 on 21 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 01:29 on 21 June to 11:39 on 24 December.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 37m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Akureyri different
On standard time the sun peaks at 13:14, 74 minutes after clock noon, because the city sits near the western edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way.
Light lingers for 62 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 38 minutes longer than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 65.7°N buys you.
Evening golden hour runs 107 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 65.7° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.
Between solstices the sunset walks 156° across the horizon — SSW in midwinter, N in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is WNW.
By the end of August the sun will be setting 115 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 4 minutes a day.
Astronomical darkness never arrives at this time of year. The sun only gets -13.5° below the horizon at 01:14, short of the -18° that makes the sky properly black, so faint stars stay washed out all night.
Planning a sunset photo in Akureyri
Arrive by 19:34. Golden hour opens at 19:49 and the sun is down by 21:00, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 298° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 21:37 and runs to 22:02, the end of civil twilight and 1h 1m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Akureyri today?
The sun sets in Akureyri at 21:00 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Akureyri?
It takes 1h 1m. Civil twilight ends at 22:02 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Akureyri?
Evening golden hour runs 19:49 to 21:37 today, lasting 1h 47m.