Skaftafell weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Skaftafell is expected to be 12°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Skaftafell, Iceland for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
5th Aug
12

8

9

3
Thursday
6th Aug
10

8

0

1
Friday
7th Aug
11

8

0

1
Saturday
8th Aug
9

7

2

1
Sunday
9th Aug
9

5

8

3

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:02 on Wednesday 5th August 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Iceland (Skaftafell) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Skaftafell weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Skaftafell for the next 5 days.

Skaftafell weather for Wednesday 5th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 6 kph from the south-west.

12
°C maximum temperature
8
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
9
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
6
kph wind from SW

Skaftafell weather for Thursday 6th August 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 96% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-east.

10
°C maximum temperature
8
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
96
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
9
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from SE

Skaftafell weather for Friday 7th August 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 85% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south-west.

11
°C maximum temperature
8
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
85
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
11
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from SW

Skaftafell weather for Saturday 8th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 45% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the north-east.

9
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
45
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
8
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from NE

Skaftafell weather for Sunday 9th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 6 kph from the north.