Skaftafell weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Skaftafell is expected to be 9°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Skaftafell, Iceland for more weather parameters.

Thursday
21st May
9

6

3

UV3
Friday
22nd May
8

6

1

UV3
Saturday
23rd May
8

5

1

UV2
Sunday
24th May
7

4

4

UV4
Monday
25th May
8

6

2

UV3

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:02 on Thursday 21st May 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 Thursday 21st May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 kph from the north.

9
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
3
hours of sunshine
UV3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
8
°C wind chill
7
kph wind from N

Skaftafell weather for Friday 22nd May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 64% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the west.

8
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
UV3
UV index (Moderate)
64
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
7
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from W

Skaftafell weather for Saturday 23rd May 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 87% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the north-west.

8
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
1
hour of sunshine
UV2
UV index (Low)
87
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from NW

Skaftafell weather for Sunday 24th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 59% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south.

7
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
4
hours of sunshine
UV4
UV index (Moderate)
59
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from S

Skaftafell weather for Monday 25th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Skaftafell, Iceland with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.