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Húsavík
North Iceland · 66°N

Húsavík

A charming northern harbour town, Iceland's whale-watching capital with a wooden church and GeoSea baths.
Distance from Reykjavík
480 km
Drive Time from Reykjavík
~6 h
Nearest airport
Akureyri (AEY)
Population
2300
Best time to visit

Summer (Apr–Oct) for whale watching; GeoSea sea baths and auroras year-round.

Distance from Reykjavík
480 km
Drive Time from Reykjavík
~6 h
Nearest airport
Akureyri (AEY)
Population
2300
Best time to visit

Summer (Apr–Oct) for whale watching; GeoSea sea baths and auroras year-round.

A charming northern harbour town, Iceland's whale-watching capital with a wooden church and GeoSea baths.

Húsavík is a picture-postcard harbour town on Skjálfandi bay in the north, widely regarded as the whale-watching capital of Iceland — and, more recently, familiar from the Eurovision comedy film set here.

Boats head out daily in the warmer months to see humpbacks and other whales, and the excellent Whale Museum tells the fuller story. The GeoSea geothermal sea baths overlook the bay, and the town’s photogenic wooden church is a local icon. It’s the gateway to Ásbyrgi, Dettifoss and Lake Mývatn.

Known/Famous for
Iceland's whale-watching capitalGeoSea geothermal sea bathsHúsavík churchWhale MuseumEurovision film fame
7-day forecast

Weather in Húsavík

Today
9 Oct
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8° / 5°
Sábado
10 Oct
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9° / 3°
Sol
11 Oct
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8° / 1°
lunes
12 Oct
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7° / 6°
Martes
13 Oct
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5° / 3°
Miércoles
14 Oct
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3° / 1°
Thu
15 Oct
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4° / 1°
Weather data from MET Norway (yr.no) · updated hourly.
Húsavík

In pictures

Where you'll be

What to do

  • Whale watching tours
  • GeoSea geothermal sea baths
  • Húsavík Whale Museum
  • Húsavík church & Exploration Museum
Other things to do

Where to go nearby

  • Lago Mývatn
  • Ásbyrgi & Dettifoss
  • Tjörnes cliffs
  • Goðafoss

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