The TRUTH about SUMMER in Iceland - Know This Before You Visit
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Summer in Iceland is absolutely gorgeous but there are some things about this season that are worth knowing before your visit. I drop some nuggets on topics like whether you can see the northern lights in summer, when the official first day of summer is in Iceland (this one is a shocker), what the weather in summer is like and more. I'd love to hear if this video has been helpful for you and what other topics regarding Iceland you would like for me to talk about.
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Just a quick correction - the first day of summer falls on the third Thursday of April each year, which means it can be a different day each year and not specifically April 23rd, like I said in the video. :-)
In Maine there are two seasons - winter and preparing for winter.
LOL! I was in Bangor, Maine during winter a few time and holy crap it was cold. I can understand why you have those two seasons.
Betty Ford😂😂😂🤣
In Darwin Australia we only have 2 seasons the wet and the dry. The dry season gets cold (LOL) you will see people wearing sweaters and Parkers at at about 20 Celsius.
That's funny
I live in Bangor Northern Ireland, we have 2 seasons: June and winter!
No kidding I gasped when I saw your blouse it's gorgeous and you look equally stunning in it
Thank you! Funny enough, it is a dress.
In Seattle we also have two seasons. Rainy season and august.
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True. Although August is getting longer, don't you think? It's downright BALMY right now as I write this in downtown Seattle!
I'm headed to Iceland in June with my 11 year old son and my sister. We can't wait.
As someone who has lived in North Dakota for about 4 years, I legit said it was "nice" yesterday. I opened all the windows. It wasn't even 40 degrees Fahrenheit (35ish) but that is NICE after months of freezing winter. Lol. My roommate says I've gone native 😂.
LOL then you will love an Icelandic summer
On the bright side.... 😉😁 I see what you did there! 😆 We live on the central coast of California and especially in our specific area we are so spoiled by the little bubble of mild climate for 80% of the year. If it gets above 80°F or below 60°F everyone kind of freaks out 🤣. My brother-in-law visited from Wisconsin a couple weeks ago. He was wearing shorts and flip flops the whole time, and we were wearing sweatshirts, flannels, and scarves, because it was in the mid 40°s at night and mid 50°s- low 60° during the day. He said it was 9° when he left Wisconsin 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣. Love your videos lady! It’s a nice way to start my day! I would love to know more about the history of Iceland, if there are any weird laws, what kids do for fun, what Icelanders think is weird about other parts of the world, maybe an update on how your husband is doing, if you two have plans to travel anywhere, Icelandic art... 🤷🏼♀️ I don’t know... everything Icelandic 😬 All your content is so fun and interesting 👍.
Glad you also found my corny joke funny. LOL. Ah, where you live sounds lovely! My husband would have been just like your brother-ini-law. I am so glad to hear that you are enjoying the videos. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Great ideas and I will write them down as topics.
I used to live in Keflavik!
I visited end of July beginning of August a year ago. You are right! Loved the weather 50’s at night and day. We hit 70 one day. Was surprised at the wind and rainy most days but loved every second one n Iceland
Jewells, thank you for sharing this. I enjoy all your videos and was curious about your Summers. It always seems cloudy and overcast. This helped me and answered some of my questions.
I find that the best time to watch the northern lights is in September
yeah I'm in northen Norway and these days there is fantastic northen lights :-)
@@arcticblue248 You are lucky. It's been very cloudy here so I still haven't seen them.
@@eagle223 yeah last 2-3 days been amazing ... have been using my cellphone and experimenting with that to take pictures with
Have you done a video on Holidays in Iceland?
Thank you for sharing these facts, Jewel. Your videos and podcasts are always informative and you're so well spoken. Thanks and be safe out there :)
Thanks for listening
As my idea of a Summer vacation involves a white, sandy beach; aquamarine water; a palm tree; and either a chi-chi drink with an umbrella, or a bottle of rum and a bottle of real-sugar Coca-Cola; I think that I will just enjoy travelling to Iceland vicariously through your videos.
Lol! Great take on summer inn Iceland. Yes. Very "chilly".... To say the least. 🤗😅
Thanks for watching!
@@AllThingsIceland you are welcome. I love your channel. Xx
When the vikings came here it was warmer and summer was longer or at a different time, so started in late april and ended in September if I recall correctly.
You look like a Viking 😍
@@shelliepowers2660 haha thanks you should have seen me with my hair braided
snæsi do you not have long hair anymore? Hope you still have the facial hair!!
@@shelliepowers2660 I had to cut it since I work with moving fish from the ships with a hose filled wish a mixture og water fish blood and some other disgusting stuff that helps keep the fish fresh, my hair was in the way so I decided it was better to cut it short, I still have a beard though, im only 21 so its not cracy long or anything
I love love LOVE the west fjords😍
Yay!
If you don’t like the weather in Alabama, just wait 5 minutes as well 😬 it goes from tornado winds to a nice summer and sunny breeze in the same day... winters go from 8~32 Fahrenheit in the morning to 60~70 by afternoon so I never know how to dress (& yes people are surprised it can get that cold in Alabama) 🙃
Oh, that's fascinating. I also would never assume that Alabama can get that cold. Thanks for sharing.
I was coming to Iceland until you mentioned summer from 10-16 degrees Celsius and now I’m a nah. Will have to watch your videos to get my fix
Spectacular,view a bit dangerous looking,but I would truly enjoy this adventure with a guide like yourself. This is one of the most exciting outdoor event yet! love it,thank you and keep on reporting ...I'm so enjoying the view.
Coincidentally watching this today. April 23rd! Wishing you a bright and happy summer 😅
Jewells, I'm loving your videos. Thank you for the lovely content and your wonderful delivery! I'm learning so much from you!
😂 We have the same weather saying in Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦
How do you celebrate Christmas? Do people go to church?
Love yr hair xo.
Check out DaLat , Vietnam.
Hi Jules,
I would like you to tell and show us the difference between Iceland and Sweden as I have been watching offerings from Sweden until I found your channel. You have great vibes! Like Jonna Jinton. And I appreciate how intelligent you are, and a very good communicator.
In this offering you gave about summer in Iceland, I was hoping you would show us the green grass and other ways summer shows itself in Iceland. Maybe you have already done this in other videos.
Thank you, Jules! Lots of love from California.
Hi Tana. I’m not as familiar with Sweden. Maybe I can get a Swede to join me for a video like that. 😊
I know a Swede.. the big difference is the dialect.. all their J's become Y's.. at least his do.. Yumpin Yimminy.
In Northern California, we have about 3 seasons.
1) Colder/Foggy/Rainy
2) Wildfire Season (sometimes called Drought)
3) Frying Fall (Living in the Pan)
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I wish you would have Incorporated how you go to sleep during the summer time like do you feel tired? Do you use black curtains you stay up all night?
I didn’t know they had beautiful sisters like you in Iceland. Maybe I should take a future trip there. Lol
LOL. There are many beautiful people here.
I would love to see a northern lights video 😁 I only got to see them once when I was really young and lived in Alaska. The restaurant with the tomatoes growing inside, are there a lot of places like that in Iceland?
Iceland and Indiana are weather cousins😂 Our weather is very unpredictable !
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Is that an Asian dress?? Did you get that in Iceland?? I NEED that dress in my life!! You look so beautiful in it!!
Are you wearing a qipao? Looks so good on you. Stylin'!
Can u see the northern lights from where you live? How long did it take for you to adjust to long daylight?
Hey Jewel I don't mean to get off topic but did you do a podcast about the coved-19
Great question, Melton. I am working on one for this week. :-)
All of your descriptions of weather in Iceland sound a LOT like weather in southern Alberta, Canada. If you've never visited, maybe you should someday! :)
10-16 at Summer is cool, I admit, but in other places Summer isn't really so Summery either. In Poland, we usually have ca. 30 days of sunny, hot days (14-28 degrees), the rest of it can be between 12-16 with a lot of rain - July, I'm talking about you ;) (highest rain season). It's not unusual to have 1-3 weeks of constant rain or frequent rain. Dray, hot days are just few in between, for 3 months (June to August) but usually the real, typical summer happens from 21th July (when rains stop) to 31 August and if we're lucky, we could have some second Summer in September once in a few years (up to 24 degrees and a lot of sun) when we are lucky, but usually Summer ends abruptly in the first day of September, as if weather used calendar too. However, there are some years when there are exceptions, so we had in 2019 a whole June with summery temperatures and sun all the time - that probably didn't happen in the last 60 years. However, there were also Summers when there were 10 degrees at morning, 14 at the noon, cloudy, rainy most of the time.
So all in all real Summer in Poland varies and can have 14-30 days within 3 months period, where the rest of the days resembles spring or fall. That is why we like to travel to the Southern Europe where the Sun is granted.
Sumardagurinn fyrsti er þriðja fimmtudag í apríl og ber því upp á fleiri dagsetningar en 23. I have to point out that the 1. day of summer is not restricted to April 23. It actually is on the third Thursday of April.
Thanks for pointing that out. You're right and I misspoke in the video.
ARE there dogs sled races in Iceland???
WHAT is their traditional music like??
WHAT DO the Icelanders do for fun??
WHAT kinks of food do they enjoy??
DO the Icelanders have pets??
60 degrees F?? Thats the hottest it ever gets? It can get up to 95 F in Alaska in the summer...
Yah I know, I had to buy a damn hat at the gas station, I was freezing!!!
Iceland is a part of the Arctic. Actually the average temperature is much warmer than it should be compated to that. Because of the Gulf stream.
The 21. of march is everywhere in the world the equal day. After that the daylight becomes more and more.
Irish - anything above 18 to 22 Celsius I don't like.
I’m in Edmonton Alberta Canada...same here!
Come on man at least one weekend can have 25 celsius
Marko ah ok a few days of 25 is OK. My condo gets way overheated if it gets too many days of heat, and all I have is my portable AC
Hello, if i plan to go hiking in Iceland in the summer, do you think running shoes will be sufficient or should I still get hiking boots?
Hiking boots are best for hiking here because it can often be wet, slippery and loose rocks. A pair of boots with great grip, some ankle support and water resistance are highly recommended.
@@AllThingsIceland Thanks so much for the advice!!
know you did this video quite some time ago, but I would like to know about the LGBTQ community. I know you said they are very safe there, but I'd like to know about the community, things to do, places to go etc. Thank you.
You need to get out and show everyone what Iceland looks like, all the sights. People don't want to watch you yakking in a room all the time. We want to see Iceland. Please. ❤️
😂 it is my plan to get out more. Also, I have done videos showing me outside doing activities in Iceland but they didn’t do that well. It might be different now that I have more subscribers 🤷🏾♀️
@@AllThingsIceland I'm sorry. That was very rude of me. I haven't seen all your videos yet. Looking forward to them all. Love your channel. ❤️
Im so stressed over covid19 :( im in ireland and we are all in quarantine. All public buildings, schools and universities are closed. Sport events and concerts are banned. Our st.patricks day was cancelled. You are so lucky you are not worried about your loved ones getting covid19. It is spreading all over the world rapidly . Apparently iceland is now the highest cases in the world based on % population
It is a stressful situation for all of us. Like everyone else in affected countries, I am worried about my loved ones. I'm not sure why you would say that I am not.
@@AllThingsIceland iceland has the highest % population of cases in the world. Yes we are very scared in ireland. We have 129 confirmed cases...im sure more elsewhere and we have been in quarantine since thursday. I said you dont seem worried because of the content of your youtube video. I know the only thing i think of is cleaning and covid19. Stay safe xx
@@traceymarshall5886 Thank you for the clarification. I think it might be helpful to know that I normally film my videos weeks before I publish them. It just gives me time to edit and figure out when I want to publish them. So, basically this latest video isn't reflecting my current mood. Of course, I am worried about my loved ones. We all handle stress differently and that is ok. I am putting together an episode on the All Things Iceland podcast to explain what is happening in Iceland regarding the virus. I am thinking of creating a short video as well.
I still want the majority of my videos to be on other topics regarding Iceland but depending on how this continues here, I might create more videos regarding the topic. Stay safe as well.
@@AllThingsIceland absolutely. I visited iceland in august 2018 and follow you because i love iceland. My concerns stem from me living in Ireland and how the UK are still going about their daily life whole in ireland we have shut pubs, schools, unis, gyms etc. Im so worried about the message that the uk is putting out as we all set an example and if any one country is foolish....it puts all of us and our loved ones at risk
It's important to understand that people on youtube film videos on a good day and they only show a very small percentage of their life, how they spend time, what they worry about. Especially if it's videos about topics and not current events.
Do they eat a lot of mutton in Iceland?
PS Did I spell your name right - Jules?
Hi Tana. It’s Jewells. 😊
It lasts 15 minutes, not 5.
I don't know why I've been sent this video????
Jewells.. why don't YOU run tours? You certainly seem knowledgable enuff.. and no language barrier .. (well.. the locals speak english anyway). If u speak 2 languages you're bilingual. If u speaak 3 languages you're trilingual. If u only speak 1 language, you're American. :). (NORTH American.. I am an expat USA'r living in Costa Rica. They don't like it much when USA Americans say they're "American" as if theyre the only ones. They say USA people should say they're North Americans.. at a minimum.
Love yr hair xo.
Thank you 😊