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Road trip weather · Updated

Akureyri → Mývatn

Today, 19 Oct · leaving 18:00 · Arrive around 19:29

Good driving
  • Dry roads, no ice and light winds expected all the way.
Distance
85 km
Route 1
Driving
1 h 21 min
1 h 29 min with breaks
Highest point
307 m
Mývatnsheiði
In the dark
1 h 29 min
1 pass
Day
Day
Leaving at

The road ahead

Height above the sea, the weather where you'll be when you're there, and the road surface it points to.

Swipe along the road →85 km
0 °CMývatnsheiði · 350 m18:007°18:405°19:084°19:294°9687510Akureyri18:00 · 0 kmGoðafoss18:40 · 36 kmMývatn19:29 · 85 km
DryFreezing level — above the line it's below zero13Gusts under the band, m/sDark

Stop by stop

Times include short breaks. The surface is our estimate from the forecast.

  1. 18:00
    AkureyriStart · 36 m
    7°5 ↑9 m/sDryDark
  2. 18:40
    41 min
    GoðafossOn the way · 107 m
    5°2 ↑8 m/sDryDark
  3. 19:08
    1 h 8 min
    MývatnsheiðiMountain pass · 350 m
    4°4 ↑5 m/sDryDark
    Now (17:30): 3° · road 4° · ↑6 m/s
  4. 19:29
    1 h 29 min
    MývatnArrival · 281 m
    4°7 ↑10 m/sDryDark

The road surface here is our estimate from the forecast, not a report. Always check umferdin.is before you set off.

Tyres and the car

Summer tyres are fine

No ice or snow expected on this drive. Studs aren't allowed now unless conditions require them.

Studded tyres are allowed from 1 November to 14 April. Outside those dates the law allows them only when driving conditions require them.

  • Vaðlaheiðargöng is a toll tunnel — pay online at veggjald.is within 24 hours (the free road climbs over Víkurskarð instead).

On this road right now

Vegagerðin's latest report for each stretch, and the roadside stations.

Clear all the way, Vegagerðin reports.

StationAirRoadGusts
Mývatnsheiði · 17:303°4°6
umferdin.is

Questions visitors ask

How long is the drive from Akureyri to Mývatn?

About 85 km on Route 1 — around 1 h 21 min of driving, longer with stops for fuel, food and photos.

What's the highest point on the road from Akureyri to Mývatn?

Mývatnsheiði, about 307 m above the sea. The road crosses Mývatnsheiði — the places where ice and snow come first.

Is the road from Akureyri to Mývatn open today?

Yes — Vegagerðin reports the road clear all the way. Conditions change fast; check umferdin.is before you set off.

Do I need studded tyres to drive from Akureyri to Mývatn?

Summer tyres are fine. No ice or snow expected on this drive. Studs aren't allowed now unless conditions require them. Studded tyres are allowed from 1 November to 14 April. Outside those dates the law allows them only when driving conditions require them.

What's the weather on the drive Monday 19 Oct?

Good driving, leaving at 18:00. Dry roads, no ice and light winds expected all the way.

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Road reports and stations: Vegagerðin. Route © OpenStreetMap contributors.