Iceland 
In numbers.
0.25m³/s
Average flow
estimate
May–Jun
Sep
Best months
14m
Elevation
The water at Ægissíðufoss, month by month
It roars from October to April.
The fullest months: from October to April.
- 0.5 m³/sJan
- 0.5 m³/sFeb
- 0.5 m³/sMar
- 0.4 m³/sApr
- 0.3 m³/sMay
- 0.2 m³/sJun
- 0.1 m³/sJul
- 0.2 m³/sAug
- 0.3 m³/sSep
- 0.4 m³/sOct
- 0.4 m³/sNov
- 0.5 m³/sDec
From about 0.15 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.50 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from May to June and September.
Estimate: the timing comes from rain, snowmelt and evaporation (NASA POWER, 1991–2020); the amounts from the river model of HydroATLAS (WaterGAP, 1971–2000). Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Ægissíðufoss is a waterfall in Iceland.
Getting there.
- Hvolsvöllurnearest town · 12 km in a straight line
- Parking 140 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Reykjavík Domestic Airport (RKV)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 82 km in a straight lineCar hire at RKV airport (Reykjavík)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From May to June and Septemberbest months to go (estimate)
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Seen from the sky.
8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.
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Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The line follows the river as mapped in OpenStreetMap; heights from the 30 m Copernicus model, which smooths narrow drops — the published height of the falls is the one above.
Around the falls the river drops 11 m in 3.6 km.
What is around.
- 1viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- 12car parks
- —swimming spots
- 2picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- 2campsitesÁrhús, Hella Gaddstaðaflatir
- 5hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmHotel Rangá, Welcome Apartments Riverside, Hotel Stracta Mosfell and 2 more
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, up to 2 km around the falls (unless noted). A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Hvolsvöllur12 km in a straight line
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Night °C | -3 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | -1 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 179 | 163 | 160 | 121 | 92 | 85 | 104 | 115 | 178 | 144 | 145 | 182 |
| Wet days | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Sun h/day | 0.3 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (14 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.
Photos
Through visitors' eyes.
Recent years
Wet years and dry years
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A wet season above 100 % usually means a fuller waterfall.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 136% | 87% | 100% | 116% | 116% | 141% | 81% | 146% | 122% | 46% | 102% | 76% |
| 2021 | 54% | 60% | 99% | 95% | 75% | 130% | 105% | 90% | 129% | 96% | 131% | 73% |
| 2022 | 141% | 88% | 190% | 71% | 106% | 123% | 133% | 133% | 70% | 67% | 54% | 32% |
| 2023 | 92% | 151% | 31% | 97% | 218% | 151% | 20% | 79% | 101% | 96% | 61% | 77% |
| 2024 | 90% | 68% | 60% | 73% | 135% | 117% | 122% | 115% | 65% | 87% | 117% | 123% |
| 2025 | 94% | 124% | 117% | 71% | 113% | 112% | 125% | 104% | 84% | 103% | 34% | 71% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Ægissíðufoss
Iceland
- —Height
- 0.25 m³/sAverage flow
- May–Jun, SepBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q14530256) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| River flow and catchment | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Relief, river profile, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Paths, viewpoints, parking | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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