Iceland 
In numbers.
2.4m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jun–Sep
Best months
143m
Elevation
The water at Gufufoss, month by month
It roars from April to June and from October to January.
The fullest months: from April to June and from October to January, with the snowmelt.
- 3.2 m³/sJan
- 2.2 m³/sFeb
- 2.1 m³/sMar
- 3.2 m³/sApr
- 4.5 m³/sMay
- 3.0 m³/sJun
- 1.9 m³/sJul
- 1.5 m³/sAug
- 2.2 m³/sSep
- 3.4 m³/sOct
- 3.8 m³/sNov
- 3.5 m³/sDec
From about 1.5 m³/s in the lowest month to 4.5 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from June to 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.
Waterfall in Iceland
Gufufoss is a waterfall in Iceland.
Getting there.
- Egilsstaðirnearest town · 16 km in a straight line
- Parking 260 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 16 km in a straight lineCar hire at EGS airport (Egilsstaðir)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From June to 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 291 m in 3.4 km. Here the river runs about 158 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 3viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- 3car parks
- —swimming spots
- 1picnic sites
- —toilets
- 1information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 2other named waterfalls within 4 kmMúlafoss, Búðareyrarfoss
- —caves
- 1campsitesTjaldsvæði Seyðisfjarðar
- 15hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmGuesthouse Seyðisfjörður, Media Luna, Guesthouse Ola and 12 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
- Egilsstaðir16 km in a straight line
- Eskifjörður18 km in a straight line
- Neskaupstaður20 km in a straight line
- Reyðarfjörður24 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Night °C | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | -3 | -5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 169 | 144 | 139 | 115 | 107 | 92 | 129 | 130 | 153 | 185 | 171 | 165 |
| Wet days | 21 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
| Sun h/day | 0.4 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 46 | 60 | 66 | 50 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (143 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 | 75% | 141% | 92% | 92% | 45% | 92% | 80% | 75% | 121% | 132% | 88% | 189% |
| 2021 | 62% | 120% | 72% | 41% | 69% | 133% | 33% | 36% | 118% | 141% | 75% | 63% |
| 2022 | 59% | 118% | 126% | 80% | 147% | 156% | 95% | 82% | 94% | 91% | 243% | 54% |
| 2023 | 90% | 72% | 122% | 134% | 75% | 132% | 67% | 42% | 154% | 88% | 78% | 45% |
| 2024 | 71% | 69% | 154% | 73% | 72% | 83% | 67% | 164% | 57% | 72% | 50% | 43% |
| 2025 | 112% | 127% | 59% | 77% | 72% | 214% | 67% | 73% | 143% | 54% | 50% | 127% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Gufufoss
Iceland
- —Height
- 2.4 m³/sAverage flow
- Jun–SepBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q2957354) · 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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