Olafsfjordur
in Fjallabyggð of Northeast, Iceland

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
66.067 and -18.644 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 66° 4' 2" and W -18° 38' 38"
Currency and Currency Code:
Krona - ISK
Spoken languages:
Icelandic, English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:34 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
10:29 am and 3:32 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.900 and 168.129 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Halfmoon Bay
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Iceland in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Iceland.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Iceland. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Olafsfjordur

Olafsfjordur in Fjallabyggð (Northeast) with it's 790 citizens is a town in Iceland about 164 mi (or 263 km) north-east of Reykjavik, the country's capital city.

Current time in Olafsfjordur is now 08:34 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Reykjavik with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports near Olafsfjordur. The closest airport in Iceland is Ólafsfjörður Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Akureyri, Saudarkrokur, Selfoss, Borgarnes and Reykjavik. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: -13°C / 9 °F

Morning Temperature -14°C / 6 °F
Evening Temperature -13°C / 9 °F
Night Temperature -13°C / 8 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 90%
Air Pressure 1021 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 58% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

-7°C (19 °F)
-10°C (13 °F)
Light snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

-10°C (13 °F)
-7°C (19 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

-12°C (11 °F)
-12°C (10 °F)
Light snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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POW day at Dalvík

Published: April 04, 2015
Length: 16:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: aerochargericeland

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Flugeldasýning á Dalvík 2010

Published: August 09, 2010
Length: 15:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: nettur85

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Published: February 13, 2012
Length: 15:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: UnnarM1

Unnar Már. Giant slalom. 30.1.'12.


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Published: September 19, 2012
Length: 20:01 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Pocketnow

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Published: March 13, 2013
Length: 34:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Telma Rut Bjargardóttir

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Ski Doo Freeride Turbo.wmv

Published: March 25, 2012
Length: 27:23 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: aerochargericeland

2012 Aerocharger Turbo Ski Doo Freeride in deep powder. Video taken in Ólafsfjörður/Dalvik Iceland mars 2012.


Sjóbrettaiðkun á Ólafsfirði

Published: November 24, 2012
Length: 38:29 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Steingrimur Kristinsson

Fyrir tilviljun þá sá ég úr fjarlægð frá þjóðveginum til Ólafsfjarðarmúla, ljósmyndara við þrífót á bakkanum niður við sjó. Forvitnin vaknaði hjá mér hvað vekti fyrir...


Sjóstökk

Published: July 13, 2014
Length: 37:05 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Steingrimur Kristinsson

Heimsókn í Ólafsfjörð laugardaginn 12. júlí 2014 -- Unglingar í sjóstökki.


Tsunami Hits Northern Iceland in January 2011

Published: April 07, 2012
Length: 23:19 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: stebbigu

Storm goes over the northern part of Iceland, bringing with it elevated ocean levels at the same time a natural flood is happening. The waves bombard the ocean defense walls sheltering the...


Rúnturinn

Published: March 27, 2012
Length: 14:46 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Steinn Steinsson


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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Olafsfjordur, OFJ, Ólafsfjörð, Ólafsfiði, Ólafsfjarðar, Ólafsfjörður, オゥラフスフィヨルズゥル, ოულაფსფიორდური, 올라프스피외르뒤르, Oulafsfjorduras, Оулафсфьордюр, 歐拉夫斯菲厄澤