Raufarhöfn
in Norðurþing of Northeast, Iceland

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
66.454 and -15.951 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 66° 27' 15" and W -15° 57' 3"
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: 08:44 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
10:24 am and 3:15 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 Raufarhöfn

Raufarhöfn in Norðurþing (Northeast) with it's 169 citizens is a city in Iceland about 235 mi (or 378 km) north-east of Reykjavik, the country's capital city.

Local time in Raufarhöfn is now 08:44 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Reykjavik with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Raufarhöfn. The closest airport in Iceland is Raufarhöfn Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 6 km), South. 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: Egilsstadir, Akureyri, Saudarkrokur, and . 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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Heimferð frá Raufarhöfn

Published: April 20, 2014
Length: 33:30 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Hjálmar Bogi

Frambjóðendur B-lista Framsóknarflokks voru með málefnafund á Raufarhöfn. Íbúum bauðst að koma með tillögur og hugmyndir. Við kíktum á Heimskautsgerðið, tókum stöðuna á...


þjóðdansafélagið Þistilhjörtun

Published: October 25, 2011
Length: 13:33 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: eyjag


TwinStar II One evening in northern Iceland

Published: September 22, 2012
Length: 58:03 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Skarphéðinn Snorrason

Everything taken on GoPro Hero 2. The battery ran out at the end.


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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Raufarhöfn, Raufarhofn, RFN, Raufarhafnar