Iceland 
In numbers.
May–Jun
Sep
Best months
136m
Elevation
The water at Englandsfoss, month by month
It roars from November to May.
The fullest months: from November to May.
- 98%Jan
- 100%Feb
- 95%Mar
- 98%Apr
- 75%May
- 52%Jun
- 40%Jul
- 43%Aug
- 73%Sep
- 71%Oct
- 75%Nov
- 94%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from May to June and September.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Englandsfoss is a waterfall in Iceland.
Getting there.
- Reykjavík Domestic Airport (RKV)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 55 km in a straight lineCar hire at RKV airport (Reykjavík)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From May to June and Septemberbest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
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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 48 m in 3.6 km. Here the river runs about 40 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 27other named waterfalls within 4 kmLambárfoss, Kleppagilsfoss, Tjarnarlækjarfoss and 24 more
- —caves
- —campsites
- —hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 km
- —restaurants 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).
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Night °C | -5 | -5 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | -3 | -5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 160 | 148 | 141 | 111 | 86 | 76 | 92 | 101 | 154 | 123 | 129 | 159 |
| Wet days | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| Sun h/day | 0.3 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 29 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 20 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (136 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.
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 | 154% | 84% | 104% | 114% | 127% | 130% | 76% | 149% | 124% | 54% | 102% | 78% |
| 2021 | 67% | 52% | 117% | 94% | 49% | 130% | 103% | 94% | 138% | 103% | 151% | 69% |
| 2022 | 165% | 74% | 174% | 74% | 114% | 134% | 130% | 124% | 74% | 74% | 36% | 30% |
| 2023 | 89% | 164% | 29% | 72% | 254% | 165% | 23% | 75% | 84% | 106% | 57% | 80% |
| 2024 | 88% | 71% | 52% | 66% | 137% | 124% | 134% | 99% | 68% | 122% | 129% | 136% |
| 2025 | 93% | 121% | 138% | 62% | 106% | 121% | 127% | 92% | 90% | 109% | 32% | 75% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Englandsfoss
Iceland
- —Height
- —Average flow
- May–Jun, SepBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q2689424) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| 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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