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Vigabjargsfoss

One of the waterfalls of Iceland.

When to go

Vigabjargsfoss seen from above (Sentinel-2)
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30

In numbers.

Jun–Jul
Sep

Best months

157m

Elevation

The water at Vigabjargsfoss, month by month

It roars from May to June.

The fullest months: from May to June, with the snowmelt. The thinnest: February.

  1. 30%Jan
  2. 25%Feb
  3. 30%Mar
  4. 56%Apr
  5. 100%May
  6. 88%Jun
  7. 58%Jul
  8. 44%Aug
  9. 50%Sep
  10. 55%Oct
  11. 52%Nov
  12. 42%Dec
high water best months to go

Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from June to July 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.

Waterfall in Iceland

Vigabjargsfoss is a waterfall in Iceland.

Getting there.

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Seen from the sky.

8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.

Vigabjargsfoss seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 2 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The Jökulsá á Fjöllum through the falls
140 m160 m180 mVigabjargsfoss-1.5 km-1 km-0.5 km0+0.5 km+1 km+1.5 km← upstreamdownstream →

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.

The valley below the falls
−690 m+690 m

Around the falls the river drops 48 m in 3.6 km. Here the river runs about 79 m below the lower rim of its valley.

What is around.

  • 2viewpoints
  • 2waymarked walking routesHolmatungur
  • 1car parks
  • —swimming spots
  • —picnic sites
  • —toilets
  • 1information boards and visitor centres
  • —bus stops within 1 km
  • 2other named waterfalls within 4 kmHólmárfossar, Réttarfoss
  • —caves
  • 1campsitesÁsbyrgi í Vesturdal
  • —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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon °C-1-1025111212840-1
Night °C-6-6-5-3057630-4-6
Rain & snow (mm)105859983866993100127131127122
Wet days201720171615181818212020
Sun h/day0.00.42.24.66.07.85.64.63.01.00.00.0
Snow on the ground (cm)72869681344005153051

Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (157 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020122%155%106%84%54%68%149%52%147%111%111%166%
2021142%89%119%64%50%121%56%38%124%185%96%43%
202266%127%59%86%141%197%166%184%63%186%105%60%
2023116%94%89%55%88%84%129%40%121%117%46%57%
202454%97%132%91%45%234%85%204%91%85%61%48%
2025105%71%77%108%69%297%71%73%90%50%46%57%

130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual

Compare with the waterfalls nearby.

Vigabjargsfoss

Iceland

  • —Height
  • —Average flow
  • Jun–Jul, SepBest months

Dettifoss

Iceland

  • 44 mHeight
  • 200 m³/sAverage flow
  • Jun–AugBest months

See the guide

Selfoss

Iceland

  • 44 mHeight
  • 0.79 m³/sAverage flow
  • Jun–JulBest months

See the guide

Hafragilsfoss

Iceland

  • 27 mHeight
  • 192 m³/sAverage flow
  • Jun–AugBest months

See the guide

About these numbers

Names, height, width, riverWikidata (Q42565533) · CC0
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020
Relief, river profile, 3D modelCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Paths, viewpoints, parking© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX 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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