All of them are q uite dark at night as there are no street lights or houses around.
Can i see the northern lights from reykjavik.
You can easily see the northern lights in reykjavík but you are more likely to see them outside of the city mainly because of light pollution.
Aka you can literally see the northern lights whenever and wherever you want just by showing up to the museum.
Reykjavik is often hailed as the undisputed northern lights capital of the world because given the right conditions the northern lights can be seen from pretty much anywhere in reykjavik.
The best aurora spots inside the city tend to be along the coast where you have a broad horizon without streetlights or other sources of bright light polluting the sky.
If the skies are clear and the aurora is active you can see the northern lights pretty much anywhere in iceland even in downtown reykjavík.
So aurora reykjavik is northern lights museum that s right in downtown reykjavik.
Many of you may be impatient to see them and want to know if you will be able to view them as soon as you get to the capital city reykjavik.
But don t worry we are here to help.
Grótta vatnsmýri and perlan in öskjuhlíð are the top places near downtown reykjavik to see the northern lights.
Aka you can literally see the northern lights whenever and wherever you want just by showing up to the museum.