What you can see in Iceland right now
The cameras cover Reykjavik - north, Hveravellir (highlands) - west, Myvatn - south east, Hofn i Hornafirdi - north and Surtsey (volcanic island) - north east. When this page was built at 04 Nov 07:44 UTC, 5 of the 11 cameras on our Iceland list answered with a valid picture (the other 6 were hidden because their picture could not be loaded, so you never see a broken image).
| Type | Cameras | Run by |
|---|---|---|
| Volcano cameras | 1 | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
| Nature cameras | 4 | Icelandic Meteorological Office |
Volcano cameras in Iceland
Monitoring cameras pointed at volcanoes, run by Icelandic Meteorological Office: 1 camera on this page.
Volcano camera · Iceland
Volcano monitoring camera, published by Icelandic Meteorological Office.
Picture taken 03 Nov 23:00 UTC (time in the file address).
Publisher page · Icelandic Meteorological Office
Nature cameras in Iceland
Landscape and weather-watching cameras from Icelandic Meteorological Office: 4 cameras on this page.
Nature camera · Iceland
Landscape and weather camera, published by Icelandic Meteorological Office.
Picture taken 04 Nov 07:34 UTC (time in the file address).
Publisher page · Icelandic Meteorological Office
Nature camera · Iceland
Landscape and weather camera, published by Icelandic Meteorological Office.
Picture taken 04 Nov 07:42 UTC (time in the file address).
Publisher page · Icelandic Meteorological Office
Nature camera · Iceland
Landscape and weather camera, published by Icelandic Meteorological Office.
Picture taken 04 Nov 07:32 UTC (time in the file address).
Publisher page · Icelandic Meteorological Office
Nature camera · Iceland
Landscape and weather camera, published by Icelandic Meteorological Office.
Picture taken 04 Nov 07:40 UTC (time in the file address).
Publisher page · Icelandic Meteorological Office
How to read these pictures
- Volcano cameras are the observatories' monitoring cameras. Cloud, steam, night or distance often hide the crater. A quiet picture is not a statement about volcanic activity: the observatory's alert level and notices govern (see the volcano webcams page).
- Park and nature cameras show scenery and, in some cases, visitor areas or air quality. Park alerts, closures and conditions come from the park or weather service, not from the picture.
When this page was built, 5 of the 5 cameras in Iceland had a file time we could read, and the newest file was between 3 and 525 minutes old (median 11 minutes). Pictures refresh when each publisher's camera uploads, so a picture can be a few minutes old, and a camera can go down at any time. A webcam picture is not an official warning, forecast or road report: the official source for that place governs.
More on Iceland
- Iceland travel conditions today: official advisories and live conditions for Iceland on Travel Live.
- All volcano webcams, with the observatories' alert levels where we hold them.
- Live webcams around the world: the full list of countries.
Guides for cities in Iceland: Reykjavik.
Quick answers
- Are these Iceland webcams live video?
- No, they are still pictures, each one the latest frame the publisher's camera has uploaded. Voyaggora does not copy or store them: your browser loads every picture straight from the publisher, so what you see is what the publisher is serving at that moment.
- How often do the pictures refresh?
- Whenever the publisher's camera uploads a new frame; each publisher sets its own interval and our data does not state a fixed one for most of them. When this page was built, 5 of the 5 cameras had a file time we could read, and the newest file was between 3 and 525 minutes old (median 11 minutes). For the cameras whose file name carries the time of the picture (Icelandic Meteorological Office) that time is printed under the picture. Reload the page to ask for the newest file.
- Why is a picture dark, grey or blurry?
- Most cameras simply record what is in front of them: it is dark at night, fog, cloud, rain or snow can hide the view, and a lens can mist or ice over. At northern latitudes winter days are short, so pictures can be dark for much of the day. A dark picture does not by itself mean the camera is broken.
- Who runs these cameras?
- Public bodies and park or volcano observatories: Icelandic Meteorological Office. Each picture names its publisher and links to the publisher's own page; full credits are at the bottom of this page.
- Can I use or share these camera pictures?
- The pictures belong to the publishers and are shown here unaltered with their credit. Licences differ by publisher (the credit lines at the bottom of the page quote them), so check the publisher's terms before you reuse a picture anywhere else. You can always link to this page or to the publisher's page.
- Do the Iceland volcano cameras tell me if an eruption is happening?
- Not reliably. They show what the lens sees, which cloud, steam or darkness can hide. Eruption and alert information comes from the observatory (Icelandic Meteorological Office).
Credits
- Icelandic webcams: Photo: Icelandic Meteorological Office (https://en.vedur.is/about-imo/the-web/conditions). The time each photo was taken is given in its caption.
Pictures are shown unaltered and hot-linked from the publishers' own servers; Voyaggora does not store or copy them. Open any picture to see it at its source.