Iceland abounds in wild and unpredictable weather, so you need to be highly prepared to deal with any sort of condition. Icelanders have a favourite saying: “The weather is never bad, it is you who is unprepared”!
OUR TOP PACKING TIP: the key here is to ALWAYS DRESS IN LAYERS. The Icelandic weather keeps changing every hour or so. Dressing in layers will help you deal with the changing weather conditions. You can add or remove as required depending on the conditions at that time. If it is summer or starts feeling warm, remove a layer. If it is winter, add an additional layer.
On any given day, this was how i layered:
UPPER BODY: Hiking thermals, a light sweater, a thin down jacket and my heavy waterproof jacket. If the sun was out, I removed the heavy jacket.
FOR MY LEGS: Hiking thermals, hiking pants/jeans and Rain pants if necessary.
My husband, who does not get affected by the cold as much as me used to wear a layer less. There was one proper stormy day during our trip which was rainy, windy and cold. Even with all the layers we felt cold and my fingers were freezing. So, if you go during proper winter when there is snowfall, you will need a heavier fleece wool jacket. It is always best to buy these woolen jackets from Iceland itself. ICEWEAR is a reputed brand there and they have a showroom at Keflavik airport itself where you can select and buy.
It is almost always windy so a windcheater is another essential.
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