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What to pack for Reykjavik in August
Typical August, built from ten years of weather
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Typical for your dates
Highs 55°F, lows 46°F, rain 14 of 31 days
wetwindylong days
Sunset lands around 9:40pm. Wind averages 11 mph. There is paperwork on this one, so start with Before you go.
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Packing for
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Essentials
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14 rain days a month finds every seam. A real shell, not a windbreaker.
Wear one, dry one. Cotton stays wet all week here.
The layer you'll wear more than any other.
This country runs on Type C or F. Get one with USB-C so you're not fighting over the single outlet.
Set it up before you land. Signal drops for long stretches outside cities.
Fits the overhead on every airline that matters. Skip the checked-bag line entirely.
For the passport, the chargers, and the one dry pair of socks.
Before you go
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AllTrails, Download your trails before you lose signal.
Recommended
8 items
One brick charges the laptop, phone, and camera.
Hotel and cafe wifi is shared with everyone else in the building. A VPN keeps your banking and email to yourself.
Sun is up until 9:40pm. You'll want the mask.
Nice to have
8 items you could skip
A few phrases go a long way. Ten minutes a day before you leave is plenty.
Basics
16 things you probably own already