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General information - Location

CountryIceland
Location in country West
Location in EuropeNorth Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -22.0137,Lat: 64.1096 marker
Elevation3 meter above sea level
Local time8:41:35am
At islandIceland
Name province/regionGarðabær

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Garðabær5 km SouthEast
2 Hafnarfjörður5.2 km South
3 Seltjarnarnes5.3 km NorthEast
4 Kópavogur6 km EastSouthEast
5 Reykjavík6.2 km East

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 ReykjavíkIceland6.2 km East
2 Tórshavn   Faroe-islands795 km SouthEast
3 Glasgow   Scotland1340 km SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Álftanes lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction North). The nearest bigger lake is Elliðavatn (1.7 km2 at a distance of 10.7 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Kistufell with a height of 909 meter (at a distance of 24.8 km and direction East).The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Krýsuvík (Crater rows) at a distance of 20.8 km (direction SouthWest).
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 59%, low location: 41%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Keflavik International Airport (at a distance of 32 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Reykjavik Airport (at a distance of 4.2 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Nature   4.8 km2 
 19.2% 
 Wet nature   2.5 km2 
 10.1% 
 Agriculture   3.3 km2 
 13.1% 
 Urban area   9.9 km2 
 39.8% 
 Infrastructure   1.9 km2 
 7.5% 
 Water - Lakes   1.1 km2 
 4.5% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Álftanes in country Iceland


Álftanes at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Þingvellir National ParkIceland50 km East
2 SurtseyIceland113 km South
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and IceIceland252 km EastSouthEast


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)




Current weather at Alftanes

Type of weather in Alftanesclear sky weericoon
Current temperature: -4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 0 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 0)
Wind direction: North
Air pressure: 1006 mb
Humidity: 68 %
Daylength at 29 March 2024:13 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :07:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :21:09 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Alftanes - IS (longitude: -22.0137, latitude: 64.1096)
Distance weather station to place (direction Z): 0 Kilometers

10:00
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1006 mbar
clear skyweericoon
13:00
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1007 mbar
clear skyweericoon
16:00
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1007 mbar
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19:00
0 degrees
1008 mbar
few cloudsweericoon
22:00
-0 degrees
1009 mbar
clear skyweericoon
1:00
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1009 mbar
clear skyweericoon
4:00
-0 degrees
1010 mbar
clear skyweericoon
7:00
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5 days Weather forecast: Temperature - Pressure and Precipitation

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