Hólar
in Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður of Northwest, Iceland

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
65.731 and -19.112 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 65° 43' 50" and W -19° 6' 41"
Currency and Currency Code:
Krona - ISK
Spoken languages:
Icelandic, English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 07:40 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:01 am and 9:27 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.900 and 168.129 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Halfmoon Bay
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Iceland in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Iceland.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Iceland. Last Update: 2024-04-22 08:01:33

Delve into Hólar

Hólar in Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður (Northwest) with it's 78 habitants is a city located in Iceland about 137 mi (or 221 km) north-east of Reykjavik, the country's capital town.

Current time in Hólar is now 07:40 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Reykjavik with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Hólar. The closest airport in Iceland is Sauðárkrókur Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Saudarkrokur, Akureyri, Selfoss, Borgarnes and Reykjavik. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F

Morning Temperature 5°C / 41 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Night Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 32%
Air Pressure 1029 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 30% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Wednesday, 24th of April 2024

11°C (52 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Thursday, 25th of April 2024

9°C (48 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.

Friday, 26th of April 2024

6°C (43 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.

Videos from this area

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Pferdeabtrieb in Island (2): Laufskálarétt 2011

Published: October 02, 2011
Length: 03:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Polarreisen

Von Mitte September bis Anfang Oktober werden im Nordwesten Islands - insbesondere am Skagafjörður - die Pferde von den Hochweiden in die Täler getrieben. Um die Tiere ihren Besitzer zuordnen.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Hólar

Hólar (Hólar í Hjaltadal) is a small community located in the Skagafjörður district and situated in northern Iceland.

Located at 65.7319, -19.1136 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Iceland, Viking Age populated places, Titular sees in Europe

Hólar University College

Hólar University College is located in Hólar, Iceland, an important historical centre of education. Hólar Agricultural College was founded in 1882 and renamed Hólar University College in 2003.

Located at 65.7336, -19.1135 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Educational institutions established in 1882, Universities in Iceland, 1882 establishments in Iceland

Popular in vicinity

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Holar, Holar i Hjaltadal, Hólar, Hólar í Hjaltadal, Hóla, Hólum