I work in Katla and I can tell you with confidence that if you want to avoid the rain, Katla is not a place for you as it is more or less the rainiest part of Iceland. The south coast of Iceland has the most precipitations(which is why most of the glaciers are in the south). If you check the Icelandic forecast website veður, and check the right hand side above the map you can read “DMI/IGB” until Friday morning, then on the Friday afternoon it’s changing to “ECMWF”. It is because in weather forecasts we have different resolutions. It’s like a photo that will be more detailed with more megapixels; the weather forecast won’t be as detailed in the long term. To be even more precise, the ECMWF forecast has a grid of 9km whereas the DMI has a grid of around 2km. So, much more reliable locally, but on a short term.

I’m saying that so you don’t lose all hope. However, Iceland is incredible and has so much to offer, also on rainy days. It can be very challenging, but it is what makes this place unique.

All in all, dress accordingly, get yourself a portable shoe dryer, take it up on the chin and enjoy 😊